USHA Unit 1 Guide

Mr. Oakley – NHS 708

COLONIZATION
1607-1763

Planned Unit Test Date: ____________________________________

USHA OVERVIEW

UNIT ANCHOR DATE KEY FIGURE

1 – COLONIZATION 1607-1763 1607 JOHN SMITH
2 – Independence 1763-1783 1776 Benjamin Franklin
3 – Implementing the Constitution 1783-1825 1789 Alexander Hamilton
4 – Age of Jackson & Reform 1830s-1840s 1848 Elizabeth Cady Stanton
5 – Expansion & Division 1840s-1860 1860 John Brown
6 – Civil War & Reconstruction 1860-1877 1865 Frederick Douglass
7 – The Gilded Age 1870s-18880s 1883 William “Boss” Tweed

GEORGIA STANDARDS OF EXCELLENCE

SSUSH1 Compare and contrast the development of English settlement and colonization during the 17th Century.
a. Investigate how mercantilism and trans-Atlantic trade led to development of colonies
b. Explain the development of the Southern Colonies including but not limited to reasons established, impact of location and
place, relations with American Indian, and economic development.
c. Explain the development of the New England Colonies including but not limited to reasons established, impact of location
and place, relations with American Indian, and economic development.
d. Explain the development of the Mid-Atlantic Colonies including but not limited to reasons established, impact of location
and place, relations with American Indian, and economic development.
SSUSH2 Describe the early English colonial society and investigate the development of its governance.
a. Describe European diversity including the contributions of different ethnic and religious groups.
b. Describe the Middle Passage, the growth of the African population, and contributions including but not limited to
architecture, agriculture, and foodways.
c. Describe different methods of colonial self-governance in the period of Salutary Neglect.
d. Explain the role of the Great Awakening in creating unity in the colonies and challenging traditional authority.

UNIT UNDERSTANDINGS
1. I can describe three benefits of a country owning colonies and explain how mercantilism led to increased wealth. (SSUSH
1a)
2. I can compare the three different, but distinct, colonial regions (Southern, New England and Mid-Atlantic), as well as explain
their economic developments. (SSUSH 1b, 1c, 1d)
3. I can compare the three different, but distinct, colonial regions (Southern, New England and Mid-Atlantic), as well as explain
their varying relations with the Native Americans. (SSUSH 1b, 1c, 1d)
4. I can compare the three different, but distinct, colonial regions (Southern, New England and Mid-Atlantic), as well as explain
the cultural diversity in the area. (SSUSH 1b, 1c, 1d, 2a)
5. I can describe the Middle Passage and explain the impact that forced migration from Africa had on the America colonies.
(SSUSH 2b)
6. I can define salutary neglect and explain the impact salutary neglect had on the American colonies before the American
Revolution. (SSUSH 2c)
7. I can define the Great Awakening and list three examples of cause and effects that relate to the Great Awakening. (SSUSH
2d)
 HOMEWORK READINGS
Rdg # Standard Title
1-1 1a Life in Jamestown
1-2 2b Slaves Come to the Colonies
1-3 2a Roger Williams Flees to Providence
1-4 1c A new England Town Meeting
1-5 1d A Religious Refuge in Pennsylvania
UNIT VOCABULARY
GSE terms New England Colonies
colonization Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New Hampshire
An effort by a nation to control territory in another region, Puritans
usually for economic gain by utilizing that area’s resources. Not the Pilgrims (a.k.a. Separatists)! Protestants who felt the
mercantilism Church of England still held too many Catholic beliefs and
An economic idea in which colonies were established to benefit needed to be “purified.”
the mother country by providing raw resources. King Philip’s War
trans-Atlantic trade A savage war between New England colonists and their Native
The sea route between Europe, Africa, and North & South American allies against other Native Americans led by Metacom
America, also known as the Triangular Trade. (a.k.a. King Philip).
Southern Colonies town meetings
Virginia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia New England’s form of direct democracy, only church members
Virginia Company could speak or vote.
Business established in Great Britain to colonize North America. subsistence farming
Jamestown small family farms that grow enough for that family
Established in 1607, the first permanent English settlement in Mid-Atlantic (or Middle) Colonies
North America that had a troublesome beginning. New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware
John Smith Quakers
An original settler who took command of the settlement and The dominant religious group in Pennsylvania; believed in non-
enforced a policy of “If you don’t work, you don’t eat.” violence and equality among genders and races
John Rolfe commercial farming
Later settler who introduced tobacco cultivation and ensured larger farms in which most of the food crop was sold for a profit
the survival of Jamestown. Middle Passage
plantation farming The leg of the Triangular trade between Africa and the
Large farms growing cash crops such as tobacco and later America’s in which Africans were brought over to be sold.
cotton; labor intensive Navigation Acts
Powhatan A series of laws passed throughout the 1700s restricting trade
Local tribal chief near Jamestown, also the name of that tribe . in the colonies, but were often difficult to enforce.
House of Burgesses Salutary Neglect
Virginia’s 1st legislature, considered the beginning of England’s policy of avoiding strict enforcement of its colonial
representative democracy in America. economic policies; ended with the French & Indian War.
Bacon’s Rebellion Great Awakening
The first rebellion in America when Virginians on the frontier A religious revival that took place throughout the colonies in
felt the colonial gov’t wasn’t doing enough to protect them the early 1700s that led Americans to feel they were in charge
from Native Americans. of their own destiny.
Vocabulary-building terms
Hinder – (verb) create difficulties for (someone or something), Covenant – (noun) an agreement.
resulting in delay or obstruction. Salutary – (adj.) (especially with reference to something
Resilient – (adj.) to be able to withstand or recover quickly from unwelcome or unpleasant) producing good effects; beneficial.
difficult conditions. Cumbersome – (adj.) large or heavy and therefore difficult to
Amicable – (adj.) having a spirit of friendliness; without serious carry or use; unwieldy.
disagreement. Revoke – (verb) put an end to the validity or operation of (a
Autonomy – (noun) the right or condition of self-government, decree, decision, or promise).
especially in a particular sphere. Fervor – (noun) intense and passionate feeling.
Emulate – (verb) match or surpass (a person or achievement),
typically by imitation.