Colonization and Settlement
Focus Questions
1. How did push and pull factors of migration influence the settlement of different colonial regions in North America?
2. How did the geography of North America affect settlement patterns and the economic development of each colonial region?
3. How did cultural differences and similarities between Europeans and American Indians influence their interactions?
2. How did the geography of North America affect settlement patterns and the economic development of each colonial region?
3. How did cultural differences and similarities between Europeans and American Indians influence their interactions?
Big Ideas of Lesson 1
1. During the Age of Exploration, European countries began to claim land in the Americas and from colonies.
2. Both push and pull factors caused people to move from Europe to settle in these new colonies.
3. The Spanish began a colony in the Americas known as New Spain.
4. Both Native Americans and Africans were enslaved by the Spanish to work in mines and on plantations in the colony.
5. Not long after the founding of New Spain, other European countries began to compete for their own colonies in the Americas.
2. Both push and pull factors caused people to move from Europe to settle in these new colonies.
3. The Spanish began a colony in the Americas known as New Spain.
4. Both Native Americans and Africans were enslaved by the Spanish to work in mines and on plantations in the colony.
5. Not long after the founding of New Spain, other European countries began to compete for their own colonies in the Americas.
Assignments
1. Students will read chapter 6 lesson 1 from the textbook and be able to define the vocabulary from the lesson and explain the questions found at the end of the lesson.
2. Students will complete a Colonial Biography Project that will be due 1/31/12. Students will be assigned a person via lottery in class.
3. Be sure to learn the vocabulary for this lesson from these word cards. I will post the words and a vocabulary game below this assignment section.
4. Complete the Push or Pull activity in class. Sort these cards into two categories- Push Factors or Pull Factors.
5. Complete the Growth of Spain sequence organizer. Cut out the events on the first page and glue them in order on the second page.
6. Students will take notes to fill in a timeline and graphic organizer. The graphic organizer is difficult to read in some parts. The second page of the document is the organizer. The middle large box has no text, and the smaller box beneath should be labeled "Pull Factors."
7. Take a quiz on the lesson. The quiz will cover the causes and effects of New Spain as it grows and develops, the push and pull factors, and the vocabulary from this lesson. There will not be a review sheet for this, but feel free to use the resources found on this page or your notes and assignments to study from.
2. Students will complete a Colonial Biography Project that will be due 1/31/12. Students will be assigned a person via lottery in class.
3. Be sure to learn the vocabulary for this lesson from these word cards. I will post the words and a vocabulary game below this assignment section.
4. Complete the Push or Pull activity in class. Sort these cards into two categories- Push Factors or Pull Factors.
5. Complete the Growth of Spain sequence organizer. Cut out the events on the first page and glue them in order on the second page.
6. Students will take notes to fill in a timeline and graphic organizer. The graphic organizer is difficult to read in some parts. The second page of the document is the organizer. The middle large box has no text, and the smaller box beneath should be labeled "Pull Factors."
7. Take a quiz on the lesson. The quiz will cover the causes and effects of New Spain as it grows and develops, the push and pull factors, and the vocabulary from this lesson. There will not be a review sheet for this, but feel free to use the resources found on this page or your notes and assignments to study from.
Lesson One vocabulary
Primary Sources: records made by people who saw or took part in an event. Example- Photographs, diaries, newspaper articles, and letters.
Secondary Sources: records written by someone who was not present at the event. Example- textbooks are a secondary source.
Push Factors: things that tend to push people out of a place. Example- when people have a hard life in a place, this can be a push factor that encourages them to move to a new place.
Pull Factors: things that pull people to a new area. Example- Job opportunities and the chance to own land are examples of pull factors.
Colony: a territory controlled by another country. Example- New Spain was Spain's colony in the "New World."
Settlement: a new community in a new place. Example- St. Augustine was an early Spanish settlement in what is now Florida.
Plantation: a very large farm where people grow crops to sell. Example- there were many plantations in New Spain.
Fort: a very large farm where people grow crops to sell. Example- there were many plantations in New Spain.
From the textbook chapter 6 lesson 1:
Colonization: When a country sends settlers to a distant land and rules the settlements from afar.
Encomienda: Huge estates in New Spain that often included several Indian villages with wealthy Spanish settlers in charge.
Mission: Church or schools to teach about the Christian religion.
Tax: Money or property a person pays to the government.
Click here to practice your vocabulary words online.
Secondary Sources: records written by someone who was not present at the event. Example- textbooks are a secondary source.
Push Factors: things that tend to push people out of a place. Example- when people have a hard life in a place, this can be a push factor that encourages them to move to a new place.
Pull Factors: things that pull people to a new area. Example- Job opportunities and the chance to own land are examples of pull factors.
Colony: a territory controlled by another country. Example- New Spain was Spain's colony in the "New World."
Settlement: a new community in a new place. Example- St. Augustine was an early Spanish settlement in what is now Florida.
Plantation: a very large farm where people grow crops to sell. Example- there were many plantations in New Spain.
Fort: a very large farm where people grow crops to sell. Example- there were many plantations in New Spain.
From the textbook chapter 6 lesson 1:
Colonization: When a country sends settlers to a distant land and rules the settlements from afar.
Encomienda: Huge estates in New Spain that often included several Indian villages with wealthy Spanish settlers in charge.
Mission: Church or schools to teach about the Christian religion.
Tax: Money or property a person pays to the government.
Click here to practice your vocabulary words online.
"About" Colonial Times Close Reading Passages
Students will be asked to read a series of articles explaining life in a colony and describing the different regions. Please note that these will be assigned sporadically throughout our study of Colonization and Settlement. All students will be required to complete a close reading of the article, and then write the information from the article in outline form. I will assign specific paragraphs from each article that the students must use to create an outline form, and they will not need to complete an outline on the entire article. If your student forgets the assignment then I encourage you to have him or her complete the outline on the entire article to ensure the required components will be submitted for a grade. You may print all of the articles here. Not sure how to write an outline or did you miss this lesson in class? Here is an application online to help you make an outline. Students may also choose to use an online application to assist them in creating a map for both these assignments and the biography project. This is located here and is called the Essay Map. I will demonstrate this in class, but use will be optional. See below for a presentation on how to create an outline. This was taken from
http://betterlesson.com/document/84426/how-to-make-an-awesome-outline?from=search on January 14, 2012.