Colonies day 1 class notes 9.17

Class Notes

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