US History Bolos/Twadell
9/17/13
New Unit: Colonies
We will be studying Massachusetts & Virginia Bay Colony because they are the most influential & most representative to US History.
Compare/Contrast skills through primary source documents (unit goal)
Virginia:
We will discuss: tobacco, Indians, government, slaves
“Tobacco’s older than the gummint (government) itself.” Quote from a present day tobacco farmer.
Jamestown (1607): first English colony
English get off to a slow start
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