Lesson on Wednesday, September 12, 2018

Aim: In what ways were Britain's American colonies affected by events across the Atlantic, and how were their societies taking on a life of their own?

Bell Ringer: Pop Quiz 4.2

A. Name the three colonies that made up the "Middle Colonies"

B. By the 1720s, many new migrants were forced to become.... 

C. The Quaker vision of a "peaceable kingdom" attracted 100,000


Standards/Objectives:

WXT-2.0: Explain how patterns of exchange, markets, and private enterprise have developed, and analyze ways that governments have responded to economic issues.

CUL-4.0: Explain how different group identities, including racial, ethnic, class, and regional identities, have emerged and changed over time. 

WOR-1.0: Explain how cultural interaction, cooperation, competition, and conflict between empires, nations, and peoples have influenced political, economic, and social developments in North America.

POL-1.0: Explain how and why political ideas, beliefs, institutions, party systems, and alignments have developed and changed.

Agenda:


DIVERSITY IN THE MIDDLE COLONIES (GEO)

1. It's important that you know how the economies and societies of the New England, Middle, Chesapeake, and Southern colonies were shaped by environment and geography. 

*Economic Growth, Opportunity, and Conflict (WXT)

*Cultural Diversity (CUL, MIG)

2. J23 / A: Religious tolerance and the Society of Fiends attracted both German and Scots-Irish migrants to Pennsylvania. They left Europe for a variety of reasons, including religious persecution, warfare and the draft, the lack of land and economic opportunity, and high taxes. In British North America, their goals were to replicate traditional European institutions, practice their faith, and prosper in land-rich America. 

*Religion and Politics (CUL, POL)

3. Understand the sources of conflict between European settlers and Indian groups in this period. Compare the values and institutions of both Europeans and American Indians and to note the many sources of conflict (such as views on property, gender roles, and religious beliefs).

4. Examine 4.2 - Discuss the reasons for the growth of European migration after 1720. What were the most significant factors causing this increase? (5 min)

5. Journal 24 - What issues divided the various ethnic and religious groups of the Middle colonies? What core values did they agree upon? 

6. Episode 1 of the PBS series “New York: A Documentary Film” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MyUV6A8fQ04

Terms to know: tenant, competency, squatters, redemptioner system, 



Home Learning: 

1. Read pages 126-135 (including American voices)

2. Journal 25 - What conditions and ideas lay behind the emergence of the Enlightenment in America? 

3. Journal 26 - In what ways was the spread of ideas during the Enlightenment and the Great Awakening similar, and how did it differ? 



Answers for Pop Quiz 4.2

A. New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania
B. Squatters
C. German immigrants


Journal Responses

J24 / A: The divisive issues included language, cultural heritage, religious beliefs, political allegiances, and marriage choices. The core values of the settlers in the Middle colonies centered upon religious tolerance, economic opportunity, and "liberty of conscience."