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Early European Colonization and the Jamestown Settlement

4th Grade · Social Studies · US-OK-SS

10 lessons

Goal

Understand European motivations for colonizing North America and analyze the successes, hardships, and turning points of the Jamestown settlement.

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  9. The House of Burgesses and Private Land OwnershipNot started yet
  10. The Year 1619: Arrival of Africans and Women at JamestownNot started yet
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us-ut5.1.3Utah Social Studies Standards · 5th Grade

Use maps and primary/secondary sources to evaluate the push and pull factors that led to exploration and colonization of North America (for example, fleeing persecution, enslavement, economic advancement, indentured servitude, religious freedom/isolationism).