Gms 8 1.3 13 colonies chesapeake and new eng - 2015
Transcript of Gms 8 1.3 13 colonies chesapeake and new eng - 2015
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Bellringer• Collect atlas and worksheet from the back of the
room• DO NOT WRITE ON WORKSHEET• Complete worksheet pages with the atlas
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Agenda– Bell Ringer / Attendance– Chesapeake & New England
Presentation– Work Period
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Standard:
Standard 8-1: The student will demonstrate an understanding of the settlement of South Carolina and the United States by Native Americans, Europeans, and Africans.
8-1.3 Summarize the history of English settlement in New England, the mid-Atlantic region, and the South, with an emphasis on South Carolina as an example of a distinctly southern colony.
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Objectives:
"The human mosaic of the South Carolina colony was composed of indigenous, immigrant, and enslaved populations. To understand how these differing backgrounds melded into an entirely new and different culture the student will . . ."
- Summarize the history of English settlement in New England, and the mid-Atlantic (Chesapeake) region
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Prior / Future Knowledge:
PRIOR:In grade three and four, students have studied the development of the Carolina colony under the Lords Proprietors (3-2.4) and compared the various European settlements in North America in terms of economic activities, religious emphasis, government, and lifestyles (4-2.2).
FUTURE:In United States History and the Constitution, students will summarize the distinct characteristics of each colonial region in the settlement and development of British North America, including religious, social, political, and economic differences (USHC 1.1).
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The Thirteen Colonies 8-1.3
Mr. Massa8th Grade
South Carolina History
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The 13!
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Chesapeakea.k.a.
Virginia
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Jamestowno Joint Stock Companyo Initially difficult to surviveo Tobacco provided
sustainabilityo Landowners used the
headright system and indentured servants to amass large plantations
o Large plantations caused conflict with Native Americans
o African slaves replaced indentured servants
o Became Virginia
Location map for Jamestown and/or image of settlement
The colonists’ hunger was so intense that “a savage [Indian] we slew [killed] and buried, the poorer sort took him up again and ate him.”
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Virginia & Marylando Ran through the London
Companyo House of Burgesses
provided a form of limited democratic government
o Eventually became a royal colony
o Served as the model for the southern colonies
House of Burgesses• Virginia colonists created the House of
Burgesses, which was the first legislative assembly in what would become the United States.
• Tobacco farming required labor. At first plantation owners used indentured servants. Then, they started using slaves from Africa.
• The first African slaves arrived in Virginia in 1619.
Maryland: a Catholic Colony
• Catholics did not have freedom of religion in England.• The Baltimore family received permission to create a colony where English
Catholics could stay loyal to the crown, but worship as they pleased.• The colony was named Maryland and soon came to be settled by colonists of all
religions. Maryland farmers planted tobacco and the colony prospered.
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New England
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New Englando Founded as a haven for
groups persecuted in England
o Plymouth Colony (Separatists) initially struggled for survival (Thanksgiving)
o Religious dissenters were sent to other regions
o Massachusetts Bay (Puritans) was special because of the culture it developed
o Massachusetts thrived because of:o Lumbero Tradeo Ship building
Pilgrims & the Mayflower Compact• The Separatists (Pilgrims), received permission to move to the
New World and create their own colony. • Sailing on the ship Mayflower, they landed at Plymouth after
signing the Mayflower Compact.• The compact was an agreement among the settlers that they
would create a government and obey its laws. This was the first form of self government in what is now the United States.
The Pilgrims• Initially, the Pilgrims struggled to
survive, but the local Native Americans helped them plant corn to survive.
• Pilgrims were English Protestants who believed that the Church of England had become to wealthy and corrupt. They separated themselves from the church and hoped to create a better one.
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o Massachusetts Bayo Joint Stock Company o Unknown to the king, they brought the only
copy of their charter to the colonyo Lack of crown control allowed:
o Establishment of democratic governmento Town meetingso General Assembly
o All male church members could voteo Church based schools ensured all children
could read the Bible and established religious conformity
o New Englanders enjoyed religious homogeneity, a thriving economy based on trade, and a democratic government.
o Did not practice religious tolerance
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Work Perioda) Complete your Circle Map to use to organize your
information on these two colonial regions
b) Study / work on vocabulary
c) Complete Atlas Pages