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| | For written assignments, this course has two tracks: Honors and regular. Students can try the Honors track and then drop back to the regular track later if they like, or answer honors questions for extra credit. | | For written assignments, this course has two tracks: Honors and regular. Students can try the Honors track and then drop back to the regular track later if they like, or answer honors questions for extra credit. |
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| − | These questions require at most one or a few phrases to answer; you do not need to write complete sentences.
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| | '''Answer 6 out of 8 questions below''': | | '''Answer 6 out of 8 questions below''': |
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| − | 1. Which time period or periods in American History do you expect to enjoy studying the most? Why? | + | 1. What is the significance of Christopher Columbus in history? Include mention of the time period in your answer. |
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| − | 2. When do you think Native Americans came here, and was it right for Europeans to settle here afterward? | + | 2. What was the first English colony in America, and when? What was the first permanent English colony in American, and when? |
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| − | 3. [[Christopher Columbus]]: overrated, or not given enough credit? Explain. | + | 3. Pick three of the English colonies and compare and contrast them. |
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| | 4. True or false: the Puritans came to America in order to separate church from state (government). Explain. | | 4. True or false: the Puritans came to America in order to separate church from state (government). Explain. |
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| | 5. Why do you think Philadelphia became the most populated city in North America by the mid-1700s, and the second most populated city (after London) in the entire British Empire? | | 5. Why do you think Philadelphia became the most populated city in North America by the mid-1700s, and the second most populated city (after London) in the entire British Empire? |
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| − | 6. Pick one of the questions or topics from the lecture, and explain your view. | + | 6. When was the "Pre-Columbia Period," and what is something that happened during that period? |
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| − | 7. In what ways did the colonies help build the economic strength of England? | + | 7. How did the colonies help build the economic strength of England? |
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| − | 8. Spain settled America before England did. So why is the United States an English-speaking nation, rather than a Spanish speaking one? | + | 8. Explain the four types of colonies, including an example of each. |
| | == Honors Questions (answer any 3) == | | == Honors Questions (answer any 3) == |
| − | H1. Learning from the experience of the early settlements and colonies, how might our [[homeschooling]] community improve today? | + | H1. Learning from the successes and failures of the early settlements and colonies, how might our [[homeschooling]] community improve today? |
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| | H2. Was it expensive to establish a colony? If so, who paid for it? | | H2. Was it expensive to establish a colony? If so, who paid for it? |
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| − | H3. Pick out any mystery of your choice prior to or during this period, such as whether "triangular trade" really existed or why the "Lost Colony" failed, and discuss it. Some examples are at: | + | H3. There are several unsolved mysteries from this time period in American history. Pick one and discuss it. In addition to the mysteries mentioned in the lecture, there are examples are at: |
| | <br>http://www.conservapedia.com/Essay:Greatest_Mysteries_of_American_History | | <br>http://www.conservapedia.com/Essay:Greatest_Mysteries_of_American_History |
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