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Colonial Era Web quest

Before you begin, be sure you have read the Introduction, Task and the Process. To move back and forth between screens, look for the navigation bar at the top of each page.

1.  Click on Colonial Era Timeline. Read through the events. Choose 3 events of interest to you to record.

Date of event Event

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c. ______

Choose 3 people to record. Be sure your person has a link.

Date Person

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b. ______

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Click on the link to your person. List 2 – 3 interesting facts about your famous person in history. (Be sure to name your person, first.)

a. ______

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b. ______

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c. ______

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2.  Click on 13 Original Colonies.

Name the 13 original colonies and the dates they were founded. (Click on “Please click here to see when the colonies were founded” to find this information.)

Date Colony Date Colony

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Choose 3 of the colonies and write down one interesting fact.

Colony Fact

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3.  Click on Mapping.

Name the 6 different nationalities of the explorers.

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Click on The Colonial Map of 1713 at the bottom of the page. Write down the names of the states that are part of the United States today.

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What do you notice about Louisiana? ______

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Use the back button to return to the Mapping page.

4.  Click on Jamestown.

What were the names of the three ships that brought the first colonists to Jamestown in 1607?

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Click on Chronology of Jamestown.

What happened in 1613? ______

Look at 1615. What happened once Pocahontas married John Rolfe, a tobacco

farmer? ______

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What began to occur in 1675? ______

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Click the Back button when finished. Notice the map of Jamestown at the bottom of the page. Look around the area. Why was this in a good location for the colonists?

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  1. Click on Pilgrims.

By looking at the picture, what do you think the Pilgrims were feeling as they stepped off the Mayflower? Why?

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  1. Click on Mayflower. Read the information about the Mayflower.

What do you think the voyage was like for the colonists? ______

Scroll down the page. Look at the cross-section of the Mayflower. Record some of your observations.

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  1. Click on Early Homes. Read the information about the early homes.

Click on the link for Wigwam. What do you think it was like living inside here? ______

Go up to the navigation bar. Click on Longhouse. What do you think it like living inside a longhouse? Which would you prefer?

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Click UP on the navigational bar.

  1. Click on Fort Life. Read the information.

Describe the living conditions at the frontier forts.

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What types of problems and diseases did the people here incur?

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  1. Click on Occupations. Click on the first link, “original early settlers and their occupation.”

List the occupations of the early settlers. ______

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Go to January 1608 and fall of 1608. Are there new occupations now? List them.

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  1. Click on Food. Read the information.

What did the colonists eat? List the foods eaten by the colonists. ______

  1. Click on Clothing. Read the information.

Click on “Plymouth colonists.” Notice the description of their clothes. Next, go to the top of the page and click on “Jamestown clothes.”

What are the differences between the clothing worn by those in Jamestown and those living in Plymouth?

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Click on Wampanoag Clothing. Here you will see another style of clothing.

Of the 3 styles you have just looked at, which would you prefer? Why? ______

Click UP when finished.

  1. Click on Artifacts. Using a dictionary, write down the definition of the word.

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Read the information on Artifacts. Click on “Arms and Armor found at Jamestown.” Choose 2 pieces of either arms or armor. Write 1 facts about each.

Arms or Armor Fact

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What do you think would be the most important piece of armor? Why?

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Click on “Indian made pots.” Why did the colonists throw away the pots instead of reusing them?

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Go to “Work and play.” Choose 2 items and write an interesting description of each.

Item Description or fact

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Congratulations! You have completed the Colonial Era Web quest. I hope you enjoyed it!

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