Colonization

#1 In this project students will conduct research on the colony of Jamestown. Students will research the layout of the city during the beginning of the colony. The research will then be used to build a scale model depicting the various features of the colony. Students will need to be able to share the following with the class about the model: 1. What are the various features of the colony and what purpose did they serve? 2. How does this colony compare to the cities of Europe during the time?

#2 In this project students will conduct research on the Tuscarora War. Students will use their research to make a large scale map of North Carolina that highlights the major events and dates from the Tuscarora War. Students will need to be able to share the following with the class about the impact of the war: 1. Why was the Tuscarora War being fought? 2. What impact did the war have on the settlement of the colony?

#3 In this project students will conduct research on one of the original 13 colonies to determine why the colony was being settled. Students will then make a quick infomercial that is designed to attract colonists from Old Europe to the New World. Students will need to cover the following information in their infomercial: 1. What is the Colony name? 2. What is the purpose of the colony? 3. Why would people want to come to this colony? 4. What opportunities are available for new settlers?

#4 In this project students will conduct research on the population growth of the 13 original colonies from their founding to the year 1760. Using time intervals of 25 to 50 years, students will create graphs that illustrate the population growth of all 13 colonies.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">#5 slave catcher, plantation owner/overseer <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">In this project students will conduct research to discover details about what life was like for a person participating in Triangular Trade. After research is completed, students will assume the role of either a captain of a slave ship or a slave being transported to the New World by writing a series of journals from their travels. Writing in the first person of either role, the group will generate 8 journal entries with sketches that show what the writer is seeing. The journals need to represent the following information: <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">1. What are conditions like on the journey/plantation? <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">2. What cargo is being traded? <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">3. How are the slaves treated?

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">#6 <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">In this project students will conduct research on the Colonial time period known as the Great Awakening. Students will use their research to create a PowerPoint that explains the importance of this time period to colonial development. Students will need to represent the following information: <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">1. What is this movement? <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">2. How does the movement affect political and social ideas?

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">#7 <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">In this project students will conduct research on the term Mercantilism. Students will need to define the term and then redefine it in their own words. Students will use their research and definitions to then create a graphic organizer that helps to illustrate (using pictures) how mercantilism worked for the colonists. Students will also need to explain the following: <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">1. How does Mercantilism affect the colonists? <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">2. What is the purpose of Mercantilism?

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">#8 <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">In this project students will conduct research on the Mayflower Compact. Students will need to find and copy an original version of the document and then re-write the document in a version that modern people can understand? Students will need to be able to answer the following: <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">1. What was the purpose of this document? <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">2. What makes this document so important?

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">#9 <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">In this project students will conduct research on the Iroquois Confederacy to gain knowledge of the details of the group. Students will create a map that shows the location of all the groups involved in the Confederation. Students will then use the information gained during research to answer the following questions: <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">1. What was the main purpose of the Confederation? <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">2. How long does this group stay together? <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">3. What role does the group play in English colonization?

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">#10 - a <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">In this project students will conduct research on the pirate Blackbeard. Students will create a scale model of his flagship the “Queen Ann’s Revenge”. Students will also need to discuss the following information: <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">1. Who was “Blackbeard” and what is his legend?

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">#10 -b <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">In this project students will conduct research on piracy during the settlement of the colonies. Students will need to find 5 famous pirates that sailed off the coast of North American and give information about what each pirate did. Students will represent this information in the form of a PowerPoint. Students need to include maps that show where these pirates operated. Students will also need to answer the following question: <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">1. What affect does piracy have on the settlement of North America?