11.30.2015 Be Responsible Be Respectful Be Safe * NY State Standard 7.2c * CC Literacy Standard...

11.30.2015Be ResponsibleBe Respectful Be Safe

* NY State Standard 7.2c* CC Literacy Standard (Reading) Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity 10

Essential QuestionsColonial America

• What were the differences between the Northern, Southern, and Middle Colonies?

• Why did Europeans explore the Americas?• What impact did the Columbian Exchange have on

the Americas?• What role did slavery play in the shaping of colonial

society?• Where were the Spanish, Dutch, French, and English

colonies located in the Americas?• What impact did geography have on the 13 English

colonies?• What were the various reasons people settled in the

13 English colonies?

Homework• Quiz- Monday, December 7, 2015- 13 Colonies• Using TAGS and Graphic Organizers• 25 multiple choice questions

Terms for Unit 2Colonial America

Great Awakening- a religious movement that took place in colonial America during the 1730’s and 1740’s.Middle Passage- Route that slaves took to the American colonies during the colonial periodColumbian Exchange- the transfer of goods and ideas as a result of the Age of ExplorationColony- group of people who settle in a distant land but are still ruled by the government of their native landMagna Carta—English constitutional document that limited the power of the king to raise taxes without the consent of a great council of nobles and clergy (became the English Parliament) 1215Enlightenment- Movement in Europe and the English colonies during the late 17th and 18th Centuries in which human reason influenced actionsMercantilism- control of economic, political, and social systems of one country by anotherMayflower Compact- first written constitutional document in the Americas in which the members of the Plymouth Colony agreed to make and abide by for the “general good of the colony”Puritans- Protestant Christians who settled in the Massachusetts Bay colony after fleeing from England in 1630.Encomienda System- Land grants given to settlers by the Spanish king which included the right to demand labor (slavery) from the native peoples

Writing PromptContrast one difference between the Middle Colonies and the New England Colonies (How were they different).

Closure

These TAG’s and Graphic Organizers will be used on your quiz next Monday.