Warm Up:
1. Fill out your table of contents.
2. Tape “Colonies Vocab” on page 46.
3. Divide page 45 into 8 sections. Label each
section with one of the vocab words and
draw a picture to represent it.
Today’s Question:
Why did English colonists
move to America?
Activities:
1. Notes: Early Settlements
2. Stations: Primary and Secondary Sources
3. Begin Comic Strip
Three Southern colonies were established
as economic ventures
1587: Roanoke
1607: Jamestown
1732: Georgia
Roanoke
Economic Ventures/New
Opportunities
1587: Roanoke Island was established as an
______ venture.
England’s first try:
Roanoke Island
What happened to the settlers on Roanoke Island?
Jamestown
Economic Ventures/New
Opportunities
1607: Jamestown was established as an
economic venture by the _______ company.
Jamestown: a more successful economic venture
Georgia
Economic Ventures/New
Opportunities
1732: The colony of Georgia was settled by
people who had been in ________ prison in
England.
Georgia:
the opportunity for a new life
New England/Mid-Atlantic were places for
people who wanted religious freedom
1620: Plymouth
1630: Massachusetts Bay
1681: Pennsylvania
Plymouth
Religious Freedom
1620: Plymouth colony was settled by _______
from the Church of England who wanted to
avoid religious persecution.
1620, the Pilgrims set out in search of
religious freedom
Massachusetts Bay
Religious freedom
1630: Massachusetts Bay was settled by Puritans
to avoid _______ persecution.
Puritans believed that god was giving them a
new opportunity in America
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
1681: Established by ________ , who wanted to
practice their religion without interference.
Quakers in Pennsylvania: religious
freedom for all
Early Settlement Documents:
You will be looking at primary and secondary
source documents to learn more about life in
the early settlements.
Primary Source:
Something directly
from history
Secondary Source:
A history book or
article written by
someone studying
history
With your group:
1. Move to each station
2. Read the document OUT LOUD with your
group
3. Fill in chart:
Early
Settlement
Type of
Document:
Primary or
Secondary
Source?
Summarize:
What is this document
about?
What does this document
tell us about life in this
early settlement?
Early Settlement Comic Strip:
Create a comic strip about one of the early
English Settlements. Box one should take
place in England, box two should show the
settlers arriving to their new settlement, and
box three should show the settlers living
permanently in their settlement.