August 28-31, 2014

Learning Targets: 
I can explain the differences in the American Colonies three regions.


Daily Question: 

Before 1492, many American Indian cultures were strongly influenced by the

(a) spread of corn cultivation

(b) ravages of smallpox epidemics

(c) regular contacts with Africa

(d) invention of the spoked wheel

(e) domestication of horses

Agenda 
Daily Question
Lecture on the original 13 colonies
Group Poster on Mnemonic of Colonies

The Original 13 Colonies Activity 

Big Question: Analyze the development of northern, middle and southern colonies in America during the period 1492-1750.

As a group, examine in depth the formation of one of the original thirteen colonies.  Identify the following aspects of your given colony.  Create a poster to illustrate what you have learned and invent a memory trick to help your classmates remember your colony.

1.         Original Settlers (Country/Type)

2.         Prominent Leaders/Founders

3.         Push Factors

4.         Pull Factors

5.         Interactions with Natives (Good? Bad? Conflicts?)

6.         Political Organization (What type of government was set up?)

7.         Economic Base (What did settlers do to make a living?)

8.         Slavery?

9.         Religion (Was there one specific religion in the colony?  What level of religious freedom existed in the colony?)

10.       Outline and Name of Colony

MASSACHUSETTS

1.         Pilgrims and Puritans

2.         William Bradford and John Winthrop

3.         Religious Persecution

4.         Religious Freedom, Economic Opportunity

5.         Trade, Alliance, Land, War

6.         Church and State, Governor and Board, Suffrage to men

7.         Self-sufficient, farming, fishing

8.         No

9.         Puritanism (Calvinism doctrines)

Mayflower

Alliances

Self

Sufficient

Anne Hutchinson

Calvinism

Hard workers

Unforgiving

Strict

Escape religious persecution

Trade

Thanksgiving

Suffrage for all men