Dear Fifth Graders,

We are going to be building a lapbook for your next Social Studies unit on the
colonies. This is going to be new to many of you, but it is a lot of fun!
Here is what will be expected of you:
1. Write answers to these 5 big questions:
Why did people come to the Americas?
What made it possible for Europeans to survive in the Americas?
How did European settlement affect Native Americans?
What types of government did colonists establish?
What were the causes of conflict in the colonies?
2. Conduct a comparison of the Spanish, English, and French colonial
systems in the Americas.
Location
Government
Religion
Economy
3. Create a mini-folder on each colony including the:
Date founded
Who founded it
Who lived there
What life was like
Colonies to be included:
New England Colonies
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Connecticut
New Hampshire
Middle Colonies
New York
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Delaware
Southern Colonies
Maryland
Virginia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
4. A chart describing triangular trade.
5. Flash cards for the following vocabulary terms:

Colony
Cash Crop
Pilgrim

Plantation
Indentured
Servant
Compact

Internecine
Export

Charter
Refuge

Slavery
Legislature

Raw Material
Represent

SelfGovernment
Sedition
Religious
Toleration

Majority Rule

Stock
Established
Church
Allies

Free-Market
Militia

Import
Constitution

Broker
This is a lot of work, but it is a fun project, especially for those of us who
enjoy a little bit of art!
We will work on this little by little each day, and at the end you will create an
awesome book showing everything you learned about the colonies.
Reading Schedule:
Week of 12/7:
The Spanish Colonies, 154-158
The Virginia Colony, 160-166
The Plymouth Colony, 170-175
Week of 12/14
The French and the Dutch, 176-182
Settling New England, 206-212
Life in New England, 214-221
New Englands Economy, 222-227
Week of 1/4
Settling the Middle Colonies, 240-246
Life in the Middle Colonies, 250-254
Busy Farms and Seaports, 256-261
Week of 1/11
Settling the South, 272-278
Life in the South, 282-288
The Southern Economy, 290-295