Colonial+Life



To get an introduction to the 13 British colonies in America, complete the activity below using the Nystrom Atlas books pgs. 32-33.


 * Ch. 3 Section 1:**

Complete the graphic organizer below on the requirements listed in the Navigation Acts. Based on your reading of the Navigation Acts, identify the point of view of the British and of the American colonists.

Next, decide if the Navigation Acts were fair or unfair. In a paragraph, explain your position using evidence from your notes and from the textbook, page 73.

For homework, complete the key terms below.
 * Ch. 3 Section 2:**

Compare the economies of the northern and southern colonies. What were their economies based on/

After watching me "think aloud" for marking up the map below, you are to continue marking up the map with questions, comments, reactions, thoughts, and predictions. After sharing with a partner and adding in a different color, please summarize the map below by explaining the triangular trade route (to someone who has never heard of it!).
 * Why is the route often called a web?
 * Include the terms **Middle Passage** and **Triangular Trade** in your answer



For homework, complete the key terms below.
 * Ch. 3 Section 4:**

Complete an I See, It Means on the picture about the Albany Plan of Union. In the left hand column, write down what you see and in the right hand column, write down what you think it means. Summarize the point of view of the picture.

Using pg. 94 in your textbook, take content response notes on the Effects of the French and Indian War. First include the main idea and key details that support the main idea in the right hand side column. Then in the left hand column, respond to the prompts to think deeper about the French and Indian War. Include a summary at the bottom.

__**MA Learning Standards:**__


 * USI.1** Explain the political and economic factors that contributed to the American Revolution. (H, C)
 * the impact on the colonies of the French and Indian War, including how the war led to an overhaul of British imperial policy from 1763 to 1775.
 * how freedom from European feudalism and aristocracy and the widespread ownership of property fostered individualism and contributed to the Revoluion


 * USI.2** Explain the historical and intellectual influences on the American Revolution and the formation and framework of the American government. (H, C)
 * the political theories of such European philosophers as Locke and Montesquieu