Name _________________________________________________________________
Date _________________
Period ________
Regional Identity in
Colonial America
-PROJECTStudents will be displaying their knowledge of regional identity in colonial
America through a group project in class. The project will reflect content
covered in class and allow students to explore deeper into the colonial period.
Students will have their choice of colonial region (New England, Middle
Colonies and Southern Colonies) and will be required to complete the following
tasks for each region, respectfully.
PROJECT REQUIREMENTS You must pick the same number of components between A-F as
the number of members in your group. G is required of all groups.
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
g.
A Travel Brochure highlighting a city (ONE page, front and back)
An accurate LEGO-based settlement with ONE page description
A “Day in the Life” narrative of a person from your region (TWO pages)
A map of the thirteen colonies
A merchant’s description of the region’s valuable resources
Poster of ONE famous person from your region with a ONE page bio
*Required* A list of the sources that you used
*A portion of your grade will be your daily group efforts and how you
present the material.
Students will have TWO DAYS to complete this multi-faceted project, which will
be worth a TEST GRADE.
TO BE PRESENTED ON MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 21st
PROJECT COMPONENTS EXPLAINED
A. Travel Brochure – As the thirteen colonies grew over the years, cities began to
develop across the east coast. You are required to create a travel brochure that
highlights one of the cities in your region. It should attract people living in Europe to
come and live in that city. Describe the specific attractions of that city, citing facts about
that city during the colonial period.
B. LEGO Settlement – The three regions of the thirteen colonies were very different
from one another, and therefore their settlements looked very different. Please create an
accurate, creative and detailed settlement that appropriately represents your region of
the colony. A ONE PAGE description is required to explain what you created and why
you included certain details. *Note – If you have access to Minecraft, it is acceptable to
build a Minecraft settlement instead of a Lego settlement.
C. Journal Narrative – All different kinds of people lived in the early settlements of the
colonies. In form of a TWO-PAGE journal entry, please walk through a “day in the life” of
person that belongs to a demographic in your region. It could be a slave, a Puritan, a
Native-American, a farmer, a Quaker, or a political radical. Include facts and strong
content that displays that you know what the daily life of the person of your choice would
look like.
D. Colonial Map – As more and more settlers came to the New World, thirteen colonies
would be firmly planted across the east coast. It is very important that you not only know
the colonies that make up your region, but neighboring regions as well. You are required
to fill in a map of the thirteen colonies (names of colonies, names of major cities, identify
geographic landmarks, other territories, etc.) and color the map in an artistic and neat
manner.
E. Merchant’s Resource Description – In the colonial era, merchants needed to
have a keen understanding of each region’s resource. If they did not, they would soon be
out of business. You are required to fill in the “Merchant’s Log” that is attached. It
requires you to identify the resources that were natural to that region,
F. Poster of Famous Person – Personal paintings and engravings were very
expensive to have done in the colonial era. Only those with enough personal wealth or
those who achieved great fame would have their portrait taken. Take a moment to create
a poster of ONE famous person from your region and attach a ONE-PAGE
description/biography of the individual (life, achievements, death, legacy, etc).
G. *REQUIRED* - A basic list of the sources that you used to find your
information. Include any and all information (author, title of article,
website, date created, etc.)
DIRECTIONS
-Label each colony by name
-Color each colony neatly
-Group the regions with similar color
-Put a yellow star on…
a. New York City
b. Philadelphia
c. Boston
d. Charleston
-Identify some of the major rivers,
mountain ranges and other
territories
-Ensure the whole map is neat,
colorful and artistic in nature
MERCHANT’S LOG
Directions: Discover what resources existed in your region. The purpose they served
(traded for another good, used to build a final project), the colony or environment they are
found in, and an interesting fact about that resource during the colonial period.
RESOURCE _____________________________________________________________
PURPOSE? ______________________________________________________________
FOUND WHERE? ________________________________________________________
INTERESTING COLONIAL FACT ________________________________________
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INTERESTING COLONIAL FACT ________________________________________
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RESOURCE _____________________________________________________________
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INTERESTING COLONIAL FACT ________________________________________
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