Friday, January 25, 2013

Road to Revolution Vocabulary

Alliance
Revenue
Effigy
Boycott
Repeal 
Propaganda
Militia
Minutemen
Loyalist
Patriot
Petition
Preamble 

Tuesday, January 8, 2013

Colonial Family Paintings

Analyze the following paintings for clues about family roles and gender roles during the American colonial era. Take notes on things you notice as you analyze the photos. Then, write a 2 paragraph essay describing your thoughts on what family roles and relationships were like and what gender roles were present during the time.














Thursday, January 3, 2013

TimeGlider

Put the following events on your digital timelines on TimeGlider:

  1. Columbus reaches America (page 46)
  2. England leaves Catholic Church (page 59)
  3. First Settlement at Roanoke (page 71)
  4. Lost Colony of Roanoke (page 71)
  5. Jamestown Settlement in Virginia (page 71)
  6. House of Burgesses first met (page 73)
  7. Pilgrims land at Plymouth (page 77)
  8. Puritans settle Massachusetts (page 78)
  9. Connecticut founded (page 79)
  10. Rhode Island founded (page 79-80)
  11. New York (New Netherland) settled by the Dutch (page 83)
  12. England takes New York (page 83)
  13. Pennsylvania was founded by the Quakers (page 84-85)