Supporting Questions:

1. How did economic activities contribute to the significant differences among the colonial regions?
2. How did colonial political experiences influence how colonists viewed their rights and responsibilities?
3. How did Europeans benefit from the Triangular Trade and what impact did it have on the lives of West Africans?
4. How did the institution of slavery affect colonial development and life in the colonies?

Lesson 1: Life in the New England Colonies

Lesson 2: Life in the Middle Colonies

Lesson 3: Life in the Southern Colonies

Lesson 4: Comparing the Colonial Regions

Lesson 5: Triangular Trade and Middle Passage

Lesson 6: Slavery in the Colonies

Lesson 7: The Colonial Economy

Lesson 8: Colonial Government: Foundations of Self-Government

Lesson 9: Colonial Life from Different Perspectives

Students will students summarize what they have learned in the unit by creating a timeline of significant events leading to the American Revolution as identified in Lesson 8. They begin by examining timelines in a textbook. Next, they sort and sequence event cards as they explore cause and effect relationships. As a project, they create a timeline by choosing from one of several different formats. Finally, they identify the six events they feel were most significant in leading to the Revolution and consider criteria for determining significance.