Essential Questions: Development of a Constitutional Democracy
1. Why was there an American Revolution?
2. How did the American Revolution develop the concept of Natural Rights?
3. What were the legacies of the American Revolution?
2. How did the American Revolution develop the concept of Natural Rights?
3. What were the legacies of the American Revolution?
Learning Targets for Colonization -- do you have enough background information to understand the causes of Revolution in the English Colonies?
The English Colonies in America
I Can:
1. Explain how & when Europeans discovered America.
2. Explain why Europeans set up colonies in America.
3. Define Columbian Exchange.
4. Identify the 1st permanent English settlement in America & how it prospered.
5. Identify the 3 main regions of the colonies & describe their climate and geography.
6. Define cash crop and list the main cash crops of the English colonies.
7. Explain the difference between an indentured servant & slave.
8. Define the Triangles of Trade and Middle Passage.
9. Explain who the Puritans were, why they came to America, where they settled, and
what type of colony they created.
10. Identify the importance of the Mayflower Compact.
11. Explain who the Quakers were, where they settled, and what type of colony they
created.
12. Identify which colony was safe haven for Catholics.
13. Identify which colony offered a fresh start for debtors.
14. Define economy & identify the main economies of the 3 colonial regions.
I Can:
1. Explain how & when Europeans discovered America.
2. Explain why Europeans set up colonies in America.
3. Define Columbian Exchange.
4. Identify the 1st permanent English settlement in America & how it prospered.
5. Identify the 3 main regions of the colonies & describe their climate and geography.
6. Define cash crop and list the main cash crops of the English colonies.
7. Explain the difference between an indentured servant & slave.
8. Define the Triangles of Trade and Middle Passage.
9. Explain who the Puritans were, why they came to America, where they settled, and
what type of colony they created.
10. Identify the importance of the Mayflower Compact.
11. Explain who the Quakers were, where they settled, and what type of colony they
created.
12. Identify which colony was safe haven for Catholics.
13. Identify which colony offered a fresh start for debtors.
14. Define economy & identify the main economies of the 3 colonial regions.