Essential Questions:
*What were the various motives that led to the establishment of the English Colonies? *How & why did each colony/region develop its own distinct social, political, and economic structure? Objectives: *Identify the motivating factors & individuals/groups behind the founding & settling of the English colonies. *Compare & contrast the economic, social/political, religious, and geographic differences between the three colonial regions. *Explain the economic & political relationships between the colonies and Great Britain. *Describe the nature of colonial relationships with native peoples. *Describe why & how each colony developed its own system of self-government with various degrees of autonomy. |
Websites:
Virtual Jamestown- A digital learning project to explore the legacies of the Jamestown settlement, and "the Virginia experiment". www.virtualjamestown.org/ Jamestown Online Adventure- A virtual history activity where you make the decisions needed to establish Jamestown, VA. http://www.historyglobe.com/jamestown/popupwindow.html On the Trail of Captain John Smith- Discover Jamestown in the year 1607 in this interactive journey with Captain John Smith. http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/games/interactiveadventures/ john-smith/ America in 1607: Jamestown and the Powhatan. Explore the historic Jamestown fort and the Powhatan village of Werowocomoco through this interactive feature. http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2007/05/jamestown/jamestown-standalone Plymouth Palntations- a living history museum. Explore the 17th-Century village of the first Pilgrims, and the homesite of the Wampanoag peoples. Learn more about the Pilgrims and Wampanoag by checking out the multi-madia library, and take a virtual tour of the First Thanksgiving (both can be found through the "Learn" section of the menu bar). http://www.plimoth.org/what-see-do Raid on Deerfield: The Many Stories of 1704- Visitors may proceed through ten “scenes,” which narrate the Deerfield raid and its origins and consequences from 1550 to the present. Each scene is, in effect, a superb Web site in itself. Moving one’s cursor over a painting of the scene invites in-depth exploration of the people and artifacts in the scene. Maps and background “explanations” for what is occurring are also easily at hand. Every event is presented in multiple perspectives. http://www.1704.deerfield.history.museum/ American Journeys: Eyewittness Accounts of Early American Exploration & Settlement- A digital library of primary sources that you can search, read, and print. Go back in time as you read first hand accounts of explorers, Indians, missionaries, traders, and settlers. Explore their thoughts & ideas behind the founding moments of American history. www.americanjourneys.org/ A Brief History of the Colony of New Hampshire http://www.celebrateboston.com/history/new-hampshire.htm |