Coloial Settlement

1587 - 1775


8.5.3 Identify how religion contributed to early America (i.e., impact on government, education, social norms, slavery, and tolerance) (Era I,II,III,IV,V)
Challenges to Spanish Power
 John Cabot
http://www.win.tue.nl/~engels/discovery/cabot.html
8.5.6 Classify the characteristics of major historic events into causes and effects (i.e., exploration, colonization, revolution, expansion, & Civil War) (Era I,II,III,IV,V)
8.1.7 Recognize how immigration and cultural diffusion have influenced the character of a place (i.e., religion within certain colonies, African songs in the American south, and British v. French influences)
English Colonies in America
Life in Early America
Thematic unit with good activities and resource links for 3rd grade
http://www.libsci.sc.edu/miller/colony.htm
The Life of a Colonial Child
http://www.germantownacademy.org/Academics/LS/3/Colonial/index.htm
Schooling, Education, and Literacy in Colonial America
http://alumni.cc.gettysburg.edu/~s330558/schooling.html
Colonial America 1600-1775
K-12 Resources List
http://falcon.jmu.edu/~ramseyil/colonial.htm
The Plymoth Colony Archive Project
http://etext.virginia.edu/users/deetz/
Colonial Williamsburg
Several teaching resources including information about daily life, clothing, people and places; Great site for student exploration!
http://www.history.org/History/index.cfm
Jamestown Change
Lesson Plan for grades 3-5 from EDSITEment
http://edsitement.neh.gov/view_lesson_plan.asp?ID=269
A Brief History of Jamestown, Virginia
http://www.virtualschool.edu/mon/SocialConstruction/Jamestown.html
Learning From Londontwon
http://www.keyschool.pvt.k12.md.us/londontown/Pages/Pages/learnflt.html
Theme Project Organizer: Come to America! (Great Project!)
http://www.eduplace.com/ss/wtp/level5/unit3/org.html
The Coins of Colonial and Early America
http://www.coins.nd.edu/ColCoin/
Shaping of the American Colonies
8.1.4 Compare and contrast the tenets of America's early religions (i.e., Olmec beliefs, Native American Earth/Mother spirit, African Traditional religion, Puritanism, Quakerism) (Era I,II,III)
8.5.7 Recognize the historical impacts of European settlements in North America (Era I,II,III)
8.2.4  Recognize economic activities of Early America (i.e., agriculture, industry, & service)
Native North Americans: The Effects of Colonization
http://funsocialstudies.learninghaven.com/articles/natives2.htm
The Salem Witch Trials of 1692
http://www.salemweb.com/memorial/default.htm
8.4.4  Recognize the rights and responsibilities of individuals throughout the development of the U.S.
8.1.7 Recognize how immigration and cultural diffusion have influenced the character of a place (i.e., religion within certain colonies, African songs in the American south, and British v. French influences)
Clash of Empires
History in Prints
The Colonial Period, The French and Indian War, & the American Revolution
http://www.oldgloryprints.com/colonial.htm
The Maryland Gazette featuring George Washington's Journal
http://earlyamerica.com/earlyamerica/milestones/journal/index.html
The Wilderness Road
http://www.nps.gov/cuga/wildrnss.htm
The Royal Proclamation of October 7, 1763
http://www.bloorstreet.com/200block/rp1763.htm
Web Quests
8.2.8 Recognize factors that led to urbanization and industrialization in Early America (i.e., religious freedom, land ownership, & thriving markets)
Children in Colonial America
http://www.macomb.k12.mi.us/wq/WebQ97/COLAMER2.HTM
Back in Time: A Historical Fiction Web Quest
http://www.greece.k12.ny.us/ath/library/webquests/backintime/default.htm

For information about the United States during a different time period,
please follow the links below.
 


Please send comments, questions, suggestions, or any broken links to John David Shanks,
  Gifted Education Teacher, Greene County Schools