By examining life on the East Coast of North American in the 1600/1700’s we will begin to understand why the settlers came to the 13 colonies and how they lived over two hundred years ago. These people did not work in offices; drive a car to work, use phones or any type of digital device. Could you imagine your life without your cell phone, television or the ability to ride in a car to your destination? Needless to say life was very different for the settlers of the colonies.
People thought that if they sailed too far to the east they would fall off the edge of the earth in the late 1400’s so how were people convinced to go? Usually the three G’s apply here, which are for god (spread Christianity/religious freedom), gold (or any other form of wealth) or glory (who doesn’t want to be famous?). People were also looking for freedom of tyranny or the abuse of power and wanted to start a representative form of government. These reasons attracted people from all walks of life such as prisoners, indentured servants, slaves, merchants, priests and soldiers just to name a few.
Once the settlers arrived in the 13 colonies they set out to achieve their dream of a better life and relish in their new found freedoms. None of the settlers had exactly the same idea of a better life, but they would choose a region (New England, Middle and Southern Colonies) that fit that description of a better life and each region had its own idea about freedom.
Step One: Gather Information on the Physical Geography of the colonies.
The members of the group will need to know where the colonies are located. Each group member will need to get a Blank Colonial Map and fill it in with the names of the colonies and any other important information like cities, ports or forts. To find a larger map with this information you may click on the link labeled 13 Colony Map or complete your own research online to find the information. Make sure you color the different sections.
Red- New England
Yellow- Middle
Blue- Southern.
Just make sure that you do not take too much time as the king is waiting!
Blank Colonial Map
13 Colony Map
When you finish you will need to show your map to your adviser (teacher) in order to receive any advice and to make sure that this task has been checked off as completed.
Step Two: Create an informational chart on the three colonies assigned to your group.
Each group member will need to create a chart on their colony. Fill in the chart with as much data on your colony as you can, remember you will use this later to create the advertisement booklet. Items such as important events or important people/groups may not be available for all colonies . You can find a blank copy of the chart below in the link labeled Colony Chart, save it and then type your answers in the chart. Information to aid you in your search can be found under the Colony Chart below or you may complete your own research. You will need to show your adviser (teacher) when you are finished, the king is getting impatient so you better keep working hard!
Colony Chart
- Timelines
http://www.timepage.org/cyc/gen/renaissance.html
http://www.timepage.org/cyc/gen/puritan.html
http://www.timepage.org/cyc/gen/religious.html
http://www.timepage.org/cyc/gen/glorious.html
http://www.historyplace.com/unitedstates/revolution/rev-early.htmhttp://www.historyplace.com/unitedstates/revolution/rev-col.htm
http://www.historyplace.com/unitedstates/revolution/rev-prel.htm
- Life and Culture
http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/articles/ushistory/13colonies1.htm
Step Three: Creating an Advertisement Booklet
Advertisement Booklet
1. Create a title page with a title for your advertisement, names of the creators, one or more graphic and a motto or quote.
2. Create a flyer using Word for ONE colony. Make sure to use the information acquired in steps one and two of the process. The flyers should each contain
a. Colonies Name and Region (New England, Middle or Southern)
b. An image of the colony with or without the surrounding colonies
c. Date Founded
d. Founded by
e. Important events, dates or groups
f. Economics (what do people do for money)
g. Reasons people should move to that colony
Example Flyer
Group Jobs: Each group will need to select group jobs for this task.
Editor: This person is responsible for the grammar, spelling and the overall flow of the text in the document. The Editor will choose font type and size as well as word usage for the booklet. The Editor will monitor the booklet throughout the entire competition process and should be the last person to review it before it is presented to the king.
Graphic Design: This person is responsible for the overall look of the advertisement booklet. You will pick color schemes, font style, font size, font color, locations for graphics and the template to be used by the group. Remember random is ugly and distracts from your information.
Research and Development: This person is responsible for determining if the information in the booklet is correct and applies to the theme. Any additional research is completed by this person through internet research, discussion with other businesses, discussion with the adviser (teacher) or other outside source. Lastly, you are the time keeper and need to make sure group members are working at an acceptable pace.
Colony/Region Specialists: Each group member will also need to assume the role of colony specialists from one of the three regions. Each member must select a colony from a different region so that each of the three regions is represented.
Step Four: Reflection
Each group member will need to create their own reflection for the final step. You will need to write a two or more paragraph reflection on what you have learned, liked, disliked and things that could be improved for this Webquest. You will need to type the reflection and print it out or email it to the teacher, then turn it into your adviser (teacher).
If you would like to post in the blog instead of emailing it to me here is the link.
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Grading each step is worth 25 points.
Just because you complete the step does not mean you will receive the full 25 points.
Projects will be due on Monday.
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