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Colonial America
USI. 5 a-d
Lesson 1
Reasons for
Colonization
USI. 5a
Sol Objective and Essential
Question
SOL: describe the
religious and economic
events and conditions
that led to the
colonization of America
EQ: Why do nations
explore and create
colonies?
What do I need to Know?
Religion and
economics play a
major role in
exploration and
colonization.
HOOK: Why do nations explore and
create colonies?
• What might cause you and
your whole family to move to
another country?
• Write your answer and
draw a picture using at
least three colors.
What is a colony?
What does colony mean?
•A group of emigrants
or their descendants
who settle in a distant
territory but remain
subject to or closely
associated with the
parent country.
Why did Europeans establish
colonies in North America?
•Religious and
Economic reasons
Roanoke Island
(The Lost Colony)
Reason it was
established:
• economic
venture
(to make money
for England)
Mystery of Roanoke Island (The
Lost Colony)
• Island off of North
Carolina
• 1587
• Sir Walter Raleigh
• 1590 no trace found
• 118 people vanished
• One clue “Croatoan”
Sir Walter Raleigh
13 Col
Jamestown
Reason it was
established:
•Economic
venture
•Virginia
Company
•1607
•First permanent
English Settlement
in North America
•Located in Virginia
•Economic venture
•Virginia Company
John Smith
Pocahontas
Powhatan
PLYMOUTH, MA
•
•
•
•
Pilgrims
Plymouth Rock
Church of England
Settled for religious
reasons
• 1620
• Mayflower
• Mayflower Compact
Massachusetts
Bay
• 1630
• About 1,000
Puritan
refugees
from England
• Massachusetts
Massachusetts Bay colony
Reason it was established:
•Separatists from the
Church of England
(Puritans)
•To avoid religious
persecution
Pennsylvania
• Quakers
• Could not
worship in
England
because they
did not follow
the Church of
England
• 1682
Pennsylvania Colony
Reason it was established:
•Quakers wanted freedom
to practice their faith
•William Penn was from
England
William Penn
M
Georgia(1733)
• Settled by people
from debtor’s
prisons in England
who hoped to
experience
economic freedom
and a new life
• James Oglethorpe
James Oglethorpe
Writing to
Learn
Choose two colonies and
explain why the colony was
established.
Write ½ page
Reasons for
Colonization
Quick
Quiz
What Colony
was lost
here?
Why was
Roanoke
island
established?
What first
permanent
English
settlement
was located
here?
Why was
Jamestown
established?
Which 2
colonies
were
located
here?
Why were
Plymouth and
Massachusetts
Bay
established?
Which
Colony was
located
here?
What group
established
Pennsylvania?
What colony
was
established
here?
Why was the
colony of
Georgia
established?
Lesson 2, 3, 4
American Colonies
USI. 5b
SOL Objectives and Essential
Question
SOL: compare and
contrast life in the New
England, Mid-Atlantic,
and Southern colonies,
with emphasis on how
people interacted with
their environment.
EQ: How do the
physical features of
a place affect the
lives of people?
What Do I Need to Know?
Geographic features
affect the
interaction of people
with their
environments.
HOOK: Rules for Colonies
•Think of 3 rules that you
feel are needed to
establish a colony.
•Draw a picture to go
with the rules.
Life in the colonies reflected the
geographical features of the
settlements
3 regions
• New England
• Mid-Atlantic
• South
Terms to Know
• Resources: natural, capital, and
human
• Specialization: focusing on one or
more products. Specialization made
the colonies interdependent.
• Interdependence: two or more people
depending on each other for goods and
services
New
England
HOOK: Different Area
Have you ever lived in a
different area along the
East Coast?
Do you have relatives that
live in a different region
than the South?
How was the climate and
geography different from
what we experience in
Tidewater?
The New England Colonies
Massachusetts
(Maine)
New Hampshire
Massachusetts
Connecticut
Rhode Island
Picture Credit: http://www.fcps.k12.va.us/OakViewES/harris/9798/america/colonization/colonies-ne/ne-intro.html
New England Resources
• Natural resources: e.g.
timber, fish, deep harbors
• Human resources: e.g.
skilled craftsmen,
shopkeepers, shipbuilders
New
England
Geography
• Appalachian
Mts.
• Boston harbor
• Hilly
• Rocky soil
• Jagged
coastline
New
England Climate
•Moderate
summers
•Cold
winters
New England
Specialization
• Fishing
• Shipbuilding
• Naval supplies
• Trade
• Industries
New England Interpendence
•New England depended
on the Southern colonies
fro raw materials such as
cotton and on the Middle
Colonies for grain and
livestock.
New England Social
Life
• Religious
reformers and
separatists
• Village and
church as
center
New England Political Life
• Town meetings
Writing to Learn
What is a town meeting and
what topics were
discussed at town
meetings in the New
England colonies? (Write
½ page)
The Three Colonial Regions Foldable
• Create a 3 part foldable
•New England
•Mid-Atlantic
•South
• Fill in information for New
England.
Mid-Atlantic
HOOK: New England vs. Mid-Atlantic
What geographic
features could make
living in the MidAtlantic area easier
than living in New
England?
Middle Colonies
NY
PA
NJ
DE
• The Middle
colonies included:
• New York (NY) ,
New Jersey (NJ) ,
Delaware (DE),
• and Pennsylvania
(PA).
Picture Credit:
http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/graphics/13mapnew.htm
Mid-Atlantic Resources
•Natural Resources: e.g.
rich farmlands, rivers
•Human Resources: e.g.
unskilled and skilled
workers, fisherman
Mid-Atlantic Geography
• Appalachian
Mts.
• Coastal
lowlands
• Harbors
• Bays
• Wide and deep
rivers
Mid-Atlantic Climate
•Mild
winters
•Moderate
climate
Mid-Atlantic
Specializations
• Livestock
• Grain
• Trading
• Fishing
Mid-Atlantic Interdependence
•The Mid-Atlantic colonies
traded with the both the
Southern and New
England colonies to get
the products they didn’t
produce.
Mid-Atlantic Social Life
• Villages
• Cities
• Varied and
diverse lifestyles
• Diverse religions
Mid-Atlantic Political Life
• Market towns
Interesting Facts about Middle
Colonies
• -Called Breadbasket of
Colonial America. The
farmers raised a surplus so
they could sell.
• -Germans invented
Pennsylvania rifle &
Conestoga wagon.
• -Philadelphia means
brotherly love.
Picture Credit: www.si.edu/resource/faq/ nmah/carriage.htm
Writing to Learn
Write a letter to
convince a friend to join
you in the Mid-Atlantic
region.
Write at least ½ page
Hook: Southern Symbols
Tell students they have two
minutes to draw something
that comes to mind when
they think about the South.
Have students share their
pictures with a classmates.
Call on a few students to
explain why they associate
what they drew with the
south.
South
J-R
MD
VA
NC
SC
GA
Southern Colonies
• The Southern
Colonies included:
Maryland (MD),
Virginia (VA), North
Carolina (NC),
South Carolina
(SC), and Georgia
(GA).
Southern Colonies Resources
•Natural resources: e.g.
fertile land, rivers,
harbors
•Human resources:
farmers, enslaved African
Americans
South Geography
• Appalachian
Mts.
• Piedmont (west
of the coastal
plain)
• Atlantic Coastal
Plain
• Good harbors
• Rivers
South Climate
•Humid
(warm with
moisture)
with mild
winters
and hot
summers
South Specialization
• Tobacco
• Cotton
• Indigo
• Wood Products
Southern Colonies Interdependence
•The Southern colonies
depended on the New
England colonies for
manufactured goods,
including tools and
equipment.
South Social Life
• Plantations
• Slavery
• Mansions
• Indentured
servants
• Few cities
• Few schools
• Church of
England
Slavery
Slavery was
accepted because
slaves provided
labor that brought
prosperity.
Southern Political
Life
•
Counties
Interesting Facts about Southern
Colonies
• -Planters’ duties to see that
crops were planted,
records kept, took care of
everyone.
• -Slavery was necessary
for Southern plantation.
• The cash crop for
Virginia was Tobacco.
Picture Credit: www.lattaplantation.org/ website.htm
Foldable
• Create a 3 part foldable
•New England
•Mid-Atlantic
•South
• Fill in information for
Southern region
Writing to Learn
Write an acrostic
poem that uses the
letters SOUTH.
Interactions of People and
the Environment in the three
regions of the United States
Quick
Quiz
What colonial region do
you think this would
take place in?
What
colonial
region is
this?
What colonial region do
you think this would
take place in?
What
colonial
region is
this?
What colonial region do
you think this would
take place in?
What
Colonial
region is
this?
Which region’s economy?
Large Farms
Plantations
Slavery
What colonial region do
you think this would
take place in?
Which region’s economy?
Fishing
shipbuilding
shopkeepers
Which region’s economy?
Livestock and Grain
Unskilled and skilled
workers
fishermen
Which colonial region had
town meetings?
Which region had
market towns?
Which region had
counties?
Which colonial region
had a moderate
climate?
Which region had a humid
climate?
Which colonial
region had
religious
reformers and the
village and
church as its
center?
Which colonial region
had varied and diverse
lifestyles and diverse
religions?
Which colonial region had
the institution of slavery
and large plantations?
Lessons 5, 6, 7
Colonial Life
USI.5c
SOL Objective
SOL: describe colonial
life in America from the
perspectives of large
landowners, farmers,
artisans, women,
indentured servants,
and slaves.
Essential Question
EQ: How much does
social class affect
the way people live?
What Do I Need to Know?
•Societies are divided
into social groups
that affect the daily
lives of people.
Hook: Careers
•Think about a career
that you would like to
do when you are an
adult. How are you
preparing for that
career now? How will
your lifestyle change,
or will it change?
Large Landowners
• Lived predominately in the
South
• Relied on indentured servants
and/or slaves for labor
• Were educated
(some)
• Had rich social
culture
Farmers
•Worked the land
according to the
region
•Relied on family
members for labor
(large families)
Artisans
•Worked as
craftsmen in towns
and on the
plantation
•Lived in small
villages and cities
Women
• Worked as
caretakers, house
workers, and
homemakers
• They could not
VOTE
• Few chances for
education
Free African Americans
•Were able to own land
•Had more economic
freedom and could work
for pay and decide how
to spend their money
•Not allowed to vote
Indentured Servants
• Men and women who did
not have money for
passage to the colonies
• Agreed to work without
pay for the person who
paid their passage
• Were free at the end
of their contract
Enslaved African Americans
• Captured in Africa and sold to
slave traders
• Shipped to colonies
• Were owned as property for
life with no rights
• Sold into slavery or born into
slavery (children of enslaved
African Americans were born
into slavery)
Writing to Learn
•Create a description
for two of the social
groups that we
studied.
Write at least ½
page.
The People of
Colonial America
Quick
Quiz
What group was educated,
lived predominately in the
South, and relied on
indentured servants or
slaves for labor?
What group worked as
craftsmen and lived in
small villages and cities?
What group would be free
after working off their
debt to the person who
paid their way to the
colonies?
What group worked on
the land and relied on
family as labor?
What group had few
chances for an education,
worked as caretakers,
and could not vote?
What group was captured,
sold as property, and had
no rights?
Lesson 8
Political and Economic
Relationships
USI. 5d
SOL
SOL: identify the
political and economic
relationships between
the colonies and Great
Britain.
Essential Question
•How do nations impose
political and economic
control over other
regions or nations?
What Do I Need to Know?
Nations seek to expand
their political and
economic influence to
other regions or
nations.
Hook: Freedoms
How do you feel when your
freedoms are limited?
Think of a time recently
when your freedom was
limited: Did you do
something to receive this
restriction, or was there
another reason for this
restriction?
Economic Relationships
•Great Britain imposed
strict control over
trade
•Great Britain taxed the
colonies after the
French and Indian War
Economic Relationships
•Colonies traded raw
materials for goods
Political Relationships
•Colonists had to obey
British laws that were
enforced by governors.
•England became Great
Britain in the early
1700s.
Political Relationships
•Colonial governors
were appointed by the
king or by the
proprietor.
Political Relationships
•Colonial legislatures
made laws for each
colony and were
monitored by colonial
governors.
Write to Learn:
Imagine that you are
running for the lower
house of a colonial
legislature. Why are you
running for office?
Write at least ½ page.
Political and Economic
Relationships Between
the Colonies and England)
Quick
Quiz
The colonists were angry
because England imposed
strict control over ___.
• TRADE
After the French and Indian
War, what did England do to
the colonies?
• TAXED them!
If a colonist wanted goods,
what did they have to trade
for the goods?
• RAW MATERIALS
What did the colonists have
to obey that were enforced
by governors?
• ENGLISH LAWS
Who appointed the colonial
governors?
• King or the proprietor
What group made laws for
each colony?
• COLONIAL LEGISLATURES
Who monitored the colonial
legislature?
• COLONIAL GOVERNOR