Unit 4 Expansion of Europe

Mrs. Kaminskis
AP European History

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Unit 4 Chapter 8
Transatlantic Economy, Trade Wars, & Colonial Rebellion
Unit Goal:
In the late seventeenth and throughout the eighteenth century Europe underwent an
Era of Expansion. Analyze the shifts in agriculture, industry, population, and trade to show the
social and economic impact of the times on the people and institutions of Europe.
Language Objectives:

Define academic vocabulary using both oral and written responses. Explain content
material using complete sentences. Create a thesis and prove it.
Enabling Objectives: Students will be able to.using
1. Identify or define the following in terms of their significance to this unit. See reading
list.
2. Describe the characteristics of European mercantile empires.
3. Explore the origins of slavery in the Americas.
4. Analyze the social and economic impact colonial markets had on Europe and some of the
conflicts that arose because of it.
5. Identify the causes of the American Revolution.
Chapter 8, Transatlantic Economy,Trade Wars, Colonial Conflicts
Reading: Text pp. 272-301
Day
Th & F

Date
Oct. 20,21

Topic of the Day

Industrial Revolution

Oct. 24

T&W

Oct. 25,26

Th & F

Oct. 27,28

Chpt. 7 Reading Quiz

Chpt. 8 Reading Notes Discussion/
Map P. 277
Bell: P. 288 Atlantic Passage (1-3)
Atlantic Slave Trade Map P. 283 &
P. 85 A Closer Look
Stanford Lesson
Bell: Common Sense P. 297
American Revolution Flocabulary
Hip Hop Group Presentations

Homework/Reading
Unit 4 Guide/ Chpt. 8
Read 272-278 (#1-9)
Study for Chpt. 7 Quiz
Read 279-287 (#10-12)
Defense of the Slave
Trade Letter
Read 288-298
(# 13-30)

Read 299-301 (#31)

Chpt. 8 Rd. Quiz Mon.
Unit 4 Study Guide due
Nov. 1,2

Oct. 31

Chpt. 8 Reading Quiz

T&W

Nov. 1,2

Th & F

Nov. 3,4

Review for Exam

Bingo / Kahoots
Unit 4 Exam

Unit 4 Study Guide due

Nov. 1,2
Study for Exam
Unit 5 Guide

Reading Guide
Chapter 8 I.D. Notecards and Reading questions. Each I.D. notecard must list the definition and
significance of the topic. All questions must be answered in complete sentences.
1. How did European contact with the rest of the world evolve in the centuries since the
Renaissance? (273)
2. What were the characteristics of European mercantile empires? (274)
3. Mercantilism (275)
4. Which European empire was most successful in establishing a mercantile empire? Least?
(275)
5. What were the main points of conflict between Britain & France in North America? (276)
6. How was the Spanish colonial empire in the Americas organized and managed? (277)
7. Peninsulares (278)
8. Creoles (278)
9. What were the origins of slavery in the Americas? (278)
10.How did the plantation system contribute to the inhumane treatment of slaves? (282)
11.Why did sugar consumption increase so rapidly in Europe during the 18 th & 19th centuries?
(284)
12.From the perspective of a sugar plantation owner, what makes a plantation successful? (285)
13.Atlantic Passage (288)
14. War of Austrian Succession (291)
15. What were the results of the Seven Years War? What countries emerged in a stronger
position & why? (293)
16. What were the causes of the American Revolution? (295)
17. Stamp Act (295)
18. Stamp Act Congress (295)
19. Declaratory Act (295)
20. Boston Massacre (296)
21. Intolerable Acts (296)
22. First Continental Congress/ Second (296)
23. Thomas Paine/ Common Sense (296-7)
24. Declaration of Independence (296)
25. George Washington (296)
26. Treaty of Paris (296)
27. Boston Massacre (296)
28. George III (298)
29. Commonwealthmen (298)
30. John Wilkes (298)
31. Articles of Confederation (300)