CW: Wednesday February 10th - The Canadian Fur Trade

How did it lead to the exploration & colonization of Canada?

Worksheet 

Lesson:

Canada's Fur Trade 

 

 

 

CW: Thursday February 11th - Exploration, The Fur Trade & Hudson's Bay Company

Webquest - Save to your SS H drive in your Colonization folder!

questions

Website to use:

http://www.canadiana.ca/hbc/hist/hist1_e.html

 

 

CW: Tuesday February 16th

Preparing the Furs

Questions

Website:

http://www.canadiana.ca/hbc/stories/preparation1_e.html

 

 

Project - Designing a Trading Post & Fort

Thursday February 17th

Project Details & Grading

Examples

 

Helpful websites:

Canada's First Peoples: 

http://firstpeoplesofcanada.com/fp_furtrade/fp_furtrade4.html

Historica Canada - The Fur Trading Post:

http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/trading-post/

List of Fur Trading Posts:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_fur_trading_post_and_forts_in_North_America

 

The Virtual Museum of New France 

URL: http://www.civilization.ca/vmnf/explor/explcd_e.html

 

Museum of the Fur Trade:

http://www.furtrade.org/ 

 

http://www.northwestjournal.ca/PostCon.htm

 

Test - Friday March 4th

Canadian Fur Trade

blank study guide

Canadian Fur Trade Vocabulary list & definitions

 

Web quest answers for your study guide:

Preparing the Furs

Exploration, the Fur Trade & Hudson's Bay Company (part 1 )

Exploration, the Fur Trade & Hudson's Bay Company (part 2 )

 

Study the vocabulary with this quizlet:

https://quizlet.com/_22dd2a

 

 

 

 

Class Work - March 7th - Fur Farming Today

Use the following website to answer the group questions:

http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/fur-farming/

 

 

 

 

Wednesday March 9th - Jamestown Colony

website:

http://www.history.com/topics/jamestown

Questions:

Webquest

Virtual Tour:

http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2007/05/jamestown/jamestown-standalone

 

 

 

Thursday March 10th

Jamestown Online Adventure

Play twice - record your outcomes! 

http://www.historyglobe.com/jamestown/

 

Jamestown Fort & Vocabulary Worksheet

 

 

 

Tuesday March 15th

1. Read Pocahontas' Biography:

http://www.historyisfun.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Pocahontas.pdf

Give 8 facts about Pocahontas' life - anything that you didn't know or that you found interesting - in your own words. 

Save it to your SS H drive in your Colonization folder.

 

2. Picture Analysis - Portrait of Pocahontas:

http://www.historyisfun.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Pocahontasperiodimage.pdf

 

Analysis worksheet to complete about the portrait of Pocahontas:

http://www.historyisfun.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/PocahontasPictureAnalysisWorksheet.pdf

Save this to your H drive.

Right click, go to "open with" 

Select Word document - then you will be able to type your responses on it. 

Save responses to your SS H drive in your Colonization folder. 

 

3. Life at Jamestown - Period Quotes 

Read the two journal entries from colonist George Percy, a member of the explorers group who traveled up and

down the James River looking for neighboring tribes. Then download the analysis worksheet, just as you did above, record your responses to the journal entries and save to your SS H drive in your Colonization folder. 

Analysis worksheet:

http://www.historyisfun.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Life_at_Jamestown_Word_Analysis_Worksheet.pdf

 

 

 

Open Note Test - Thursday April 7th

 

Blank versions to be filled in if needed: click here

 

Completed notes to check yours with:

Backcountry

New England Colonies

Middle Colonies

Southern Colonies

 

Remember - you cannot print the completed ones & use them for the test!

You can only use your notes!

 

 

 

 

 

 

Colonization Homework Assignments:

Weds. 2/17 -  Life in the Wilderness Packet - due Monday 2/22

 

 

 

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CW: 

Why Colonies? Worksheet

Timeline of Colonization of North America 1492-1600

Table activity - fill in the blanks together

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

"Have We Found the Lost Colony of Roanoke Island?"

Article: http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2013/12/131208-roanoke-lost-colony-discovery-history-raleigh/

Assignment:

1. Read the article.

2. Make a list - IN YOUR OWN WORDS - of at least 8 facts you found interesting.

3. In a paragraph, explain the theory you believe in, and why, from the section "Disappearing Act."

4. Explain the modern technology that has been used at the site, how it works, and list some of the items that have been found.

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Overview

Step 1 - Group research

Step 2 - Record Research & find your own "extras," (interesting facts about your colony)

Step 3 - Group Project - Research (Power Point, Poster, Prezi, Essay...) - 

Step 4- Group Presentation (Movie, Skit, Interview, TV Show, Newspaper...) - 

 

Helpful Websites:

Overview/basic facts about the colonies:

http://www.history.com/topics/thirteen-colonies

The Middle Colonies:

http://clio.missouristate.edu/FTMiller/121/Online/LM/17th%20Century/Middle/midcolonies.htm

The Southern Colonies:

http://www.let.rug.nl/usa/outlines/history-1994/the-colonial-period/the-southern-colonies.php

 

 

 

 

Colonization Homework Assignments:

Ponce de Leon - Read & fill in his 12 major exploration events

Life in the Wilderness Packet - Read & answer questions, complete essay

Fur Trade Crossword Puzzle

Colonizing the New World & Learning About New Foods

The Backcountry - Questions 

                 The Backcountry Article - use this to answer the questions 

Important Colonists - Making a Graphic Organizer 

Consequences of the French & Indian 

 

 

 

 

 

Website:

http://www.historicjamestowne.org/jane/history/jane_history.php

Questions:

Jane's Story

Save everything to your SS H drive at the end of class!  :)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Daniel Boone Wilderness Trail Poster

Website: www.danielboonetrail.com

Directions

Enhance your poster!

After you have included info for the 24 stops, add some color or pictures to your poster!