Colonization of America Unit

This unit corresponds with chapters 5-8 of your hardback Build Our Nation social studies textbook.

Download the project sheets (click on appropriate link) in PDF* format and print them for specific project directions or to record your results.

• Roanoke Letter directions and scoring guide
• Roanoke & Jamestown webquest (choose "View in Frames")
• Colonization Brochure directions, resources, and scoring guide
• Plantation Project directions and scoring guide

Chapter studyguide PDFs (blank) are available:

• Chapter 5 Study Guide
• Chapter 6 Study Guide
• Chapter 7 Study Guide
• Chapter 8 Study Guide

Investigate further with these websites:

• On the Trail of Captain John Smith: A Jamestown Adventure is an interactive expedition from National Geographic Kids
• The first Thanksgiving is a video journey through the lives of Pilgrims and their Wampanoag neighbors; brought to you by Scholastic and Plimoth Plantation.
• Explore this interactive history detective activity to learn about the Pilgrims and the first Thanksgiving from Plimoth Plantation.
• 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.
• Witness a slave auction from the 1800's.  What was it really like for these people, and who attended an auction?
• On the Block in Baltimore: From Slavery to Freedom is an exploration of the lives of two children kidnapped in Africa and brought to America as slaves
• 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
• Map of the 13 Original Colonies in 1763
• 13 Colonies population map
• Practice your knowledge of the US states' locations by playing a fun game!

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