Anyone who has never made a mistake
has never tried anything new.
-Albert Einstein
September 16, 2014 Agenda
US History
Colonization
By the end of this unit, students will be able to:
Describe how the values and institutions of European economic, religious and political life took root in the colonies
and how slavery reshaped European and African life in the Americas. Students will focus on the economic
characteristics and social developments of the New England, Middle, and Southern colonies, understanding social and
cultural change in British North America. Students will also understand how the development of indentured servitude
and slavery influenced European and African life in the colonies.
Objective 1: Understand how religion shaped the founding of the Northern colonies.
Objective 2: Compare the founding of the Northern colonies to that of Jamestown and the other
Southern colonies.
Closing Activity: Processing terms and people into categories.
Plan for Class
DO NOW: What are 2 things that were the same as the Southern colonies were founded and colonized?
Part I: Quick quiz (10 minutes): Individual/Group
This is on the vocab that you did. Enjoy!
Part II: Plymouth (45 minutes): Video
Let’s begin with a video from “America, the Story of Us”. We may not watch as much as I thought . . . we
will see.
Part III: The New England colonies (20-30 minutes): Class Discussion
Get out your packet and turn to the Northern colonies. We will do a PPT and finish with a processing
activity. There will be more video here!
DO LATER: What was the significance of the Mayflower Compact?
Homework: Finish the Historical Significance in the packet. Quick Quiz next class.
Tentative Unit at a Glance
9/16: Colonization
9/18: Colonization
9/22: Finish Colonization
9/24: Test on Colonization
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