Colonization Brochure

Directions:

Create a brochure to advertise one of the three regions (New England, Middle Colonies, Southern Colonies) during the colonial period of the 13 original colonies.  Use your social studies textbook (mostly chapters 6, 7, 8), encyclopedias and other print resources, or online research to find the information you need.  Remember that you want to attract people to settle in your colony, so focus on its good points!

This is a STUDENT project.  Adults may help you a little bit to locate or understand research information, but the student is responsible for putting the information in their own words*, designing the brochure’s content and graphics, and putting it all together.  If you choose to type (rather than hand-write) your text, the STUDENT must be the typist.

*See English section of this site for information concerning plagiarism and how to avoid it!*

Overall attributes:

• Titles on each section
• Correct spelling
• Correct capitalization
• Neatly written or typed
• Graphics on each section
• Fully and neatly colored
• Sections about colonies from the chosen region

Cover should include:

• Your first and last name
• © date
• Brochure title telling which region your brochure covers (capitalize correctly)
• Picture on the cover showing something related to the region you chose

Each section should include:

• Section title telling which colony the section is about (capitalize correctly)
• Small map showing the colony’s location and shape; this should include labels on major settlements or cities and major waterways
• Description of the colony’s benefits (tell about specific geographic features, religious opportunities, communities, relationships with local Native Americans, job opportunities, etc. that would encourage someone to come live in this colony)
• Picture showing at least one of the benefits you listed for this colony

The back should include:

• List of resources you used for your research; include each of the following for EVERY resource:
  • Title of resource
  • Author of resource (or a line saying “author not listed” if you are unable to find an author)
  • Copyright date of resource (or the date you accessed it if it’s an online resource)
  • URL of webpage if it’s an online resource (NOT the search engine URL – google, yahooligans, ask.com, etc. are SEARCH ENGINES, not the URL of the webpage with your information)

Online resource list:

• 13 American Colonies for Kids gives information about the colonies, broken into the three regions. Clicking on the names of individual colonies takes you to more specific information about each colony.
• Animated Atlas gives an overview of the settlement of the thirteen original colonies, through westward expansion and the eventual admission of all 50 states.
• Colonial America sites are a wonderful resource for exploring a variety of historical and geographical aspects of the history of the United States.
• Mr. Gigliotti's Colonial America class site that includes notes, maps, and review activities.
• The Development of the 13 American Colonies site is based on a textbook chapter (not our classroom textbook)
• Westward Expansion site, with information about individual colonies' founders and the three regions
• Colonization site, created by Mr. Whalen's American History class