EAH03

The English Colonies

CHAPTER 3

Essential Question:

How did the experiences of the colonists shape America’s political and social ideals?

Expectations for Learning

#2. Explain the economic and religious reasons for the exploration and colonization of North America by Europeans.

#3. Explain how competition for control of territory and resources in North America led to conflicts among colonizing powers.

#4A. Explain how the practice of race-based slavery led to the forced migration of Africans to the American colonies.

#4B. Describe the contributions of enslaved and free Africans to cultural and economic development in different regions of the American colonies.

All Units Include:

#1. Primary and secondary sources are used to examine events from multiple perspectives and to present and defend a position.

#13. Modern and historical maps and other geographic tools are used to analyze how historic events are shaped by geography. Analyze the ways in which historical events are shaped by geography using modern and historical maps and other geographic tools.

#22. Choices made by individuals, businesses and governments have both present and future consequences. Analyze how choices made by individuals, businesses and governments have both present and future consequences.

Section 1: The Southern Colonies