Why did they go to America? L/O – To understand that there are a number of different causes for the same event Starter – Brainstorm all the reasons why people go to America today

Why did they go to America? emigrated plane ship Thousands of people emigrated from Britain to America in the 1600s. Nowadays that journey only takes a few hours by plane – but it wasn’t so easy then. It took many weeks by ship and it was very dangerous. 100 out of 450 disease for ever On one trip, 100 out of 450 people died of disease. One way or another, the travellers knew they had probably said goodbye to family and friends for ever… What do you think it was like to cross the Atlantic 400 years ago?

Why is ‘Why?’ important in History? more than one 1.Can you think of a time when you had more than one reason for doing something? sure why 2.Have you ever done something without being quite sure why? important Why 3.Is it important to know why things happen? Why? causes Part of history is being able to work out the reasons or causes of why things happened. There is never just one reason for why events happen. all In history, to answer ‘why?’ questions you need to try and discover all the reasons and causes for why events happen. Just like in Buckaroo, it is never just one thing that makes the horse go crazy!

Why did they go to America? why For each picture summarise the reason in a full sentence. Look at the following illustrations and work out why people decided to risk such dangers to go to America. For each picture summarise the reason in a full sentence. I dare not stay in England now that there is a king again England should be ruled by a king. I am not staying to be ruled by Parliament

Why did they go to America? why For each picture summarise the reason in a full sentence. Look at the following illustrations and work out why people decided to risk such dangers to go to America. For each picture summarise the reason in a full sentence. Goodbye England. I would rather have been whipped than sent to America!

Why did they go to America? why For each picture summarise the reason in a full sentence. Look at the following illustrations and work out why people decided to risk such dangers to go to America. For each picture summarise the reason in a full sentence s We don’t know what America is like but it cannot be worse than starving at home

Why did they go to America? why For each picture summarise the reason in a full sentence. Look at the following illustrations and work out why people decided to risk such dangers to go to America. For each picture summarise the reason in a full sentence Captured, sold, then sold again! One day I will be free to choose where I live

Why did they go to America? why For each picture summarise the reason in a full sentence. Look at the following illustrations and work out why people decided to risk such dangers to go to America. For each picture summarise the reason in a full sentence America! Is there anything more exciting than exploring a new country? I wonder what other adventures I’ll have?

Why did they go to America? why For each picture summarise the reason in a full sentence. Look at the following illustrations and work out why people decided to risk such dangers to go to America. For each picture summarise the reason in a full sentence God is helping us to escape the King’s religious laws. Soon we shall be able to pray as God wants us to THINK! Which helped you the most in this task? The Pictures? The Descriptions? The Word Bubbles?Why? Captured, sold, then sold again! One day I will be free to choose where I live

Here is the list of REASONS why people crossed the Atlantic: Why did they go to America? Religion: to worship how they wanted Politics: because they were against the way the country was governed A better life: to escape poverty Adventure: to explore exciting places and perhaps make a fortune William Goffe & John Washington 1762 Olaudah Equiano 1760s James MacMichael 1741 Elizabeth Hardy Anne Bradstreet & John Winthrop 1606 Captain John Smith Try and match the reasons to the people!

God is helping us to escape the King’s religious laws. Soon we shall be able to pray as God wants us to Did everyone have the same reasons for going to America? singlecombine Just as in this classroom, people have different ideas and reasons for doing things. In fact, even a single person or group might combine more than one reason. We must help the Indians to become Christians We will live a simple religious life in America. This will be a good example for other English people to copy I want to get away from the King’s religion. It is wrong Life is so difficult because the harvests are so poor. We have to work so hard just to have enough to eat. Life will surely be a little easier in America What can you learn from this picture about explaining reasons in History? What should we remember to do?

Remember! This lesson your started with a question – why did people leave Britain to go to America? cause And you should have found that there wasn’t just one reason, or cause, there were lots! Why? So…when you have a ‘Why?’ question don’t just look for one reason, or one result. There’s usually more than one.

Plenary 1.Why did people go to America? 2.Do people in the same group all have the same reasons for doing something? 3.What do you need to explain when you see a ‘Why?’ question in History? Did we meet our learning objective? L/O – To understand that there are a number of different causes for the same event

What happened after they went to America? causesmotives consequences In History we don’t just look at the causes of an event or the motives of people. We also look at the consequences of what happened. people migrating 1.Which of these do you think were consequences of people migrating to America? links 2.Can you find any links between them? any other consequences 3.Can you think of any other consequences of Europeans migrating to America? the most important 4.Which of these consequences do you think was the most important? More and more people migrated to America from Europe The first settlers suffered lots of hardships and hunger but often they were helped by the Native Americans By the late 1800s the Native Americans had lost nearly all their land and were forced to live on reservations The settlers gradually grew richer so they took over more land and began to build towns The Native Americans moved or were pushed further west, losing their land Wars flared up between the new arrivals from Europe & the Native Americans The new arrivals from Europe brought new illnesses to America, which spread quickly among the native Americans. Many died because they were not immune to these illnesses