english 11 literature #1 mr. rinka introduction american literature up to 1750
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English 11 Literature #1
Mr. Rinka
Introduction American Literature
up to 1750
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United States Historical Timeline
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_United_States_history
http://www.lapl.org/ya/homework/timeline.php
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United States Historical Timeline
c1000: Vikings establish settlements in Newfoundland, Canada.
http://www.worldatlas.com/webimage/countrys/namerica/province/nfz.htm
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United States Historical Timeline
1492: Christopher Columbus lands in what is now the
Bahamas.
http://www.worldatlas.com/webimage/countrys/carib.htm
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Christopher Columbus Landing
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Christopher_Columbus3.jpg
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1507: The word “America” is first applied to the new world, named after Italian explorer Amerigo Vespucci.
1513: Vasco Núñez de Balboa crosses Isthmus of Panama, sees Pacific Ocean.
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Panama Isthmushttp://regentsprep.org/regents/global/themes/geography/bow.cfm
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1519 – 1521: Spanish Conquistadors conquer the Aztecs.
http://www.sbceo.k12.ca.us/~vms/carlton/Renaissance/spanish.htm
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Aztec-Mayan Empireshttp://rowva-jh-hist.wikispaces.com/Aztec+Location
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1520s: Spanish begin conquest of Mayan civilization.
http://www.starteachastronomy.com/mayan.html
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1524: Giovanni da Verrazzano, for France, explores coastline from present-day Maine to North Carolina.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:US_map-East_Coast.svg
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1542: Hernando de Soto discovers the Mississippi River.
http://serc.carleton.edu/research_education/katrina/mississippi.html
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1565 - Admiral Pedro Menéndez de Avilés founds St. Augustine, Florida the first Spanish settlement in the New World.
1587 - Sir Walter Raleigh founds Roanoke Colony, the first English settlement in the New World, in the Virginia Colony.
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Jamestown & Roanoke Colonies
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Map_showing_location_of_Jamestown_and_Roanoke_Island_Colonies.PNG
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1590 - Roanoke Colony found deserted.
1607 - Jamestown Settlement is founded by John Smith. His dream was to find gold, but tobacco was the chief profitable export. The colony was founded in present day Virginia.
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1619: Slavery introduced to the Colony of Virginia.
http://www1.american.edu/ted/slave.htm
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1620: English pilgrims on the Mayflower arrive in what is now Massachusetts.
http://www.pilgrimhall.org/arrival.htm
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1625: Dutch settle in New Amsterdam, now called New York.
1628: Massachusetts Bay Colony founded.
1634: Province of Maryland founded.
1635: Connecticut Colony founded
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1636: Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations founded by Roger Williams.
1636: Harvard College founded.
1638: Delaware Colony founded.
1640: French and Iroquois Wars
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1643: New England Confederation Created.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_England
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1649: Maryland Toleration Act
1669-1670: John Lederer of Virginia explores the Appalachian Mountains.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Appalachian_Mountains
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1676: Bacon's Rebellion in Virginia.
1682: Province of Pennsylvania isfounded by William Penn.
1692: Salem witch trials in Salem, Massachusetts.
1732: First Great Awakening.
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Salem Witch Trials
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salem_witch_trials
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American Literature Before 1750
In this unit we will concentrate on Literature concerning:
Native American Myths & LegendsThe PilgrimsThe Puritans
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Discussion
http://quietube2.com/v.php/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=65Y1jsD3QHE&feature=related
Watch this presentation before starting your discussion.
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Discussion
In a Socratic Seminar explore this topic:
Why do people risk so much to either explore the unknown places or move to places far different than their original homes?
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Additional Assignment 1
Timelines are important for recording events in history.Journal: #1In your journal create a timeline for your own life. Include important dates and the event that occurred on that date.
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Additional Assignment 2
Read: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spherical_Earth
Journal: #2Write about a common belief you have today that could very well be reversed in the future. What would the effect of reversing this belief have?
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English 11 Literature #1
Mr. Rinka
Introduction American Literature
up to 1750