Partner/Group Assignment
Name___________________________
Warmup: Define the following wordsa. Push Factors-
b. Pull Factors-
c. Puritans-
d. Pilgrims-
1. What was a pull factor which drove Puritans and Pilgrims to the English colonies? (List one pull
factor)
2. What do you think was going on in England that pushed out Puritans and Pilgrims? (List one
push factor)
Now, your group will receive a colony to study. WRITE THAT COLONY DOWN BELOW, THEN LABEL AND
CIRCLE IT ON THE MAP ON THE BACK.
Group’s Colony: _______________________________
Circle the area of the original colonies to which it belongs: NEW ENGLAND
MIDDLE
SOUTH
Now, before you do any research at all, write 1-2 sentences about what you know of the colony/state
you were assigned.
Now, answer the following questions about the colony you’re researching.
1. When was your colony founded, and who was it founded by?
2. Why was your colony given the name that it was given?
3. What was the purpose of your colony’s founding? (Identify push/pull factors that brought the
founders of your colony over)
4. What is the geography of your colony like?
5. What is the economy of your colony based on (manufacturing, farming, fishing, trapping, etc.)?
6. What was the percentage of slaves in your colony’s population?
7. What was the main religion of your colony?
Now, you and your group will create a presentation about your colony. This presentation will be given
on Wednesday, 9/26. In your presentation, you should include all of the information you included in this
packet.
Additionally, you should include a story that you found to be interesting/fun in your research about that
colony.
This presentation should be made on Google Slides, Powerpoint, or Prezi. If you and your group have
another idea for a presentation style, let Mr. Hirschfeld know.