1/4: US History 1 and 2

The 13 Colonies into 3 REGIONS

Access the worksheet supporting today's lesson by clicking here.

 

LT 1. a. I can examine the regional characteristics of the original 13 colonies.

INSTRUCTIONS: In order to approach the learning target above, you will have to do the following things:

·      Be able to NAME the 13 colonies.

·      Be able to LOCATE the 13 colonies (on a map).

·      Be able to name the 3 colonial regions (and which states belong to which region) and locate them on a map.

TOOLS: Today, you need a pencil and three highlighters or markers.

POD:

1. DO NOW
2. MAPPING THE COLONIES
3. REFLECTING ON THE MAP
4. HW ASSIGNMENT

HAVE NOT COMPLETED STUDY ISLAND:

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Pichette, Kyle
Pimental, Nathanael
Roberts, Michaela
Volatile, Noah

DO NOW: NAME as many of the original 13 colonies as you CAN on a post-it (HINT: You live in one).

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MAPPING the COLONIES:

1. Label the 13 colonies in the correct place, using THIS RESOURCE.

2. Locate the following colonial cities and map them on your map: Boston, NYC, Philadelphia, Richmond, Wilmington (NC), Charleston (SC), and Savannah. Label them with a DOT. Use THIS RESOURCE.

3. Highlight the three colonies and then create a KEY in the box provided on your paper for your MAP.

 REFLECTING on the MAP:

1.     On the colonial regions map, what TREND do you notice about the location of the cities? What does that TREND mean about each colonies ECONOMY?

2.     Reflecting on what you CURRENTLY know, which of the following characteristics is true for WHICH colonial region? Circle the colony that you think this description fits best (guessing is still ok now).

Colonial Region			Description
NE	MID	SOUTH	a.  Climate and rocky terrain made growing food for easy cash really difficult.
NE	MID	SOUTH	b.  Colonists here grew major crops like tobacco, indigo, and rice.
NE	MID	SOUTH	c.  These colonies were the most PROSPEROUS, because they grew wheat, corn, and oats--foods that were easy to trade in other colonies and Europe.
NE	MID	SOUTH	d.  Religiously, this colony was really diverse, with Quakers, Catholics, Jews and others.
NE	MID	SOUTH	e.  In this region, most people were PURITANS.
NE	MID	SOUTH	f.   This region feature plantation, large farms that focused on making money by growing one crop. These plantations usually made money by exploiting slave labor.
NE	MID	SOUTH	g.  This region was originally settled by the Dutch (New Amsterdam).
NE	MID	SOUTH	h.  Much of this colony’s labor force relied on INDENTURED servants, or people who paid their way to the new world by promising to work for free (usually for 7 years).

HOMEWORK:  
1. If you have not yet completed the assessment on StudyIsland, get that done this weekend. 
2.  Due on MONDAY, be sure to bring your completed worksheet with QUALITY information. For YOUR region and your topic, complete research on the WWW.

 You should spend no more than 20 minutes on this assignment. Some suggested resources are listed here: ushistory.org, shmoop.com/colonial-new-england, history.com/topics/thirteen-colonies.

MY COLONIAL REGION (circle one)	NEW ENGLAND               MIDDLE                  SOUTHERN
TOPIC (circle YOURS)	Research Prompts
Geography	Location, land formations, bodies of water. Which states belong to that region?
Climate	Temperature, rain/snow, storms
Natural Resources / Trade	What did they use to make stuff from?
Clothing	Types (breeches, garters...)
Food	Crops, animals, fishing. What type of food was dominate?
Reasons for Colonization	Why did people in this region move here? Religious freedom, riches, jobs, new life?
Jobs	What did they do?  Who worked for them? craftsmen, fishermen, farmers...
YOUR HOMEWORK CONTRIBUTION (write it HERE to get credit)