Sunday, October 4, 2015

HW Week of 10/5/15

Hello, APUSH'ers:

Here are your HW assignments for the week of 10/5/15.  Unless specified otherwise, homework is assigned every night, and it is expected that your assignment will be completed by the next class session.   


MONDAY NIGHT 
1. Please take notes on the lecture from class today. 


VIDEOS:  Watch and Take Notes (If you can't see the videos, click the links)
1. The French and Indian War for Dummies 


3. Answer the following questions..
  1. What were the causes of the conflict between France, and Britain, for control of North America? 
  2. How did the British Victory in the Seven Years' War, become one of the causes of the American Revolution? 
  3. Analyze the meaning of the following quote: "A torch lighted in the forests of America set all Europe in conflagration (flame)."
TUESDAY NIGHT: 
1.  Please watch the video below.   
2. Complete the  Key Concept 3.2 – 2015 Revision worksheet. 

WEDNESDAY NIGHT: DUE FRIDAY! 
FRIDAY NIGHT: 
Based on what you learned in class this week, please answer the following questions.  Your answers should be at least a paragraph in length, for each of the questions.  
Answer the questions below.
  • What reasons might explain why most Indian peoples fought with the French against Britain and its American colonists in the French and Indian War?
  • In what ways did  Britain’s success in defeating the French empire lead to failures in dealing with its colonial subjects.
  • What did the French and Indian War reveal about Britain’s fundamental attitudes toward its North American colonies. How did the British view of the colonists differ from the way the colonists understood themselves and their identity?
  • When the Seven Years’ War (French and Indian War) began, most American colonists were extremely proud and happy to be British citizens, part of the world’s greatest empire. When it ended many of them no longer felt that way, even though the British Empire was more powerful  than ever. Why?


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