Lecture Notes

Listed below are links to all the notes we've taken in class up to this point in the school year. If you were absent, please feel free to print out a copy of the notes you missed. Be sure to hand copy them into you interactive notebook to get credit on our notebook check.

Reasons for Exploration

These notes covered the motives and impact of exploration and colonization of the New World. Click the blank page, which needs to be glued into your ISN.

Reasons for Exploration - [Download Document]
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Joint Stock Companies

Covers how a joint stock company was formed to aid in the colonization effort of the New World. The questions at the bottom need to completed in your ISN by the next class day.

Joint Stock Companies - [Download Document]

Religious Freedom

Graphic organizer that shows how the Protestant church divided into many new denominations due to restrictions on religious freedom in Europe. These new denominations fled Europe for the New World in search of a place where they could worship freely.

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Mercantilism

Powerpoint notes that show how England controlled trade in the English colonies of North America. Topics include the Navigation Acts and Triangular trade. Click HERE for the fill-in-the-blank note page that must be glued into your ISN. Click HERE for the blank triangular trade map that must be completed and glued into your ISN.

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Jamestown

Powerpoint notes that discusses the formation of America's first colony at Jamestown, VA. Includes lots of great pictures from the recent 400 year anniversary of Jamestown, a website with an interactive game, and video clips from the movie "The New World." Click HERE for the fill-in-the-blanks note page that must be glued into your ISN. Click HERE for the Venn diagram that compares the Plymouth and Jamestown colonies.

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13 Colonies

Powerpoint notes that discuss the 3 colonial regions, their products and industries, as well as the names of states that belong to each region and the most common religions of each region. Click HERE for the fill-in-the-blanks note page that must be glued into your ISN.

13 Colonies - [Download Documents]