Our next unit focuses on the thirteen original colonies of North America.

A.4.2: Students will learn the similarities and differences between the New England, Middle, and Southern colonies.

A.4.3: Students will be able to identify the individuals that were responsible for the development of the thirteen original colonies.

A.4.4: Students will be able to discuss the political, economic, and social aspects of daily life in the thirteen colonies.

A.4.5: Students will explain the importance of the Triangular Trade.

A.4.6: Students will be able to describe the role of slavery in the colonies.

G.1.5: Students will be identify and locate the thirteen colonies on a map of North America.

E.1.1: Students will explain how trade promoted growth in the thirteen colonies.

E.1.2: Students will know what a market economy is and be able to give examples of how it was used in the thirteen colonies.

E.2.1: Students will be able to explain the positive and negative effects of voluntary trade.

As you can see, this is a very big unit with lots of information. The students will be completing a variety of activities to demonstrate their understanding of these concepts.