Unit 1
Exploration and Colonization of America
Expectations of the Student
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Identify the major causes and effects of American colonization
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Identify reasons for European exploration and colonization of North America
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Identify the different ethnic, religious and racial groups that settled in North America and explain their reason for
immigration
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Analyze how physical characteristics of the environment influenced where people settled, as well as the development of their economic activities and social customs.
Guiding Questions
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Why did European countries want colonies in the Americas?
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What role did religion, economics and politics play in the founding and settlement of the colonies
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How did geography shape settlement patterns?
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How did early self-government start in the colonies?
Essential Vocabulary
Significant Events
Fundamental Orders
of Connecticut
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Christopher Columbus expedition, 1492
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Jamestown, 1607
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Puritans
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Virginia House of Burgesses, 1619
mercantilism
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Quakers
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Africans brought to North America, 1619
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Jamestown
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plantation
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Mayflower Compact, 1620
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Pilgrims
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Slavery
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Massachusetts founded, 1630
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Mayflower Compact
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Great Migration
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Pennsylvania founded, 1681
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Atlantic Ocean
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Columbian Exchange
Appalachian
Mountains
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charter
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middle passage
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colony
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representative
democracy
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Dates to Remember
Essential People
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Anne Hutchinson
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John Smith
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Wed. September 10 — Unit 1 Progress Check
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Thomas Hooker
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Pocohontas
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William Penn
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Roger Williams
Mon. September 22 — Unit 1 Exploration and
Colonization Test