The English in Virginia

Essential Question:

Why were the first English Colonies established?

What helped the Jamestown Colony survive?

How did Virginia grow and change during the 1600s?

Key Terms:

Roanoke

-Sir Walter Raleigh

Joint-Stock Companies

Jamestown - 1607

-"A colony of Gentlemen"

John Smith

Link to John Smith Sources

Powhatan

Pocahontas

"Starving Time"

John Rolfe

-"Brown Gold"

Link to Jamestown Primary Source

Push-Pull Factors

Primogeniture

Headright System

House of Burgesses

Indentured Servants

1619 - First Africans

Bacon's Rebellion 1676

Day 3 - Comparing the Old and New Worlds

Video: America Before Columbus Part 1 and discuss the chart

Link to Article on the Nacirema

Slide Show on The Earliest Americans

Key Terms:
"3 G's"
Colombian Exchange
Treaty of Tordesillas
Line of Demarcation
Black Legend

Three Worlds Meet Video

Character Clash Activity

	Europe	America
Civilizations/ Countries	Ex. Spain	Ex. Inca
Domesticated Animals
Fishing
Wood
Staple Crops
Tools/Inventions
Population

Spring Semester, Day 1

Greetings and Welcome Back!  I hope you had a great summer and are ready to start the new school year.  If you are reading this, chances are you are in my American History I class.  I look forward to introducing you to all the exciting stories that will help you understand how the United States began.  This will be a very useful page for you to bookmark or create a link for as it will be used a lot to help with assignments and study guides for tests and quizzes.

Link to Class Syllabus (Contact Info, rules, expectations)

Remind
I will be using Remind as a way to send out notifications about upcoming tests or quizzes or links to study guides.  To sign up, you will need to text the message @jensenah1 to the number 81010.  You do have the option of replying to the notifications if needed.
It is advised that you share this information with your parents as well so they can stay informed about class happenings.

Link to Student Contact Information Form

Key Terms:

Land Bridge

Bering Strait

Nomads

-Hunter/Gatherers

Agricultural Revolution

-Corn/Maize

B.C.

A.D.

NCFE Review Info

Link to review videos from YouTube

Link to NCFE Practice Exam

Link to Big Ol Study Guide

Link to another form of a released test from 2013

Video summary of Colonization through Reconstruction from Khan Academy