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Role of Women in Early America
COPY: - The Role of Women in Early American Colonies: Chapter 12
Copy - INSTRUCTIONAL GOAL #12
We will understand how women used power in early America.
By: Reading historical documents, finding evidence, and sharing our ideas.
Learning Targets — I Can
Learning Targets — I Can
By the end of the lesson, students should be able to:
I can explain what a colonial woman did.
I can identify the type of power she used.
I can use evidence from a historical document to support my answer.
Copy - Focus VOCABULARY WORDS
Power — The ability to control or influence others.
Influence — The ability to change what others think or do.
2 ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS
To Self: How can I influence others?
To Lesson: How did women use power in early America?
Social Studies Skills - What students will do
Reading - Understand short primary-source excerpts
Identifying - Recognize different types of power
Evidence - Underline words that support an answer
Critical Thinking - Eliminate an incorrect answer and choose the strongest main idea
Speaking & Listening - Explain findings to classmates
Writing - Write a claim supported by historical evidence
Pre Lesson Context
Pre Lesson Context
Unit 1 Lesson 12.pdfVisuals of the Reading 109-112
Visuals of the Reading 109-112
Lesson 12:
The Role of Women in Early America
Four Women,
Four Stories of Power
Essential Question:
How did women use their voices, ideas,
and actions to influence early America?
Four_Women_Differentiated_Worksheet_Final_Rubric.pdfwomen reading.pdfHistorical Background: Pocahontas and John Rolfe
Historical Background: Pocahontas and John Rolfe
In 1607, English colonists arrived in Virginia and established Jamestown on land that belonged to the Powhatan nation. Tensions quickly grew between the settlers and Native Americans over land and resources.
In 1613, during a period of conflict, English settlers captured Pocahontas and held her hostage to negotiate with her father, Chief Powhatan. While living among the English, she learned their language and customs.
During this time, she met John Rolfe, an English gentleman and tobacco farmer. Rolfe fell in love with Pocahontas and asked for permission to marry her. Chief Powhatan agreed, and in 1614, Pocahontas and John Rolfe were married.
Their marriage created a vital alliance between the Powhatan people and the English settlers. Known as the "Peace of Pocahontas," this union brought a long-awaited period of peaceful trade and stability between the tribes and the colony.
women reading.pdfHonest: Honorable or respectable.
Intreated: Asked earnestly or begged.
Acquainted: Made known or informed.
Resolution: A decision or determination.
Approved: Accepted or officially agreed to.
Brute (Bruit): News, rumor, or report.
Consent: Agreement or permission.
Deputie: A person appointed to act for another.
Confirmation: Formal approval or making something official.
Commerce: Trade or buying and selling.
Here is a Who, What, When, Why, and How breakdown of the Pocahontas primary source excerpt:
Who: Master John Rolfe, Pocahontas, Sir Thomas Dale (governor), Chief Powhatan, Pocahontas’s brother, and Opachisco (Pocahontas’s uncle) along with two of Powhatan's sons.
What: John Rolfe and Pocahontas fell in love and sought permission to marry, leading to Chief Powhatan's approval and an official marriage alliance.
When: 1613 to early April 1614 (the text specifically notes the marriage confirmation occurred "about the first of Aprill").
Why: John Rolfe sought Sir Thomas Dale's advice on marrying Pocahontas, and Chief Powhatan agreed to the marriage to establish peace and mutual agreement between the Powhatan nation and the English settlers.
How: John Rolfe wrote a letter asking Sir Thomas Dale for guidance, Pocahontas informed her brother, and Chief Powhatan sent his deputies (Opachisco and his sons) to approve and oversee the wedding. This created lasting friendly trade and commerce between the two groups.
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