Fifth Grade Colonization Unit
Lesson 3
Title: Introduction to Colonies
Grade Level: 5th
Unit of Study: Colonization and Settlements
GLCE:
U2.3.1
Locate the New England, Middle, and Southern colonies on a map.
U2.3.2
Describe the daily life of people living in the New England, Middle, and Southern colonies.
U2.1.1
Describe significant developments in the Southern colonies, including
• patterns of settlement and control including the impact of geography (landforms and climate) on settlement
• establishment of Jamestown
• development of one-crop economies (plantation land use and growing season for rice in
Carolinas and tobacco in Virginia)
• relationships with American Indians (e.g., Powhatan)
• development of colonial representative assemblies (House of Burgesses)
• development of slavery
U2.1.2
Describe significant developments in the New England colonies, including
• patterns of settlement and control including the impact of geography (landforms and climate) on settlement
• relations with American Indians (e.g., Pequot/King Phillip’s War)
• growth of agricultural (small farms) and non-agricultural (shipping, manufacturing) economies
• the development of government including establishment of town meetings, development of colonial legislatures and growth of royal government
• religious tensions in Massachusetts that led to the establishment of other colonies in
New England
U2.1.3
Describe significant developments in the Middle Colonies, including
• patterns of settlement and control including the impact of geography (landforms and climate) on settlement
• the growth of Middle Colonies economies (e.g., breadbasket)
• The Dutch settlements in New Netherlands, Quaker settlement in Pennsylvania, and subsequent English takeover of the Middle Colonies
• immigration patterns leading to ethnic diversity in the Middle Colonies
Abstract:
Students will be able to identify the pattern of settlement, the impact of geography on settlement, native populations, and the growth of the New England Colonies economies.
Students will understand that religious tensions in Massachusetts lead to the establishment of other colonies in New England
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Fifth Grade Colonization Unit
Students will understand the types of government established in the New England colonies.
Key Concepts: Regional differences in colonial America (development of emergent labor forces, resources, geography, climate, types of government, economy, ethnic population).
Sequence of Activities:
1.
Show United Streaming video Pilgrims and Puritans: The Struggle for Religious
Freedom in England (1517-1692) .
2.
Introduce a map of the colonies and a graphic organizer for New England Colonies,
Middle Colonies, and Southern Colonies (see below) that will be used throughout the unit.
3.
Using the information from the video, background information sheets, and other resources, fill in the New England section of the graphic organizer on “why the colony was founded.”
4.
Show the introduction segments of the United Streaming videos: Making the Thirteen
Colonies: The Middle Colonies and Making the Thirteen Colonies: The Southern
Colonies and/or utilize other resources to fill in the Middle Colonies and Southern
Colonies sections on “why the colonies were founded” on the graphic organizer.
Connections:
English Language Arts
Have students write a paragraph to answer the question: Why did the colonists come to the New
England Colonies, the Middle Colonies, and the Southern Colonies?
Mathematics
Instructional Resources:
Equipment/Manipulative
Student Resources
Teacher Resources
Background information sheets on the New England, Middle and Southern Colonies
The Five Themes of Geography Worksheet: SCoPE SS050401
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Fifth Grade Colonization Unit
Calhoun ISD Social Studies Curriculum Design Project

Fifth Grade Colonization Unit
Calhoun ISD Social Studies Curriculum Design Project