In Class: Work on National Parks Project -- If finished, please begin reading the following doc on European Colonization and answer the Q's. The Q's will be a HW grade due Friday when you arrive to class.
History Channel: 13 Colonies
Colonization Q's - Due Friday for a HW grade
- What was the biggest impact of Christopher Columbus' voyages (we learned this last year!)
- What is a colony?
- Provide two reasons why a nation would want to set up colonies
- Which colony was the "lost" colony and what happened to it?
- What difficulties did the Jamestown colonist face in their first few years?
- Who was Peter Stuyvesant and what colony was he the leader of?
- Who were the settlers of the Plymouth & Massachusetts Bay colonies?
- Provide two pros and cons of European colonization
- List the New England Colonies.
- List the Middle Colonies.
- List the Southern Colonies.
- What was the main reason for settling the Rhode Island & Connecticut colonies?
- What was the main reason for settling the Middle Colonies?
- How was the settlement of Pennsylvania and their treatment of the natives different than other colonies?
- What group of people were brought to Jamestown, VA in 1619?
- What was the main reason for settling the Southern Colonies?
- How did the New England colonies make money?
- How did the Middle colonies make money?
- Who were the settlers of the Georgia colony?
- How did the Southern colonies make money?
- Which region do you think would be the hardest place to live and why?
- Did more people live in cities or on farms?
- How do you think knowledge & news spread throughout the colonies?
- What do you think was the most important part of colonial life? (aside from surviving)
- Do you think most colonists were formally educated? Why/Why not?
- The colonies grew tremendously from 1607—1750s from 50,000 to just over one million. What impact do you think this had on the colonies/colonists? Provide two examples.
HW: Colonization Q's due Monday - Aug. 23 when you arrive to class on Monday
Day 2
In Class: Introduce European Colonization -- We are reading the following doc on European Colonization and answer the Q's. The Q's must be handwritten answers. The Q's will be a HW grade due Friday when you arrive to class.
HW: Colonization Q's due Monday - Aug. 23 when you arrive to class on Monday
Day 3
In Class: We are reading the following doc on European Colonization and answer the Q's. The Q's must be handwritten answers. The Q's will be a HW grade due Friday when you arrive to class.
HW: Colonization Q's due Monday - Aug. 23 when you arrive to class on Monday
Day 4
In Class: Turn in National Parks project! -- IF we are all finished with the Colonization Q's, we'll start to go over them....
HW: None! Shabbat Shalom!