10/26/2015 - 10/30/2015 - Lesson 4 - Life In The Colonies

In Lesson 4, "Life in the Colonies," we are answering the essential question:

How did the colonies evolve into a different society from England?

In this lesson, students will explore these guiding questions:

1. What influenced the colonists' ideas on government and rights?
2. How did African slaves contribute to the development of America?
3. How did the Great Awakening affect the colonies?

Here are links that relate the guiding questions listed above:

Rights: Rights Foldable
Slavery: Video Link

10/1/2015 - Comparing the European Land Claims

Click Here to access the graphic organizer comparing the European land claims.