Unpacked Content
Knowledge
Students know:
- Regional differences among early New England, Middle, and Southern colonies a regarding economics, geography, culture, government, and American Indian relations.
- Impact and details of essential documents in the establishment of colonial governments, including the Magna Carta, the English Bill of Rights, and the Mayflower Compact.
- The role of the House of Burgesses and New England town meetings in the development of early American colonies.
- The impact of the Great Awakening on early American colonial society.
Skills
Students are able to:
- Compare and contrast regional differences among early New England, Middle, and Southern colonies
- Locate the appropriate colonies in each region on a map.
- Analyze the effect of geography and weather on the development of regional colonies.
- Analyze primary documents.
- Describe the impact of the Great Awakening on colonial society.
Understanding
Students understand that:
- There were regional differences in the early American colonies and the roles of essential documents and events in the development of these colonies.
Vocabulary
- regional
- Magna Carta
- English Bill of Rights
- Mayflower Compact
- House of Burgesses
- Great Awakening
- New England colonies
- Middle colonies
- Southern colonies
