Lesson 1 "The Jamestown Colony"

Turn to page52-53 look at the picture on those pages read about it and the short introduction to Unit 2

Turn to Page 54 and read the introduction to the chapter.

On Page 54 read the goals for learning for the chapter.

Scan Pages 55-58; focus on the gray boxes, which contain the key vocabulary terms.

Scan Pages 55-58 for pictures and diagrams, read each of the captions.

Scan Pages 55-58 look for and read the extra little articles in the margins and at the bottoms of the pages.

Read Pages 55-58 (take notes of important ideas)

Do you know the answers to the questions on page 58? (See Key Points below for help)

Do you know the vocabulary words? (See Key Points below for help)

Take the quiz on Lesson 1 "The Jamestown Colony" (You may use the book, notes and Key Points for help on the quizzes. NOT ON TESTS!)

Review answers on the quiz and print it out. This will be very useful when you are studying for the test.

Lesson 1 Key Points

Vocabulary Terms

Blockhouse - building used for protection from attack; fort.

Governor - person chosen to lead a group of people within a given area, such as a colony or a state.

General assembly - Group that makes laws for a larger group

Plantation - large farm that grows huge amounts of a certain crop

Representative - person who is given power to act for other; a government with officials elected by the people.

Section Review Answers

1. John Smith ordered the colonists to build a blockhouse for defense.
2. John Rolfe planted tobacco.
3. Lord delaware became governor of Jamestown in 1610.
4. A general assembly was formed in Jamestown in 1619.
5. The Jamestown colonists elected representatives to serve in the House of Burgesses.

Did you learn these Objectives?

Can you identify reasons why the Jamestown colony nearly failed?

Are your able to describe how the colonists were able to succeed?

Can you describe the system of government set up in the colony and to explain why it was significant?

Lesson 2 "The Pilgrims and the Puritans"

Scan Pages 59-63; focus on the gray boxes, which contain the key vocabulary terms.

Scan Pages 59-63 for pictures and diagrams, read each of the captions.

Look for any information set off in charts or in the margins, pay extra attention to that.

Read Pages 59-63 (take notes of important ideas)

Do you know the answers to the questions on page 63? (See Key Points below for help)

Do you know the vocabulary words? (See Key Points below for help)

Take the quiz on Lesson 2 "The Pilgrims and the Puritans" (You may use the book, notes and Key Points for help on the quizzes. NOT ON TESTS!)

Review answers on the quiz and print it out. This will be very useful when you are studying for the test.

Lesson 2 Key Points

Vocabulary Terms

Investor - person who lends money to a company; the investor hopes to receive more money back when the company makes money.

Share - certificate bought from a stock company that represents a certain part of ownership of the company

stock company - company that is owned by people who own the company's stock.

Democratic - government in which the power is held by the people.

Destination - Place where one is going

Majority - A number greater that half of the total.

Provisions - Supplies needed for a trip or voyage.

Section Review Answers

1. The puritans were the religions group that formed a new colony in Boston.
2. The Pilgrims were religious group that formed a new colony in Plymouth.
3. The Pilgrims wrote an agreement called the Mayflower Compact.
4. John Winthrop became govenor of the Puritans settlement.
5. The Pilgrims elected John Carver as their leader.

Did you learn these Objectives?

Are you able to identify who the Pilgrims were, why they came to the Americas and where they settled?

Can you explain what the Mayflower Compact was and why it is important to the concept of democratic government in America?

Are you able to identify who the Puritans were, why they came to Americas, and where they settled?

Lesson 3 "English Colonies Grow in Number"

Scan Pages 64-68; focus on the gray boxes, which contain the key vocabulary terms.

Scan Pages 64-68 for pictures and diagrams, read each of the captions.

Scan for an read the short articles in the margins and at the bottom of the pages on Pages 64-68.

Read Pages 64-68 (take notes of important ideas)

Do you know the answers to the questions on page 68? (See Key Points below for help)

Do you know the vocabulary words? (See Key Points below for help)

Take the quiz on Lesson 3 "English Colonies Grow in Number" (You may use the book, notes and Key Points for help on the quizzes. NOT ON TESTS!)

Review answers on the quiz and print it out. This will be very useful when you are studying for the test.

Lesson 3 Key Points

Vocabulary Terms

Boundary - a real or imaginary marker that shows what land a person owns.

Clergy - Person given the power by the church to perform religious tasks.

Equality - Having the same rights as others

Proprietor - one who owns a colony

Guidance - Direction or leading

Pastor - Member of the clergy

Patroon - Dutch landowner

Policy - Set of rules or an action plan set forth by a person or group.

Access - ability to obtain or make use of something.

Section Review Answers

1. Lord Calvert set up a colony in Maryland
2. Thomas Hooker settled Connecticut.
3. Carolina was divided into North Carolina and South carolina in 1729.
4. An owner of a colony was called a proprietor.
5. Pennsylvania was settled by William Penn.

Did you learn these Objectives?

Can you Identify the other English colonies that were established when they were established, and who established them, and why?

Are you able to identify those colonies that allowed religious freedom?

Lesson 4 "The Colonies Grow Larger"

Scan Pages 69-71; focus on the gray boxes, which contain the key vocabulary terms.

Scan Pages 69-71 for pictures and diagrams, read each of the captions.

Scan for an read the short articles and questions in the colored boxes that you find on Pages 69-71.

Read Pages 69-71(take notes of important ideas)

Do you know the answers to the questions on page 71? (See Key Points below for help)

Do you know the vocabulary words? (See Key Points below for help)

Take the quiz on Lesson 4 "The Colonies Grow Larger" (You may use the book, notes and Key Points for help on the quizzes. NOT ON TESTS!)

Review answers on the quiz and print it out. This will be very useful when you are studying for the test.

Lesson 4 Key Points

Vocabulary Terms

Emigrate - to leave for another place or country

Estimate - to make a guess based on some facts

Expansion - to spread out or increase in size

Indentured servant - person who came to the colonies under a contract to work for someone without pay for a certain time.

Minority - group of people that is a smaller part of a population.

Refuge - Protection or shelter.

Epidemic - an outbreak of disease.

Indigo - plant used to make dye.

Section Review Answers

1. The American colonies were established over a period of 125 years.
2. Farms were small in New England because the soil was rocky and the winters were long.
3. Crops in the South included rice, tobacco, and indigo.
4. Plantation owners encouraged the use of slave labor.
5. The middle colonies could be described as the bread colonies.

Did you learn these Objectives?

Can you identify the three classes of people who made up the population of the colonies?

Are you able to identify the three colonial regions and to tell what each region was like?

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 Preparing for Chapter 3 Test

Turn to Page 72 and read the article "The Mayflower Compact"

Turn to Page 73 and read the Chapter 3 summary.

On page 74-75 you will find the Chapter 3 review, complete the review.

Check your answers with those in the Key Points.

Take the Chapter 3 Test "English Colonies Are Established"

Review the answers then print the results for your records.

Chapter 3 Review answers

1. New Jersey
2. Connecticut
3. New York
4. Maryland
5. North Carolina, South Carolina
6. Delaware
7. Pennsylvania
8. Georgia
9. Rhode Island
10. Massachusetts
11. Virginia
12. New Hampshire.

The Comprehension: Understanding Main Ideas

1. The Jamestown colonists did not have a good supply of drinking water and food, and they faced American Indian attacks.
2. The Jamestown colonists started a general assembly, women were sent to Jamestown to get married and settle the new land, the African slaves were brought to colony in 1619.
3. The Pilgrims were a religious group who settled in Plymouth, Massachusetts.
4. The Puritans were a religious group who settled in Boston, Massachusetts.
5. The middle colonies included New York New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Delaware; the southern colonies included Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, and Virginia; the New England colonies included New Hampshire Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut.
6. Many of the colonists made a living by farming (especially in the South), shipbuilding, lumbering, fishing, trading, and ironworks.

Congratulations you finished the Third chapter !!