Essential Questions:
Who moved to and settled in North America and why did they choose to live where they did?
Why did English settlers choose to live on the North Atlantic seaboard? What was daily life like for those who settled in the southern colonies? Those who settled in New England?
Why did Jamestown settlers have a high mortality rate? Why did so many settlers die and how did they eventually reverse this trend?
How did people work in the colonies? Why did indentured servitude start and how did it transition to slavery?
How did the middle colonies differ from New England and the southern colonies in terms of geography, economic activity, religion, social structure/family life, and government?
Framework grade 5