Journey Through the
Colonies
An interactive presentation
Please answer all of the numbered questions on your own paper.
Please also create the charts as shown in the presentation
Jamestown, Virginia
(The Southern Colonies)
• Click HERE for the Life in Jamestown Video
• Click HERE to learn about Jamestown & Tobacco
• Click HERE to Find Out What REALLY Happened in Jamestown
In your own words…..
#1: Give FIVE important pieces of information as told in the video clips about
Jamestown. Please BULLET POINT your 5 items:
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#2: What do you think would have been the best thing about living in Jamestown?
The worst? Why?
The 13 Colonies
• Please follow along with the instructions on the presentation. You will need to
do the assignment as asked on the video. Create and fill in the chart below (you
will recreate this chart for all 3 colonial regions).
Colony
Massachusetts
Connecticut
New Hampshire
Rhode Island
Founder
Reason Founded
Plymouth, Pilgrims, Puritans and New England
• Click HERE for the New England Colonies Video Podcast
• #3. The Mayflower Compact was: _______________________________
• #4. Do you think the Mayflower Compact was a good idea? Why or why not?
Wanna Visit Boston?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EQQ62FweY7g
Pahk the Cah in Hahvahd Yahd
• The Bahston Accent
• Shelly Murphy Explains a Boston Accecnt
In Your Own Words……
• #5. What would you like to see in Boston? Why?
• #6. What do you think would be the best thing about being a
colonist living in New England? The Worst? Why?
The Middle Colonies
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How these colonies got their start……
Click HERE for a Short Video on The Middle Colonies
#7: What religious group founded Pennsylvania?
#8: What country originally settled all of these colonies?
#9: What was the original name given to this region?
#10: What is the largest city in the Middle colonies today?
More fun with Mr. Zoller……
The Middle Colonies
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yw9pw8rIDlU
Colony
New York
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Delaware
Founder
Reason Founded
Wanna Visit Philadelphia?
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RQUzcETk5eQ
• #7: What would you like to see most in Philadelphia? Why?
• Or New York City???
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vA3OuEd4e1c
• #8: What would you like to see most in New York City? Why?
In Your Own Words…..
• #11: Give TWO important pieces of information you learned about the
Middle colonies:
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• #12: What do you think would be the best thing about living in the Middle
colonies? The Worst? Why?
The Southern Colonies
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j3KAOWye1AM
Colony
Virginia
Maryland
North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
Founder
Reason Founded
Wanna Visit the Southern Colonies?
• How about visiting Washington D.C.?
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yD3wi8VpPuE
• #13: What would you like to see most in Washington DC? Why?
What questions do you still have????
Now that you’ve learned a little bit more about the colonial regions, what
questions do you still have about the colonies?
Think of two RELEVANT and THOUGHTFUL questions regarding any of
the colonial regions:
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#15:
Colonial Map
You are now going to color and label a map of the colonies. Please use the following
instructions:
Color all of the NEW ENGLAND colonies GREEN
Color all of the MIDDLE colonies PURPLE
Color all of the SOUTHERN colonies RED (or pink)
You must label each individual colony by it’s FULL name (no abbreviations). You will
have a map quiz on these colonies SOON! For the quiz you will need to know the
location of the colony, what colonial region it’s in and how to spell it correctly! (Yep,
even Massachusetts!)