This Unit of Study will focus on the Age of Exploration and Discovery as it relates to settlement and colonization of the original 13 British colonies. Students will track the colonial progression from Jamestown to Georgia, highlighting the economic, social, and political reason for establishment.
Students will also compare and contrast the differences between the three distinct colonial regions while projecting tensions that will reemerge during the Civil War. Through this study, students will come away with an understanding of the growth of self-government, development of religious freedom, and the development of slavery in the colonial period. |