Advanced+Placement+US+History+2013

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Summer Assignment:

 * Assignment # 1**. //**Madness in Massachusetts-Salem Witch Trials**//

//**Please begin by reading the following:**//






 * __Directions:__** After reading the text, please answer the questions that follow: You may want to copy and paste them in a Word doc. and answer right below each question.


 * 1) How did the Puritan settlers differ from the Jamestown settlers?
 * 2) Identify two major religious beliefs of the Puritans.
 * 3) What were three difficulties faced by the early Puritan settlers?
 * 4) Why wouldn't Tituba talk about black magic with Rev. Paris?
 * 5) For what reason might the young girls and women have become fascinated with Tituba's stories?
 * 6) Why did they keep their meetings secret?
 * 7) Why were the villagers relieved when the first few "witches" were named?
 * 8) What was spectral evidence?
 * 9) Why did the girls claim that Mary Warren was a witch?
 * 10) Why didn't John Proctor confess?


 * Analyzing Ethical Issues:** In this story there are a number of times that people made decisions involving the following values:
 * Authority-a value concerning what rules of people should be obeyed and the consequences for disobedience
 * Life-a value concerning when, if ever, it is justifiable to threaten or take a life
 * Truth-a value concerning the expression, distortion, or withholding of accurate information

Indicate which of these values was involved in each of the following decisions and explain your analysis.

1. The judges decided to use spectral evidence at the trial.

2. John Proctor decided not to confess to witchcraft.

3. Mary Warren decided not to admit publicly what she had told John Proctor.


 * Expressing Your Reasoning:**

1. John Proctor faced a difficult dilemma. If he confessed he would be lying but it would save his life. Do you think he should have confessed? Explain

2. Mary Warren told John Proctor the truth but refused to do so publicly. DO you think she should have told the truth publicly? Explain.

3. When Betty and Abigail began their sessions with Tituba they knew Rev. Paris would disapprove of what they were doing. Write a paragraph expressing your opinion of whether it was wrong of the girls to meet privately with Tituba. Include at least three reasons for your opinion.


 * Assignment # 2.** **//Primary Source Documents//**


 * //Mayflower Compact (1620)//
 * [[image:Mayflower.jpg width="480" height="360"]]
 * //The Maryland Toleration Act (1649)//
 * [[image:Maryland.jpg width="480" height="360"]]
 * //The Second Treatise on Civil Government-John Locke (1689)//
 * //Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God- Jonathan Edwards (1741)//


 * //__Directions:__//** Read and Mark Up the text. (Marking the text is visual thinking and visual interactions with the text. You can question, comment, infer, refer, connect, etc...) Once the text is marked up, answer the review questions below.

In addition, on a separate page, explain how these primary source documents helped to shape the political and social foundations of the United States of America (2 paragraph minimum).

If you have any questions please email one of the AP US Teachers:

Miss Brown: dabrown@malden.mec.edu Mr. Kilbride: kkilbride@malden.mec.edu

Good luck!