Settlement of other colonies for religious purposes; wealth; new trade sources and products; freer, better lives

Create a database to display characteristics of each colony

Jamestown/Virginia colony (introduction of slavery, representative assembly &emdash; House of Burgesses)

Use Alexandria to locate books on topics such as slavery, Jamestown, and our government’s system of representatives to broaden understanding and gain background knowledge of subject matter

South Carolina (expansion of slavery)

Word process a document explaining the southerner’s views on the importance of slavery, incorporate graphics for support

Thirteen original colonies; geography of the Eastern seaboard

Complete a guided search of the Internet to find maps of the original thirteen colonies and compare maps

Colonial occupations (fishing and whaling; small farming; artisanship, including the work of colonial women; and small manufacture)

Work with a group to create a HyperStudio presentation of colonial occupations, use graphics, sound, and text boxes to display information

Ports: Boston, Philadelphia, New York,Charles Towne/Charleston (trade patterns with West Indies, Africa, England, and the Continent)

Print out maps of the world from the Internet, label countries/colonies involved in trade route, then draw arrows indicating trade routes

Family and community life, folklore and patterns of colonial life

Use Alexandria to find books on related topics including colonial family life to broaden knowledge of subject matter

Emerging religious toleration and the idea of religious freedom in the colonies

Using Claris Works, publish pamphlets from the colonists’ view, advertising places that encourage, not stifle religious freedom, include graphics, columns, spacing and build an awareness of overall presentation

Emerging idea of political rights (to English liberties) and representative government

Create flyers expressing ideas of political rights and the benefits of the new system of government

Exploration across the Appalachians: trapping and trading, clearing and farming (for example Daniel Boone and the Wilderness Road)

Search Alexandria for books on related topics such as Daniel Boone and the Wilderness Road, word process journal entries from the point of view of a colonist exploring new territory

French and Indian War: Britain wins Canada from France; colonial taxes rise

Complete a guided Internet search to find maps information and maps on the French and Indian War

People and events in Massachusetts (Sam Adams, John Hancock, Stamp Act, Boston Massacre, Crispus Attucks, John Adams, Boston Tea Party

Create a database organizing the person/event and their importance

People, battles, and events of the Revolutionary War

Work with classmates to research people, battles, and events in order to create a detailed and descriptive timeline of the Revolutionary War. (Timeline may be presented as a multimedia project)

Thomas Jefferson and the Declaration of Independence, 1776

Find related books using Alexandria, complete a guided search on the Internet to find authentic copies of the Declaration of Independence

The first Constitution, Articles of Confederation; the Constitutional Convention and the writing of the Constitution in 1787, a limited national government;

Find related books using Alexandria, complete a guided search on the Internet to find authentic copies of important documents, perform musical United We Stand, videotape and play on Elementary Spotlight

Louisiana Purchase; explorations of Lewis and Clark, Sacajawea; major features of mid-continent geography, Mississippi to Rocky Mountains

Find related books using Alexandria, read books and journal entries based on Lewis and Clark’s journey, complete a guided search on the Internet for maps and routes of Lewis and Clark

War of 1812 (Francis Scott key and the "Star Spangled Banner," the Constitution - "Old Ironsides," Washington burns, Dolley Madison)

Complete a guided Internet search to find pictures of "Old Ironsides"

Tigris and Euphrates and the Mesopotamian peoples: used wheel, built cities and palaces, developed codes of law

Create multimedia presentation of one aspect of Mesopotamian life - may be used as assessment

Chief features of Middle Eastern geography

Find and print several maps of Middle Eastern geography, compare maps and create one comprehensive map

Egypt and the Nile (hieroglyphic writing, pyramids and religious arts)

Use Alexandria to find related books to increase knowledge

China (Confucius on mutual responsibilities of parents and children, brother and brother, friend and friend, husband and wife, ruler and subject; arts and technology, such as paper-making and invention of gunpowder; the Silk Road

Complete a guided Internet search on related topics and to find maps which students can label the Silk Road

Use Alexandria to find related books to increase knowledge

Chief features of Asian geography

Find and print several maps of Asian geography, compare maps and create one comprehensive map including the Silk Road