A New Colony

2.Using the map of the 13 colonies provided, determine where your new colony will be. Consider the following things when you are researching: natural resources, water supply, materials for building homes, resources for clothing, and food sources.

 Use these sources for your research.

http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/articles/ushistory/13colonies1.htm

http://www.42explore2.com/colonial.htm

http://www.timepage.org/spl/13colony.html 

http://www.picadome.fcps.net/lab/currl/colonial/default.htm 

http://www.earlyamerica.com/ 

http://www.usahistory.info/ 

 http://www.mayflowerhistory.com/

http://www.americaslibrary.gov/cgi-bin/page.cgi/es 

http://www.history.org/almanack/life/life.cfm 

http://www.historycentral.com/TheColonies/Index.html 

http://www.nationalcenter.org/ColonyofRoanoke.html 

http://teacher.scholastic.com/researchtools/researchstarters/plymouth/ 

3. While researching your colonies fill out the worksheet.

4. Label your new colony on the map and give it a name.

5. Determine what type of government your new colony will have. List the attributes of the government that will make it work. For example, will your officials be elected by the people? Will everyone get to vote or only a select few? Will the officials be appointed by the King of England? Who makes the laws? (Fill out the government worksheet for 5 and 6)

6. Determine what the laws of your new colony will be. How will the citizens live peacefully with each other and neighbors? Remember this is the 1600's. Look at the original 13 colonies for examples.

7. Now that you have all of your information you are ready to make yourPowerPoint.

2. You are trying to get people to move to your colony. Make a PowerPoint about your colony that will capture people's attention. Use the following outline for your PowerPoint.

Slide 1- Group member names, and the name of your colony.

Slide 2- Where your colony is located, resources for survival, and how you will get those resources.

Slide 3- Type of government, type of leaders, how leaders will be chosen, who gets to choose them.

Slide 4- Laws of your colony, who makes the laws, who enforces the laws.

Slide5- Why people should move to your colony.

3. Find pictures of the area where your colony is located and include them in the PowerPoint.

4. Make sure your PowerPoint is organized and appealing. You will be sharing these with the class.