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APUSH - Period 1 & 2 Timeline Project
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Standards and Skills Assessed:

SS.SOC.APUSH.1.2 - 1.2 Explain a historical concept, development, or process.

SS.SOC.APUSH.4.2 - 4.2 Explain how a specific historical development or process is situated within a broader historical context.

SS.SOC.APUSH.5.2 - 5.2 Explain how a historical development or process relates to another historical development or process.

SS.SOC.APUSH.6.1 - 6.1 Make a historically defensible claim.

SS.SOC.APUSH.6.2 - 6.2 Support an argument using specific and relevant evidence.

SS.SOC.APUSH.6.3 - 6.3 Use historical reasoning to explain relationships among pieces of historical evidence.

Assessment: As a class, we will create a comprehensive timeline covering Period 1 (1491–1607) and Period 2 (1607–1754) of U.S. History. Each student will be randomly assigned two events to research, analyze, and contribute to the class timeline; one from Period 1 and one from Period 2

Subdirections:

You will be assigned two events from the list below, covering Period 1 and Period 2 of AP U.S. History.

For your event, you must:

  • Write a brief description (1-2 paragraphs) explaining the event.
  • Include a primary source or visual aid (image, map, document, etc.) related to your event.
  • Include a Works Cited of your sources (primary and image) in MLA format

Structure:

  • Write a clear, concise explanation of your event, focusing on its significance.
  • Provide a visual aid or primary source that represents your event.
  • You will present your event to the class, after which it will be added to our class timeline.

Assessment Criteria:

  • Historical Explanation: Clearly explains the event and its significance (aligned with SS.SOC.APUSH.1.2).
  • Contextualization: Provides relevant historical context (aligned with SS.SOC.APUSH.4.1 and 4.2).
  • Connections: Explains how the event connects to other developments (aligned with SS.SOC.APUSH.5.2).
  • Argumentation and Evidence: Makes a defensible claim supported with evidence (aligned with SS.SOC.APUSH.6.1 and 6.2).
  • Historical Reasoning: Uses reasoning to explain relationships between evidence (aligned with SS.SOC.APUSH.6.3).
  • Presentation and Visuals: Event is well-presented and includes a relevant visual aid or primary source.

Rubric Link -

Events for Period 1 & 2 Timeline Project

Period 1: 1491–1607

  • Pre-Columbian Native American Societies (before 1492)
  • Christopher Columbus' First Voyage (1492)
  • Columbian Exchange Begins (1492)
  • Treaty of Tordesillas (1494)
  • Introduction of Smallpox to the Americas (late 1490s)
  • Conquest of the Aztec Empire by Hernán Cortés (1519–1521)
  • Ponce de León's Exploration of Florida (1513)
  • Bartolomé de las Casas Advocates for Native Rights (1515–1550s)
  • Introduction of Encomienda System (early 1500s)
  • Introduction of African Slave Trade to the Americas (1518)
  • Spanish Establishment of St. Augustine, Florida (1565)
  • Pueblo Revolt (Pope’s Rebellion) (1680)
  • Sir Walter Raleigh Attempts to Establish Roanoke Colony (1587)
  • Hernando de Soto's Expedition in the Southeast (1539–1542)
  • Jacques Cartier Explores the St. Lawrence River (1534)
  • Founding of Santa Fe, New Mexico (1610)
  • Francisco Pizarro's Conquest of the Inca Empire (1532–1533)
  • First French Settlement in Canada (Port Royal) (1605)
  • Treaty of Cateau-Cambrésis (1559)
  • Coronado's Expedition in the American Southwest (1540–1542)
  • The Founding of Quebec (1608)
  • First African Enslaved People in Spanish Caribbean (1502)
  • The Repartimiento System in Spanish Colonies (mid-1500s)
  • The Establishment of the Viceroyalty of New Spain (1535)
  • Giovanni da Verrazzano Explores North American Coast (1524)
  • Spanish Mission System in California (early 1500s)
  • Establishment of the Spanish Manila Galleons (1565)
  • The Valladolid Debate Over Treatment of Native Americans (1550)
  • French Huguenots Establish Fort Caroline in Florida (1564)
  • The Fall of Tenochtitlan and Aztec Empire (1521)

Period 2: 1607–1754

  • Founding of Jamestown (1607)

  • Introduction of Tobacco Cultivation in Virginia (1612)

  • First African Slaves Brought to English Colonies (1619)

  • Mayflower Compact (1620)

  • Founding of Plymouth Colony (1620)

  • Puritans Found Massachusetts Bay Colony (1630)

  • Pequot War (1636–1638)

  • Maryland Toleration Act (1649)

  • Navigation Acts (1651, 1660, 1663)

  • King Philip's War (1675–1678)

  • Bacon's Rebellion (1676)

  • Founding of Pennsylvania by William Penn (1681)

  • Salem Witch Trials (1692)

  • The Great Awakening (1730s–1740s)

  • The Stono Rebellion (1739)

  • Georgia Established as a Colony (1732)

  • Albany Plan of Union (1754)

  • Glorious Revolution in England (1688)

  • Leisler's Rebellion in New York (1689–1691)

  • Establishment of the Dominion of New England (1686)

  • Founding of Harvard College (1636)

  • John Peter Zenger Trial (1735)

  • Beaver Wars Between Iroquois and French (1640s–1701)

  • Founding of New Amsterdam (1626)

  • The English Civil War and its Impact on Colonies (1642–1651)

  • William Berkeley's Governorship of Virginia (1642–1677)

  • King William’s War (1689–1697)

  • Queen Anne’s War (1702–1713)

  • Founding of the Carolinas (1663)

  • Founding of Rhode Island by Roger Williams (1636)

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