Unit Topic: The Colonial Era
State Standard(s)
Essential Standards
Vertical Alignment
Coming into this unit, students should have a strong foundation in:
Essential Understanding(s)
The students will understand that…
Essential Question(s)
Essential Vocabulary
Students will know...
State Standard(s)
Essential Standards
- H.2.1 - Explain the impact of economic, political, and social, conflicts on the development of North Carolina and the United States.
- G.1.2 - Understand the human and physical characteristics of regions in North Carolina and the United States
- C.1.3 - Summarize the contributions of particular groups to the development of North Carolina and the United States.
Vertical Alignment
Coming into this unit, students should have a strong foundation in:
- The various motivations of those who colonized the Americas.
- The changing nature of the relationships between Native Americans and colonists.
- The regional geographic features of North Carolina and their impact on the development of early colonial settlements.
- The geographic differences between the Northern Atlantic, Middle, and Southern colonies and their impact on the early colonists.
- The ways in which Britain maintained political and economic control of the colonies in order to support the mercantile system.
- The various political systems employed by the 13 colonies.
Essential Understanding(s)
The students will understand that…
- H.2.1 - Colonial governing styles influenced the creation of our current systems of government.
- G.1.2- The physical features of the New England, Middle, and Southern colonies impacted the way humans interacted with the environment.
- C.1.3 - Diversity of beliefs and traditions among the colonies caused tensions among the colonies
Essential Question(s)
- H.2.1 - How did the beliefs and actions made by early colonial governments impact the formation of our current systems of government?
- G.1.2 - How did humans interact with the physical features of the different regional environments?
- C.1.3 - Given the backgrounds of the various peoples who settled the colonies, how easy was it for them to reach consensus?
Essential Vocabulary
Students will know...
- Different groups of immigrants came to North America and North Carolina for a variety of reasons including religious freedom, adventure, and economic opportunity, as well as others who came against their will.
- Many Native American throughout the colonies and North Carolina, clashed with settlers, often resulting in their forced migration to unsettled areas.
- North Carolina was established as the Carolina Colony in 1663 under the leadership of eight proprietors.