WHY COLONIZATION?WHY HERE?Chapter 3 section 1-2

Just Remember the 3 G’s

GROUP EXPLORATIONOF THE COLONIES

Group Expectations General expectations. 1. On task, 2. You

can talk and discuss but stay quiet, 3. Everyone participates.

Procedures:1. Get into groups2. Establish recorder/writer3. 5 minutes to read silently4. Group discussion

Group Exploration: With a small group make a information poster that includes the following information about your colony. Write your assigned colony on your hand out: Jamestown, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay, New York and New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Delaware, Virginia, Maryland, Colonies in the Carolinas and Georgia.

1. Name of the colony?2. Year established? 3. Where were the settlers from?4. Current geographic description. 5. Why did they leave their country of origin? 6. How successful was the colony? Did they

have any difficulties? 7. What did they do? (How did they make

money, how did they live?) 8. Any other interesting facts or specifics about

your colony.