Assignment 2, British Colonies Take Hold in Virginia and Massachusetts

Essential Questions

1. How do archaeologists and anthropologists view evidence about the ancient peopling of the Americas? What factors support their theories?

2. How did Native societies live and work prior to the arrival of the Europeans?

3. Explain the variety and lifestyles of the Natives in the Americas prior to the arrival of the Europeans.

4. How did Native societies respond to the arrival of European colonists?

Description 

Just surviving in Jamestown or Plymouth was tough. Death rates were high, and good work was hard to find.

Objectives

Students will identify and describe the patterns of settlement and significant interactions associated with Jamestown and Plymouth. Specific instructions are on the assignment sheet.

Instructions

You will especially want to use pages ten and eleven of Chapter Three in the online textbook and Chapter Four while working on this assignment.

Online Files for this Assignment

Click here to view Chapter Three of the textbook.

Click here to view Chapter Four of the online textbook

Click here to view the PowerPoint file we used in class at the start of this unit.

To view the PowerPoint we used in class about the Separatists coming to America, click here.

To view the PowerPoint about multi-national colonial life we will use in class, click here.

Here is the link to the little side note about John Smith we used in class.

Click here to open the video from Captivating History about the Separatists coming to America.

A printed copy of the assignment