Dec 17

Warm up: 5-5

1. What are some of the challenges in choosing 

what to bring?

2. How is your colony going to make money?

3. Why would investors want to pay for you to go 

colonize America?  

Due Dates:

Today 12/17                              Next Day 1/3
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up

2. Colonization                        2. Jamestown

Dec 16

Warm up: 5-4

Grab the article off the front table ARTICLE
1. Explain Joint Stock Companies and their
 connection to the colonies.
2. Summarize the Article in 3-4 sentences. 

Due Dates:

Today 12/16                              Next Day 12/17
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up

2. Colonization                        2. Colonization

Dec 15

Warm up: 5-3

Watch the clip CLIP

1.Write about Leif Eriksson

Watch the clip CLIP

2.Write a few sentences about Jacques Cartier

Watch the clip CLIP

3. Write about Samuel de Champlain

Due Dates:

Conquest of the Americas- Today

Early Americas Study Guide-Today

Today 12/15                              Next Day 12/16
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up

2. Early America                     2. Colonization

Dec 14

Warm up: 5-2

Answer the question in a few sentences.
Explain why the opportunity to own land, and gain
 wealth might make some people leave familiarity 
of home to go somewhere new and possibly dangerous.

Due Dates:

Conquest of the Americas- Today

Early Americas Study Guide-Today

Today 12/13                              Next Day 12/14
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up

2. Colonization                        2. Colonization

Dec 13

Warm up: 5-1 (New Blue Paper)

Imagine Mars is ready to be colonized.
1. Explain the level of excitement our society would have
 over the news.
2. What would make you interested in going?

3. What challenges would you face if you went? 

Due Dates:

Conquest of the Americas- Today

Early Americas Study Guide-Today

Today 12/13                              Next Day 12/14
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up

2. Colonization                        2. Colonization

Dec 10

Warm up: none

Turn in this week's Warmup paper

Take the first few minutes to look over your

notes and prep for the test

Due Dates:

Conquest of the Americas- 12/13 Mon

Early Americas Test- Today
Early Americas Study Guide-Today

Today 12/10                              Next Day 12/13
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up

2. Early Americas Test            2. Colonization

Dec 9

Warm up: 4-4

Watch the clip CLIP
Explain the Northwest passage and Henry Hudson's
 attempt to find it.

Due Dates:

Conquest of the Americas- 12/13 Mon

Early Americas Test- 12/10 Fri
Early Americas Study Guide-12/10 Fri

Today 12/9                              Next Day 12/10
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up

2. Northwest Passage              2. Early Americas Test

Dec 8

Warm up: 4-3

read the article "Columbus Hero or Villain"

After you have read the article write a paragraph

 explaining which side of the argument you are on.    ARTICLE
Is Columbus a hero or a villain?

Due Dates:

Conquest of the Americas- 12/13 Mon

Early Americas Test- 12/10 Fri
Early Americas Study Guide-12/10 Fri

Today 12/8                              Next Day 12/9
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up

2. Columbus                            2. Northwest Passage

Dec 7

Warm up: 4-2

read the article "Spanish in America"

1. Based on article 1, write a few sentences on how 
Columbus viewed the natives and what we can learn 
about the Spanish view to the natives and Americas.
2. Based on article 2, write a few sentences on how the
treatment of the natives goes with or against your thoughts
for question 1 and why the Spanish would treat them that way

Due Dates:

Conquest of the Americas- 12/13 Mon

Early Americas Test- 12/10 Fri
Early Americas Study Guide-12/10 Fri

Today 12/7                              Next Day 12/8
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up

2. Spanish in America             2. Columbus

Dec 6

Warm up: 4-1 (Same paper as last week)

Watch the clip CLIP
Explain the Inca Bridge and how it was(and is) built.

Due Dates:

Aztec DBQ- Today

Early Americas Test- 12/10 Fri
Early Americas Study Guide-12/10 Fri

Today 12/6                              Next Day 12/7
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up

2. Conquest                             2. Conquest

Dec 3

Warm up: 3-5

Answer the question in a few sentences and back up 
your thoughts with examples
1. How did the discovery of America change history?

Due Dates:

Aztec DBQ- Today

Early Americas Test- 12/10 Fri
Early Americas Study Guide-12/10 Fri

Today 12/3                              Next Day 12/6
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up

2. Conquest                             2. Conquest

Dec 2

Warm up: 3-4

Watch the clip to answer the question. CLIP
1. Write a 2-3 sentence summary of the Colombian 
Exchange

Due Dates:

Aztec DBQ- 12/3 Fri

Today 12/2                              Next Day 12/3
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up

2. Columbian Exchange          2. Conquest

Dec 1

Warm up: 3-3

Thinking about our recent discussions on the Inca,
 the Aztec, Native Tribes of North America, answer
 the question in 3-4 sentences.
1. What were the Americas like before Columbus?

Due Dates:

Aztec DBQ- 12/3 Fri

Today 12/1                              Next Day 12/2
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up

2. To the New World               2. Columbian Exchange