DO NOWJournal Writing
Respond to this prompt:What are you willing to
sacrifice to get something that you want? Is it all about you or do you consider others when trying to get what you want?
Native Peoples First ones to settle this land
Many different tribes Many differences in religion,
hunting, dress Differences usually determined
by the geography of where they lived
Learned how to work with the land
Settlers to the Land Many European countries sent
explorers to The Americas: Spain France English Dutch
Settled in the 1500-1600
Jamestown Three ships left
England April 1607
Dense vegetation: Huge Strawberries
Oysters
The London Company sponsored the trip
They elected a board
John Smith was named to the Board
Named for the King of England, James I.
Agreement with Spain: We will stop raiding your ships, you stop killing our settlers.
DO NOW 4/21/14 What are three reasons that people wanted
to come over to the Americas? Why did they want to leave their home and what were they looking for?
Why do people move to a new place in today’s society? Do people today move for the same reasons the settlers of the 1600-1700s coming to America did? What are some of the similarities and what are some differences?
Recipe for disaster Lazy, untrained “Gentlemen”
No women
Expected the land covered in gold and precious gems
The London Company paid them a salary and did not allow them to own land. No incentive to work hard
Many killed by germs and Indians
1609-1610 The Starving Time
Lost 90% of the original settlers
First colony to survive and John Smith remained and was elected president of the colony. Hard worker Worked with the Natives Moved up to New England and
named the area.
Do Now
Respond to this prompt in your journal:What is the difference
between the concepts “truth” and “story”?
The Mayflower Came seeking Religious freedom
Traveled from England to Holland
Agreed to work for a business for 7 years for passage to the New World. Send furs and timber back
102 people sailed form England in the Mayflower
35 of them were the Pilgrims
Settlers arrived in the New Nation after 66+ days and nights at sea
Much quarreling about how the settlement should be set up
Creation of the Mayflower Compact First set of laws with majority rule
Right to choose their leader
Religious freedom
Settled in Plymouth John Smith and found it 6 years before
13 Colonies Project
New England Colonies
Middle Colonies Southern Colonies
Rhode Island Delaware MarylandConnecticut Pennsylvania VirginiaMassachusetts New York North CarolinaNew Hampshire New Jersey South Carolina Georgia
•Using the list below, fill in the map of the 13 Colonies.
•Choose between two projects:1.Notecard Colony book2.Colony timeline
Ms. Anderson will provide example of each activity. You will use a computer and a text book to find your information.
For each colony you will find the following information: When it was founded
Who founded it
Major Cities
Major Industries
When it became a state
Native American tribes around the colony
http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/wwww/us/13coloniesdef.htm
Start time line with first colony and end with last one.
Earliest to Latest