$80
for 5 classesGuthriegabs About the American Colonies: 13 British Colonies in North America
Completed by 25 learners
Ages 8-12
Live Group Course
Live video meetings
1x per week, 5 weeks
2-5 learners per class
55 min
What's included
5 live meetings
4 hrs 35 mins in-class hoursHomework
1 hour per week. Students are provided links to Blooket review games after each class. Students are provided guided-note templates for use during or after class. Students are provided with optional resources to supplement the class lessons.Assessment
Blooket review games Writing assignments and projects can be posted for teacher review.Grading
includedClass Experience
US Grade 3 - 6
Beginner Level
Why was North America nicknamed the New World? Where was the Old World? What happened to the Indigenous People of eastern North America as a result of colonization? What made the British colonies unique in each region? In this 5 week course, compare how Colonial Europeans interacted with the Native Americans in the regions of New England, the British Middle, and British Southern colonies. Learn the motivations for colonization and the effects on the Native populations in the Americas, in addition to the people of West Africa. Students do not need prior knowledge of the British colonies, Indigenous, or African people involved, prior to class. Week 1: The three colonial regions of Southern colonies, the Middle colonies, and the New England colonies. What were the motivations for people moving to the 13 British colonies in North America? We will discuss pushes and pulls to migrate. Europeans, Indigenous people, Indentured Servants, and enslaved Africans. Week 2: The New England Colonies: Economics, education, demographics, freedoms, government, and motivations (Mayflower Compact, Charter Colony, House of Burgesses, Fundamental Laws) Native American Nation: Wampanoag Week 3: The Middle Colonies: Economics, education, demographics, freedoms, government, and motivations (Proprietary Colonies, Royal Colonies, House of Burgesses) Nation American nation: Powhatan Week 4: The Southern Colonies: Economics, demographics, government, and Motivations Native American nation: Yamassee *** Week 5: Native Americans: Map the Native American nations in the 13 colonies. Compare & contrast the three colony regions. Students will be provided with links to student resources, vocabulary, and review games so that they can extend their knowledge of the British colonial regions in North America. Students will be assigned optional weekly projects to reinforce the class content. Throughout the course, I provide optional teacher-provided graphic organizers for note-taking. I teach using a combination of slides, lectures, note-taking using graphic organizers, timelines maps, and projects. This class brings together writing and history. Creativity is encouraged. Students will engage in optional writing activities for homework that will enable them to explore these topics further. I encourage reflection and personal connections with the history that we learn in class. *** African people were taken from Western Africa under force and brought to the European colonies throughout the Americas. There were many Indigenous nations in the Americas before the arrival of Europeans. This class focuses on three of the nations, one for each region of colonies. This class will discuss the overall impact on both the Indigenous and African people that lived in the land that became the British colonies. All nations and people have unique cultures that are to be valued. Primary sources from the time period often show a negative attitude towards people that were not European. Students will discuss these impacts during class. This class focuses on the losses that both Indigenous and African people endured due to this attitude. Students are allowed and welcomed to voice their opinions, as long as they are respectful to all people.
Learning Goals
Explain how the geography of the New England, Middle, and Southern British colonies impacted the settlement patterns and economies of early colonists.
Analyze and explain using evidence (geographical features, climate, and natural resources) which colonial group made the wisest location selection?
Compare and contrast the ethnic, political, and religious groups that settled in the British Colonies.
Explain how the lives of the Native American nations: Wampanoag, Powhatan, and Yemassee were disrupted by European colonization.
Explain how many of the Native American nations: Wampanoag, Powhatan, and Yemassee were critical to the survival of British colonists their first year.
Explain why people from West Africa were brought to the Americas by force to be slaves.
Define the terms: colonists, indentured servants, Native Americans, and slaves.
Define Proprietary, Charter, and Royal colony.
Explain the purpose and importance of the Mayflower Compact.
Explain the purpose and importance of the House of Burgesses.
Syllabus
5 Lessons
over 5 WeeksLesson 1:
The three colonial regions
Describe and map the regions of the British colonies. Content Vocabulary
55 mins online live lesson
Lesson 2:
New England Colonies
Economics, People, Religions, and Education
55 mins online live lesson
Lesson 3:
Middle Colonies
Economics, People, Religions, and Education
55 mins online live lesson
Lesson 4:
Southern Colonies
Economics, People, Religions, and Education
55 mins online live lesson
Other Details
Parental Guidance
This class focuses on the economic, political, and social reasons for colonization. We will discuss the treatment of the Native American people by European Colonists. There is no way to discuss the effects of European colonization without talking about the overall decline and removal of many Native American nations from their homelands. We will not go into detail about specific nations during class but will name specific changes to the Wampanoag, Yemassee, and Powhatan Native nations. Students are encouraged to learn more about individual nations that lived in their chosen geographic area of research. Religions will be discussed as they were a motivation for colonization. Religions will be discussed in a historical context; specifically, religious freedoms in the different coloniaThe African Slave Trade will be discussed as it, too, became an economic factor during colonization.lonization. We will discuss the economic reasons for the Slave Trade, with the understanding that it was a forced migration of people from western Africa.
Blooket review game links will be posted in the classroom at the end of each lesson. These games are prepared by me and are optional. They do not require personal information or registration by the learner.
Supply List
Notepaper, The teacher provided graphic organizers for guided notes pencil/pen
External Resources
In addition to the Outschool classroom, this class uses:
- Kahoot!
- Nearpod
Sources
Students will be provided graphic-organizers handouts and links to student appropriate sources for each lesson.
Horrible Histories: Jamestown, New World
Often, historical resources are based on first-person accounts or primary sources. These sources are often considered bias and must be placed in the context of the time period. This class does not teach using derogatory or slang words. If a student has a question about a word or event and why it was used or happened, I will be glad to explain it during class or in a private email through Outschool.
Meet the teacher
Teacher expertise and credentials
South Carolina Teaching Certificate in Elementary Education
2 Degrees
Master's Degree in Education from Southern Wesleyan
Bachelor's Degree in Education from Limestone University
I am a highly qualified teacher in history for grades elementary through grade 9. I have taught both history and science in a public school classroom for over 15 years. I was the lead history teacher for my school. I have presented at both local and state social studies teacher conferences. I love to travel and always travel with the purpose of exploring the history of an area.
In order for people to understand current events, we must make the effort to look at the difficult stories of the past. I believe it is only in looking to our past can we understand today. This class allows for discussion and reflection of the actions that people took over 400 years ago. The class will teach the causes and effects of colonization. The goal is not to demonize or glorify any group or groups, but to have an understanding of events.
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