Introduction
Previously, we identified the three main groups of the thirteen original colonies.
- Do you remember what they are?
- Which colonies are in each grouping?
In this lesson, we're going to learn more about each individual colony and what made each of them unique!
Following successful completion of this lesson, students will be able to...
- Compare and contrast regional differences between the New England, Middle, and Southern colonies
Essential Questions
- How did the colonies develop economically, socially, and politically?
Enduring Understandings
- There were important economic, geographic, social, and political conditions that influenced Europe, American colonists, Africans, and indigenous Americans during and after the explorations of the 15th-17th centuries.
- The regional differences in the colonies led to the development of sectionalism in the United States in the 18th-19th centuries.
The above objectives correspond with the Alabama Course of Study: United States History I standards: 2, 2.1, and 2.2.