Do It Yourself 1
TEKS Standard (2A) Identify reasons for European exploration
3 G’s (God, gold, glory)
Instructions: Draw a boat with three sails.
 The first sail has the title God.
 The second sail has title Gold.
 The third sail has the title Glory.
Explain how God represents the spread of Christianity, civilizing “barbarians”, and
the destiny of Christianity.
Explain how Gold was a measure of wealth and power and used to buy raw
materials and goods.
Explain how glory represents the power of a country and why you think that
countries would compete against each other for resources and land.
Do It Yourself 2
TEKS Standard (1C) Explain the significance of:
1607- Founding of Jamestown
1620 - Pilgrims, Puritans, Mayflower Compact
Instructions: You will create outlined notes in your notebook. Write down the
name of each subsection first then write in two of the most important sentences
from each subsection. An important sentence should include either dates, names,
and/or bolded words. Information can be found for Jamestown between pages
Jamestown pages 71-73. Plymouth Colony 79-82.
Example:
Roanoke and Jamestown:
1. With Queen Elizabeth’s permission, Sir Walter Raleigh raised money to
outfit a colony in North America.
2. In 1585 about a 100 men set sail across the Atlantic.
Do It Yourself 3
TEKS Standards (10A, 2B, 10B, 10C, 11A, 11C, 12A, 12D) 13 Colonies:
 Locate 13 colonies and regions geographically
 Identify regions of colonial America: New England, Middle, Southern
colonies
 Analyze cause and effect of economic differences of different regions
 Analyze how physical characteristics of the environment influence
population distribution, settlement patterns, and economic activities
(P.E.G.S.).
Instructions:
Step 1: You will work with others in your group to create a map of the 13
Colonies. Your map will have shading/coloring to show the three regions. You will
include the major cities and a symbol representing the major product produced in
each region.
Step 2: You will then create the following table and fill in the information.
New England
Colonies
Political
(Identify two
government related
things)
Economic
(Two things dealing
with
trade/business)
Religious
Social
(Two things that
explain what life
was like)
Middle Colonies
Southern Colonies
Do It Yourself 4
TEKS Standards
 Compare political, economic, religious, and social reasons for the
establishment of the 13 colonies
 Describe how immigrant groups interact with the environment
(Quakers, Puritans, Pilgrims, and Native Americans)
 (3A, 15A) Explain reasons for growth of representative government
and institutions
 Identify influences of English Bill of Rights and Magna Carta
Instructions:
You will work with others in your group to complete steps 1-3. Step 4 you will do
on your own.
Step 1: Read Religious Motivation and Religious Freedom on Page 80; Native
Americans Offer Assistance on Page 81; and Reasons for Immigration to
Massachusetts on Page 82.
Step 2: Create a Bubble map for each one of the three subsections. In the center
bubble you will write the title of the subsection. Each bubble map will include two
important details. Remember important details include things such as names,
dates, and/or bolded words.
Step 3: Use the school library databases that we have been provided and look up
the influences for both the English Bill of Rights and the Magna Carta.
Step 4: You each will write your own short paragraph explaining why people
might want to create their own government. Explain how the different climates
and crops of the 13 colonies would lead to different opinions on what a
government should look like.