Warm Up:
Imagine your family has run out of money to
pay the bills. You can no longer afford the
car payment, house payment, etc.
How would you feel if your family was thrown
into prison for not being able to pay the
bills?
Agenda:
1. Notes: Georgia and the Southern colonies
2. Color map of southern colonies
3. Southern colonies pictures
4. Introduce colonies project
Georgia Colony:
The colony of Georgia was established in 1732
by James Oglethorpe as a place for debtors
(people who owned __________) to find
economic freedom.
Southern Colonies
Life in the Southern Colonies
Hot, humid ____________ and fertile _____________ made the south good for
growing crops.
Large plantations grew cash crops such as :
• ___________________
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Slaves and ________________ servants worked on the plantations
Wealthy _______________ owners controlled social and political life.
Most people followed the religion of the Church of _______________.
Life in the south pictures:
Discuss with your group:
1. What do you see?
2. What does this tell you about life in
the Southern Colonies?
Colonial Booklet Project:
For this project, you will create a character who
has a unique religious, economic, social, and
political life. Your character will take a journey
through the 13 colonies. Along the way, he/she
meets new people and observes the way of life in
each colonial region. At the end of the journey,
your character will decide which region he/she
would like to settle in.
This project will be due on January 8th and 9th. You will have several
“project days” in class to work. Any other work should be done at
home.
Colonial Booklet Character
Meet: ______________________ (it can be you, someone you know, or someone who is completely made up!)
Describe his/her religious life
here:
•What is his/her religion? Why?
•What does he/she believe?
•How does he/she practice his/her faith?
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Describe his/her economic life
here:
•What kind of job does he/she have?
•What does he/she spend money on?
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Describe his/her social life here:
•What are his/her friends like?
•What does he/she do in his/her free (nonwork) time?
•What are his/her family
responsibilities/roles?
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Describe his/her political life here:
•What kind of government does he/she live
under?
•Does he/she vote?
•Does he/she attend community meetings or
belong to any organizations?
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Background: On the first page of your booklet, describe your character. Discuss his/her religious
life, economic life (job), social life, and political life. Draw a picture of your character. Region=none
Scene 1: Your character meets someone from one of the 3 colonial regions (New England, Mid
Atlantic, Southern). Draw a picture of the person he/she meets. Write a dialogue of the
conversation that your character and this new person have. In your dialogue, include information
about the religion, job, and daily life of the new person. Region=
Scene 2: Your character just witnessed the trial of Anne Hutchinson and seen her banished from
the community. Thinking about your character’s religious, social, and political life, how does your
character react? Write a paragraph journaling your character’s opinions about the trial.
Region=New England
Scene 3: Your character sees a flyer advertising 2 employment positions in one of the 3 colonial
regions. Using your knowledge of the jobs in each region, create the job wanted ads. Make sure
you state the location of the job on the flyer. Region=
Scene 4: Your character travels to Roanoke Island, site of the “Lost Colony.” After looking around,
he/she draws a diagram showing what he/she thinks happened to the settlers. Make sure each
detail of your diagram is labeled. Region=Southern
Scene 5: Your character decides to travel to one of the 3 regions. Using your knowledge of each
colonial region, draw a picture of the community he or she sees. What do the buildings look like?
What are people doing? Region=
Scene 6: While exploring the colonies, you meet someone who asks about the different people you
have met along the way. Draw a picture of someone from each social class in colonial America and
describe him/her in 3-5 sentences. Be sure to mention your own social class. Region=all
Scene 7: Your character is deciding where to settle. Write a letter that he/she sends to family in
England describing his/her reasons (at least 2) for settling in the region. Region=
Map Game!