Martin’s World Travel
Agency
TAKING YOU WHERE YOU WANT TO GO!
“Come see what the thirteen colonies
have to offer you!”
Colonial America is a time that provides
many new and exciting opportunities for the
Europeans. People are hearing about
America and are taking risks to come and
settle in these new colonies. This land is
divided into three colonial regions:
New England Colonies ( Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New
Hampshire, and Maine)
Middle Colonies (New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware)
Southern Colonies (Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina South Carolina and Georgia)
Your job:
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You work for me at Martin’s World Travel Agency
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You will pick (randomly) one of the 13 original colonies.
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You are to make travel brochures advertising your colony to the
Europeans of the late 1600’s. (Info from 1650-1750)
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Use the given rubrics and websites to help you gain your
information.
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make it look appealing
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Then you may work on the “extras”
Process
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1. Research your colony using the selected websites, and your social
studies book .
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2. Use the “Colony “research organizer to record and organize your
findings.
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3. After you are done researching your colony, you will record your
findings.
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4. You will research the topics listed on the graphic organizer on the web
sites provided, your textbook and other resources you deem necessary.
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5. Students will complete the graphic organizer and use the information
to create a brochure that will persuade others to settle in your colony. So
make it look appealing! 
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6. Use the rubric to help you guide and evaluate your project.
Conclusion
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After completing this project on the 13 colonies students
will be knowledgeable about their colony and know the
similarities and differences of the New England, Middle,
and Southern regions of the 13 colonies. They will discover
the reasons why colonists chose particular areas to settle
such as available jobs, religion, climate, natural resources,
and government comparing and contrasting the three
different colonial regions, students will have gained a
better understanding of the positive and negative
aspects of each colony and region.
Research Organizer
Colony:_______________________
Year & Reasons for founding
Economy
Government and Available jobs
Religious toleration
Geography
Growth and Change
Daily life of Men, Women & children
Relation with Native Am.
Possible websites to use
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New England Colonies:
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•http://www.columbia.k12.mo.us/pke/phillips/colonies/newenglandcoloniesresearchpage.ht
m
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•http://www.east-buc.k12.ia.us/00_01/CA/13c1.htm
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•http://www.ushistory.org/us/3.asp
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•http://www.slideshare.net/ezlee2/the-new-england-colonies
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Middle Colonies:
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•http://www.east-buc.k12.ia.us/00_01/CA/13c9.htm
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•http://www.east-buc.k12.ia.us/00_01/CA/13c2.htm
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•http://www.columbia.k12.mo.us/pke/phillips/colonies/middlecolonies.htm
Total Points____________/ 20 pts
CATEGORY
4
3
2
1
Knowledge
Gained
All students in the
group can
accurately answer
all questions related
to facts in the
brochure and to
technical processes
used to create the
brochure.
All students in the
group can
accurately answer
most questions
related to facts in
the brochure and
to technical
processes used to
create the
brochure.
Most students in the
group can
accurately answer
most questions
related to facts in
the brochure and
to technical
processes used to
create the
brochure.
Several students in
the group appear
to have little
knowledge about
the facts or
technical processes
used in the
brochure.
Sources
Careful and
accurate records
are kept to
document the
source of 95-100%
of the facts and
graphics in the
brochure.
Careful and
accurate records
are kept to
document the
source of 94-85% of
the facts and
graphics in the
brochure.
Careful and
accurate records
are kept to
document the
source of 84-75% of
the facts and
graphics in the
brochure.
Sources are not
documented
accurately or are
not kept on many
facts and graphics.
Writing Organization
Each section in the
brochure has a
clear beginning,
middle, and end.
Almost all sections
of the brochure
have a clear
beginning, middle
and end.
Most sections of the
brochure have a
clear beginning,
middle and end.
Less than half of the
sections of the
brochure have a
clear beginning,
middle and end.
Attractiveness & The brochure has
exceptionally
Organization
The brochure has
attractive
formatting and
well-organized
information.
The brochure has
well-organized
information.
The brochure\'s
formatting and
organization of
material are
confusing to the
reader.
Content Accuracy
99-85% of the facts
in the brochure are
accurate. Most of
the facts in the
brochure are
accurate. Students
covered all areas in
85-75% of the facts
in the brochure are
accurate. All facts
in the brochure are
accurate. Students
covered some
areas in the
Fewer than 75% of
the facts in the
brochure are
accurate. All facts
in the brochure are
accurate. Students
covered all areas in
attractive
formatting and
well-organized
information.
All facts in the
brochure are
accurate. Students
covered all areas in
the graphic
organizer on their
colony.
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Southern Colonies:
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•http://www.east-buc.k12.ia.us/00_01/ca/13c3.htm
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•http://www.columbia.k12.mo.us/pke/phillips/colonies/southerncoloniespage.htm
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Other Helpful Websites:
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•http://www.columbia.k12.mo.us/pke/phillips/colonies/climateofthethrreecolonise.htm
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•http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/articles/ushistory/13colonies2.htm
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•http://americanhistory.about.com/library/charts/blcolonial13.htm
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•http://www.mrnussbaum.com/13colonies/13regions.htm