COLONIAL AMERICA WEBQUEST – 1st Quarter
There are many important events and people in the early Colonial period of U.S.
History. These are a few you will be exploring:
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Roanoke Island and the Lost Colony
The Mayflower Compact
Founding of Jamestown
Pocahontas
Plymouth Colony
Founding of the 13 colonies
Salem Witch Trials
Anne Hutchinson
BEGIN THE SCAVENGER HUNT!!
1. Before Jamestown and Plymouth Colony, there was the Lost Colony in Roanoke,
VA. One of America’s most perplexing mysteries is: What happened to the
colonists in Roanoke? Go to BuPublic, Library folder; Lost Colony folder
2.
Watch and listen to the video clip, then summarize what the mystery is:
3. Go to this website
http://www.nps.gov/jame/learn/historyculture/a-short-history-ofjamestown.htm
When 104 men landed in Virginia in 1607, they named the place Jamestown.
a. What was the mission of this group?
b. What did they think the natural advantages of Jamestown were?
c. Describe the troubled relationship the settlers had with the Powhatan
tribe.
d. How did the Powhatan’s help the settlers?
e. Explain what the “Starving Time” was.
4. Go to this website:
http://members.enchantedlearning.com/history/us/bioprintouts/pocahontas/
(If you need a username and password to get to the worksheet, ask for it.)
Read the biographical information about Pocahontas and answer these questions:
a. Who was Pocahontas’ father?
b. Whose life did Pocahontas supposedly save? Explain.
c. Pocahontas was kidnapped by the colonists of what settlement?
d. Who did Pocahontas marry?
LISTENING SKILLS
5. Click on the link below to go to the Burneson Library page:
http://www.westlake.k12.oh.us/schools/libraries/lbmsmc/Pages/default.aspx
 Click on Subscription Resources.
 Go to Brain Pop (under Subscription Resources on the library page)
 Click on Log in –Ask for bookmark with username and password
 Type in Pocahontas
 Listen to the video
 After you listen to the video, complete the attached Vocabulary sheet.
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Listen to the video again if you need to in order to understand
all of the words.
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Look and Listen to this short overview of the founding of Plymouth
Colony by going to this TeacherTube site:
http://www.teachertube.com/viewVideo.php?video_id=13258
a. When the Pilgrims first left the Church of England and moved to
Holland, they were called _____________________________ (fill in
the blank).
b. In exchange for free passage to the new land, what did the Pilgrims
agree to send the Virginia Company?
c. This was a new idea when it came to making laws:
______________________ _______________________ .
7. Go to this website:
http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/articles/ushistory/13colonies2.htm
List the Motivations and Economy for the New England, Middle and
Southern colonies:
 Look these terms up in a dictionary if you need a definition.
Motivations:
New England:
Middle:
Southern:
Economy:
New England:
Middle:
Southern:
8. Take a look at religion in the colonies. Go to :
http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/articles/ushistory/13colonieschurch.htm
What people in the colonies believed depended on where they lived. What were
the religious beliefs of the people in:
a. New England colonies:
b. Middle Colonies
c. Southern Colonies
9. Go to this website: http://salemwitchmuseum.com/education/faq.php
Look and listen to the following short videos under “Kids’ Questions”. Right
click on the video and open in new window. Answer any questions that are
highlighted.
Right click on Back to go back to Kids’ Questions after you view a
video.
a. 1st video: What led to the Salem Witch Trials?
b. 7th video: What happened to people convicted of
witchcraft?
If convicted, their punishment was what?
c. 9th video: What is a witch hunt?
What 3 things can cause a witch hunt?
Do witch hunts still go on today? Explain answer!
10. Go to this site: http://historicjamestowne.org/history/history-ofjamestown/first-settlers/
Take a look at the list of the original group of early Jamestown settlers and their
occupations. Note the spelling of some of the occupations. Now look at the list
of settlers for January 1608 (First Supply). Click on the link below:
http://historicjamestowne.org/history/history-of-jamestown/the-first-supply/
Now list two occupations of the early settlers, and two new occupations.
11. Click on the link below to go to the Burneson Library page:
http://www.westlake.k12.oh.us/schools/libraries/lbmsmc/Pages/default.aspx
 Click on Subscription Resources.
 Go to World Book Encyclopedia
 On the search line, type in Anne Hutchinson
a. What did Anne do or say that got her into trouble with the Puritan church?
b. She and her followers were called Antinomians. What does that
mean?
c. What did the church do to Anne in 1638?