English 11 Literature #1

Mr. Rinka

Introduction American Literature

up to 1750

United States Historical Timeline

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_United_States_history

http://www.lapl.org/ya/homework/timeline.php

United States Historical Timeline

c1000: Vikings establish settlements in Newfoundland, Canada.

 http://www.worldatlas.com/webimage/countrys/namerica/province/nfz.htm

United States Historical Timeline

1492: Christopher Columbus lands in what is now the

Bahamas.

http://www.worldatlas.com/webimage/countrys/carib.htm

Christopher Columbus Landing

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Christopher_Columbus3.jpg

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.

Panama Isthmushttp://regentsprep.org/regents/global/themes/geography/bow.cfm

1519 – 1521: Spanish Conquistadors conquer the Aztecs.

http://www.sbceo.k12.ca.us/~vms/carlton/Renaissance/spanish.htm

Aztec-Mayan Empireshttp://rowva-jh-hist.wikispaces.com/Aztec+Location

1520s: Spanish begin conquest of Mayan civilization.

http://www.starteachastronomy.com/mayan.html

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

1542: Hernando de Soto discovers the Mississippi River.

http://serc.carleton.edu/research_education/katrina/mississippi.html

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.

Jamestown & Roanoke Colonies

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Map_showing_location_of_Jamestown_and_Roanoke_Island_Colonies.PNG

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.

1619: Slavery introduced to the Colony of Virginia.

http://www1.american.edu/ted/slave.htm

1620: English pilgrims on the Mayflower arrive in what is now Massachusetts.

http://www.pilgrimhall.org/arrival.htm

1625: Dutch settle in New Amsterdam, now called New York.

1628: Massachusetts Bay Colony founded.

1634: Province of Maryland founded.

1635: Connecticut Colony founded

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

1643: New England Confederation Created.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_England

1649: Maryland Toleration Act

1669-1670: John Lederer of Virginia explores the Appalachian Mountains.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Appalachian_Mountains

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.

Salem Witch Trials

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salem_witch_trials

American Literature Before 1750

In this unit we will concentrate on Literature concerning:

Native American Myths & LegendsThe PilgrimsThe Puritans

Discussion

http://quietube2.com/v.php/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=65Y1jsD3QHE&feature=related

Watch this presentation before starting your discussion.

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?

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.

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?

English 11 Literature #1

Mr. Rinka

Introduction American Literature

up to 1750