Birth of the United States

Last Updated: 9/14/02

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Unit Outline for The Birth of the Nation

Vocabulary List for The Birth of the Nation

Lectures for the unit:

Native American Societies

Smallpox and Dandelions in the New World

The Spanish in the Americas (needs work)

Regions and Economics of Colonial America (needs work)

Declaration of Independence in Context

The Revolutionary War and Its Effects

Assignments:

Colonial map: and get started.
Use p.67 to ID: Maine(Mass.), New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Appalachian Mountains, St. Lawrence River, Quebec, Atlantic Ocean, The Hudson River, The Potomac River, Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Richmond, Charleston, Savannah
Use p.889 to ID: Ohio River, Mississippi River, Lake Michigan, Lake Superior, Lake Huron, Lake Eire, Lake Ontario, Chesapeake Bay, Central Plains, Gulf of Mexico

"Does America serve as a 'City Upon a Hill' for the rest of the world? Should it?" Due on 9/11 Wednesday.

9/11 Survey

Unit Texts:

Columbus' Journal

City on a Hill

 

Links for the unit:

Links pages:

Native Americans - Internet Resources

The Columbian Exchange - Alfred W. Crosby

Primary sources on the web:

none yet

The Mercantilism Game

This is a simulation game I play in the class. Students don't really have any need to see this, but teachers may want to look it over to see how it works and what I pass out. It won't ruin any thing if students read it, but it might spoil some of the amusing surprises. The rules are in an old version, but the score sheet and the countries are pretty well balanced.

The Mercantilism Game (Rules)

The Mercantilism Game (Countries)

The Mercantilism Game (Score Sheet)