Colonial and Revolutionary Periods
Essential Questions
What factors in Europe influenced colonization of the New World?
http://law.jrank.org/pages/11887/Colonial-Period.html (higher reading level)
http://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/European_Colonization_of_the_Americas
How did the Dutch, English, and French influences shape New York State?
http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/us/A0859983.html (higher reading level)
How did the colonists depend on and modify their physical environment in their daily lives?
http://www.sonofthesouth.net/revolutionary-war/colonies/life-colonies.htm
What cultural similarities and differences help shape our local community, region, and state?
Locate the NY colony on a map of the 13 colonies
http://www.scarborough.k12.me.us/wis/teachers/dtewhey/webquest/colonial/mapping.htm
http://www.scarborough.k12.me.us/wis/teachers/dtewhey/webquest/colonial/mapping.htm
Content Target Skills
Compare the cultures of each of the groups that inhabited the NY (New Amsterdam) colony
Re-enact the skills needed by colonial craftspeople
Use replicas of some tools used during Colonial times
http://www.scarborough.k12.me.us/wis/teachers/dtewhey/webquest/colonial/artifacts.htm
http://www.scarborough.k12.me.us/wis/teachers/dtewhey/webquest/colonial/artifacts.htm
Interpret political cartoons
Write a journal entry from the perspective of a colonial child
Describe daily life of colonists
Compare the lives of colonial children and/or adults to those of today
Debate the Native American perspective as they made alliances with either the colonists or the British
Read and interpret a timeline of political events
Compare historical maps before and after the French and Indian War
http://www.mrnussbaum.com/fiwarint.htm
TEACHER-RESOURCES
Journal Writing: http://k6educators.about.com/cs/languageartswr/a/journalwriting.htm
Political Cartoons: http://www.cagle.com/teacher/
Political Cartoons: http://www.pritchettcartoons.com/
