MANY CULTURES MEET Background Notes/Discussion about the early American belief system and character.
THE AMERICAN BELIEF SYSTEM AND CHARACTER As an American, we are….. The government is….
WHAT IS YOUR DEFINITION OF… DEMOCRACY REPUBLIC SEPARTAION of POWERS
QUICK WRITE EXERCISE You will break into your task groups to share your stories. (#7 in the book) This should take you no longer than 10 minutes to complete. Have a discussion and identify common themes in your notebook (or computer). Example: Columbus was impressed with the kindess of Native Americans. Insert a map of your country.
WHAT WERE THE COLONISTS LIKE? Determine with your task group the reasons why Europeans were coming over to this strange, new land. 1. What was in it for them? 2. Primarily which countries were they coming from? Insert a picture of one of the geographic features of your country.
TAKE A PEEK AT WHAT THEIR LIVES WERE LIKE http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iAUVMm9BGAI&feature=results_video&playnext=1&list=PL84DB698449D4FBA0 Insert a picture of one of the geographic features of your country.
EUROPEAN COLONIES in the AMERICAS The Spanish=Primarily interested in gold, forts, and conversion to Catholicism The French=Primarily interested in exploiting fur. The English==They knew what they were doing….they were raising cash crops for export!! $$$ for the mamma country (England) Insert a picture illustrating a season in your country.
Insert a picture of an animal and or plant found in your country. NEW ENGLAND COLONIES= Mostly Puritan settlements. First settled at Plymouth Rock. Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, and New Hampshire Insert a picture of an animal and or plant found in your country.
Religious FREEDOM existed here MIDDLE COLONIES= Religious FREEDOM existed here The English conquered the Dutch and took over New Netherland and renamed it New York. Added New Jersey and Pennsylvania The Quakers settled here. Add key points in the history of your country to the timeline.
Insert a picture illustrating a custom or tradition here. Southern Colonies= North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia. Raised rice and later tobacco and cotton Relied on slave and indentured labor (convicts) Insert a picture illustrating a custom or tradition here.
THE SEEDS of DEMOCRACY In task groups, discover what the MAGNA CARTA is and list the year it was written The English Bill of Rights The Enlightenment The Mayflower Compact Insert a picture of the head leader of your country.
PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER Explain in your own words: (in notebook) After reviewing these items with your task group, explain how the British colonists were influenced by EARLY DEMOCRATIC IDEALS Insert a picture that illustrates some part of your country’s economy.