1. English 11 Literature #1 Mr. Rinka Introduction American Literature up to 1750

2. United States Historical Timeline http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of _United_States_history http://www.lapl.org/ya/homework/timel ine.php

3. United States Historical Timeline c1000: Vikings establish settlements in Newfoundland, Canada. http://www.worldatlas.com/webimage/countrys/namerica/province/nfz.htm

4. United States Historical Timeline 1492: Christopher Columbus lands in what is now the Bahamas. http://www.worldatlas.com/webimage/countrys/carib.htm

5. Christopher Columbus Landing http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Christopher_Columbus3.jpg

6. 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.

7. Panama Isthmus http://regentsprep.org/regents/global/themes/geography/bow.cfm http://regentsprep.org/regents/global/themes/geography/bow.cfm

8. 1519 – 1521: Spanish Conquistadors conquer the Aztecs. http://www.sbceo.k12.ca.us/~vms/carlton/Renaissance/spanish.htm

9. Aztec-Mayan Empires http://rowva-jh-hist.wikispaces.com/Aztec+Location http://rowva-jh-hist.wikispaces.com/Aztec+Location

10. 1520s: Spanish begin conquest of Mayan civilization. http://www.starteachastronomy.com/mayan.html

11. 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

12. 1542: Hernando de Soto discovers the Mississippi River. http://serc.carleton.edu/research_education/katrina/mississippi.html

13. 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.

14. Jamestown & Roanoke Colonies http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Map_showing_location_of_Jamestown_ and_Roanoke_Island_Colonies.PNG

15. 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.

16. 1619: Slavery introduced to the Colony of Virginia. http://www1.american.edu/ted/slave.htm

17. 1620: English pilgrims on the Mayflower arrive in what is now Massachusetts. http://www.pilgrimhall.org/arrival.htm

18. 1625: Dutch settle in New Amsterdam, now called New York. 1628: Massachusetts Bay Colony founded. 1634: Province of Maryland founded. 1635: Connecticut Colony founded

19. 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

20. 1643: New England Confederation Created. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_England

21. 1649: Maryland Toleration Act 1669-1670: John Lederer of Virginia explores the Appalachian Mountains. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Appalachian_Mountains

22. 1676: Bacon's Rebellion in Virginia. 1682: Province of Pennsylvania is founded by William Penn. 1692: Salem witch trials in Salem, Massachusetts. 1732: First Great Awakening.

23. Salem Witch Trials http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salem_witch_trials

24. American Literature Before 1750 In this unit we will concentrate on Literature concerning: Native American Myths & Legends The Pilgrims The Puritans

25. Discussion http://quietube2.com/v.php/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=65Y1jsD3QHE&f eature=related Watch this presentation before starting your discussion.

26. 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?

27. Additional Assignment 1 Timelines are important for recording events in history. Journal: #1 In your journal create a timeline for your own life. Include important dates and the event that occurred on that date.

28. Additional Assignment 2 Read: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spherical_Earth http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spherical_Earth Journal: #2 Write 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?

29. English 11 Literature #1 Mr. Rinka Introduction American Literature up to 1750