Module 4: The Colonial Age-Social Studies 5 - Course Guide

Module Overview:

In this module, students will locate the Spanish, French, Dutch, Swedish, Virginia, and Plymouth colonies in North America on a map. They will describe the economic, political, and cultural elements of Spanish, French, Dutch, Swedish, Virginia, and Plymouth colonies in North America. They will analyze the impact of the interactions between Indigenous people of the area and European colonists and compare European colonies in North America. Students will Infer how geography impacted life in the New England, Middle, and Southern colonies and describe daily life in these colonies. They will infer how religion and diversity impacted the government of the New England, Middle, and Southern colonies and analyze the importance of town meetings and self-government in the New England colonies, and the economic industry of the Middle colonies. Students will explain how the economy of the Southern colonies depended on slavery and describe how laws made slavery a part of life in the Southern colonies.

Module Materials:

  • Pencils
  • Crayons or colored pencils
  • Notebook
  • Scissors
  • Glue
  • Highlighter
  • Markers
  • Blank paper

Module Objectives:

Lesson # Lesson Title Objective(s)
1 Spanish Colonies
  1. Locate Spanish colonies in North America on a map.
  2. Describe the economic, political, and cultural elements of Spanish colonies in North America.
  3. Analyze the impact of the interactions between Indigenous people of the area and European colonists.
  4. Compare European colonies in North America.
2 The Virginia Colony
  1. Locate the Virginia Colony on a map.
  2. Describe economic, political, and cultural elements of the Virginia Colony.
  3. Analyze the impact of the interactions between Indigenous people of the area and European colonists.
  4. Compare European colonies in North America.
3 The Plymouth Colony
  1. Locate the Plymouth Colony on a map.
  2. Describe economic, political, and cultural elements of the Plymouth Colony.
  3. Analyze the impact of the interactions between Indigenous people of the area and European colonists.
4 New France, New Netherland, and New Sweden
  1. Locate French, Dutch, and Swedish colonies on a map.
  2. Describe economic, political, and cultural elements of the New France, New Netherland, and New Sweden.
  3. Analyze the impact of the interactions between Indigenous people of the area and European colonists.
5 Settling the New England Colonies
  1. Infer how geography impacted life in the New England colonies.
  2. Describe daily life in the New England colonies.
6 Government and Economy in the New England Colonies
  1. Infer how religion impacted the government of the New England colonies.
  2. Analyze the importance of town meetings and self-government in the New England colonies.
7 Settling the Middle Colonies
  1. Infer how geography impacted life in the Middle colonies.
  2. Describe daily life in the Middle colonies.
8 Government and Economy in the Middle Colonies
  1. Infer how diversity impacted the government of the Middle colonies.
  2. Describe the economy and industry of the Middle colonies.
9 Settling the Southern Colonies
  1. Infer how geography impacted life in the Southern colonies.
  2. Describe daily life in the Southern colonies.
  3. Identify differences between Southern colonies.
10 Government and Economy in the Southern Colonies
  1. Explain how the economy of the Southern colonies depended on slavery.
  2. Describe how laws made slavery a part of life in the Southern colonies.

Module Key Words:

Key Words
King Philip II
Bartolomé de Las Casas
Pedro Menéndez de Avilés
St. Augustine
New Spain
Virginia Colony
Roanoke
Jamestown
Powhatan Wars
Anglicanism
House of Burgesses
Plymouth Colony
Mayflower Compact
William Bradford
Tisquantum
New Netherland
New Amsterdam
New France
New Sweden
John Winthrop
Massachusetts Bay Colony
Puritans
Connecticut
New Hampshire
Rhode Island
Roger Williams
Anne Hutchinson
New York
New Jersey
Delaware
Pennsylvania
Quakers
William Penn
Tamanend
Philadelphia
New York City
Delaware River
Middle colonies
Maryland
Virginia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
Catholicism
Southern colonies
slavery
plantations
Spanish Florida

Module Assignments:

Lesson # Lesson Title Page # Assignment Title
1 Spanish Colonies 6 Colony Comparison Chart Assignment
5 Settling the New England Colonies 5 New England Colonies Paragraph Assignment  
6 Government and Economy in the New England Colonies 5 Government and Economy in the English Colonies Assignment
8 Government and Economy in the Middle Colonies 5 Government and Economy in the English Colonies Assignment
9 Settling the Southern Colonies 5 Southern Colonies Comparison Paragraph Assignment
10 Government and Economy in the Southern Colonies 4 Government and Economy in the English Colonies Worksheet

Learning Coach Notes:

Lesson # Lesson Title Notes
1 Spanish Colonies Ask your learner to locate Spanish colonies in North America on a map, describe the economic, political, and cultural elements of Spanish colonies in North America and the impact of the interactions between Indigenous people of the area and European colonists.
2 The Virginia Colony Ask your learner to locate the Virginia Colony on a map, describe economic, political, and cultural elements of the Virginia Colony, and analyze the impact of the interactions between Indigenous people of the area and European colonists.
3 The Plymouth Colony Ask your learner to locate the Plymouth Colony on a map, and describe economic, political, and cultural elements of the Plymouth Colony and the impact of the interactions between Indigenous people of the area and European colonists.
4 New France, New Netherland, and New Sweden Ask your learner to locate French, Dutch, and Swedish colonies on a map, describe economic, political, and cultural elements of New France, New Netherland, and New Sweden, and describe the impact of the interactions between Indigenous people of the area and European colonists.
5 Settling the New England Colonies Ask your learner to explain how geography impacted life in the New England colonies and describe daily life in the New England colonies.
6 Government and Economy in the New England Colonies Ask your learner to explain how religion impacted the government of the New England colonies and the importance of town meetings and self-government in the New England colonies.
7 Settling the Middle Colonies Ask your learner to describe how geography impacted life in the Middle colonies and describe daily life in the Middle colonies.
8 Government and Economy in the Middle Colonies Ask your learner to describe how diversity impacted the government of the Middle colonies and describe the economy and industry of the Middle colonies.
9 Settling the Southern Colonies Ask your learner to describe how geography impacted life in the Southern colonies, describe daily life in the Southern colonies and identify differences between Southern colonies.
10 Government and Economy in the Southern Colonies Ask your learner to explain how the economy of the Southern colonies depended on slavery and describe how laws made slavery a part of life in the Southern colonies.

Module Guiding Questions:

When a student starts a lesson ask them questions to check for prior knowledge and understanding and to review concepts being taught. At the end of the lesson ask the questions again to see if their answer changes.

Lesson Title Question
Spanish Colonies
  1. Why did Spain set up colonies in North America?
The Virginia Colony
  1. Why was the Virginia Colony established, and what obstacles did it face?
The Plymouth Colony
  1. Why did the English settle in New England?
New France, New Netherland, and New Sweden
  1. Why did the French, Dutch, and Swedish set up colonies in North America?
Settling the New England Colonies
  1. Where were the New England colonies, and what were they like?
Government and Economy in the New England Colonies
  1. What were the government and economy like in the New England colonies?
Settling the Middle Colonies
  1. Where were the Middle colonies, and what were they like?
Government and Economy in the Middle Colonies
  1. What were the government and economy like in the Middle colonies?
Settling the Southern Colonies
  1. Where were the Southern colonies, and what were they like?
Government and Economy in the Southern Colonies
  1. What were the government and economy like in the Southern colonies?

Module Video Questions:

When a student watches a video take time to ask them questions about what they watched. Suggested questions for the videos in this module are listed here. Suggestion: Have the student watch the entire video first all the way through. Then have them watch the video a second time, as they watch it pause the video and ask the questions.

Lesson Title Video Question

Module Suggested Read Aloud Books:

Take time to read to your student or have them read aloud to you. Read a different book each day. While reading the book point out concepts being taught. You may purchase these books or find them at your local library. Suggested things to discuss while reading the book:

  • What is the main idea?
  • What are three things new you learned?
  • How does this book relate to what you are learning about?

# Book Author Lexile Level
1 If You Were a Kid in the Thirteen Colonies Wil Mara 660L
2 The New Americans: Colonial Times: 1620-1689 Betsy Maestro 1100L

Module Outing:

Take some time to apply what your student is learning to the real world. Suggested outings are below.

# Outing