American Colonization + the Thirteen Colonies | DIGITAL + PRINT

{UPDATED 7/2020 - DIGITAL VERSION NOW INCLUDED!} This comprehensive unit is everything you need to teach and assess your students on the 13 colonies and the colonization of America! And it now includes a DIGITAL VERSION of the resource!

*All notes, activities, and assessments available digitally!

*Over 100 pages! Approximately 4 weeks worth of comprehensive curriculum!

*TEN lessons included! BREAKS DOWN TO ONLY $1.50 PER LESSON/ACTIVITY!

*12+ assessments to ensure that your students are understanding the material!

*Perfect companion to my American Revolution Unit, American Expansion Unit, and American Evolution in the 20th Century Unit! Or purchase all four units in the comprehensive, one-year curriculum guide Early America - United States History Bundle at a 20% bundled discount price!

Included in the resource:

LESSON 1 - “What I Know About the 13 Colonies” and ”Why America?”

• KWL on 13 colonies
• Passage on 4 main countries that colonized America
• Flapbook for recording information from passage
• Assessment - Why America? + answer key

LESSON 2 - “Why Colonize?”

• 18 sorting cards with motivating factors for colonization
• Mini-folders with labels to sort cards according to political, geographical, economic, or social factors that affected colonization {NEW! - alternate chart version added}
• Optional chart version of sort included
• Assessment - Why Colonize? + answer key

LESSON 3 - “English Colonization in America”

• 3 mini-posters for an anchor chart (Roanoke, Jamestown, Plymouth)
• 3 reading passages on Roanoke, Jamestown, and Plymouth
• Flapbook to record information on the 3 English colonies
• Chart version of flapbook included
• Assessment - English Colonization in America + answer key

LESSON 4 - “Colonial Regions”

• Colonial Regions reading passage
• 3 flapbooks (New England, Middle, and Southern colonies) to record information on the colonies, geography & natural resources, economy & industry
• Chart version of flapbooks included
• Colonial Regions Assessment + answer key

LESSON 5 -“Colonial Geography”

• Colonial map with instructions for labeling and creating a map key
• Colonial Geography passage
• Colonial Geography Assessment + answer key

LESSON 6 - “13 Colonies – Who, When, Why”

• 13 mini-flapbooklets to record information on the Who, When, & Why for each of the 13 colonies
• Two versions of colonies chart for differentiation
• Three fact-based passages on colonies
• {NEW!} Assessment - 13 Colonies - Who, When, Why + answer key

LESSON 7 - “Important Colonial Leaders”

• Booklet on 8 colonial leaders, including assembly instructions (Anne Hutchison, William Penn, William Bradford, John Smith, John Wise, Roger Williams, Thomas Hooker, John Winthrop)
• Pocket folder template with labels
• 8 Leader Cards to record information
• Optional version of leader passages/cards included
• Assessment - Important Colonial Leaders + answer key

LESSON 8 - “Colonial Government”

• 3 reading passages (Mayflower Compact, Virginia House of Burgesses, New England Town Meetings)
• Compact & Constitution writing assessment on the Mayflower Compact
• Organization of Colonial Government graphic
• Different Governments writing assessment
• Town Meeting role-playing activity with 27 Role Cards
• Town Meeting: We Want to Know What You Think! writing assessment
• Town Meeting Reflection Sheet + answer key
• Reading passage - Monarchy vs. Democracy
• Monarchy vs. Democracy Venn diagram assessment + answer key

LESSON 9 - “Colonial Economy”

• Reading passage on Markets & Trade in the colonies
• Help Wanted chart with description of colonial jobs, plus poster template for students to create an advertisement for the job they choose
• 3 reading passages on indentured servants, apprentices, and slaves
• Venn diagram on servitude + answer key
• Markets, Trade, & Servitude assessment + answer key
• Reading passage on Triangular Trade Routes
• Interactive Map of a Triangular Trade Route
• Triangular Trade Route assessment + answer key

LESSON 10 - FINAL PROJECT/ASSESSMENT

• Twenty-question multiple-choice unit assessment + answer key
• Colonial Quilt with prompt for writing reflection on unit
• Grading Rubric

INCLUDES A WRITING RUBRIC FOR ALL CONTENT-AREA WRITING ASSESSMENTS IN THE UNIT!

PLUS A HOW-TO VIDEO FOR USING & ASSIGNING THE RESOURCES IN YOUR GOOGLE CLASSROOM FOR DISTANCE LEARNING!!!

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