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) Virginia (pg 65-69)

Key Concept 2.1: The British government employed a joint stock company called the Virginia Company to
create an English colony in the Chesapeake region originally named Jamestown, where settlers originally
came to find gold and a route to the Indies but ended up fighting natives and growing tobacco instead.
Objective 1-C: Virginias allure of a place where poor English citizens could work and earn wealth for
themselves attracted young and poor men who often came to Virginia as indentured servants.
Thematic Objective MIG-1.0: At home, poor English citizens faced debtors prisons and poor living
conditions so many young and poor Englishmen came to Virginia in hope of creating a better future for
themselves.
2.) Plymouth (pg 71-72)
Key Concept 2.1: Pilgrims, a religious group that believed that the Church of England had become corrupt,
were backed by the Virginia Company to create a colony in the New England area that would be called
Plymouth so that they would have a place to practice their religion without fear of persecution.
Objective 1-C: Pilgrims migrated to avoid religious persecution and chose to come to the New World after
a brief stint in Holland because they found Dutch society to be a bad influence.
Thematic Objective WOR-1.0: Pilgrims created the Mayflower Compact, a document that bound the
population of Plymouth to the will of the majority; this was the first instance of the idea that the English
colonies might be free of a monarch.
3.) Massachusetts Bay (pg 72)
Key Concept 2.1: Affluent Puritans, who believed that they were practitioners of the pure form of
Christianity, created the Massachusetts Bay Colony and received a charter to create their own colony in
the English fishing settlement called Naumkeag, which was quickly renamed Salem.
Objective 1-C: Migrants to the Massachusetts Bay Colony were wealthy and religious people who unlike
their counterparts in the Chesapeake, did not seek financial gain in coming to the New World.
Thematic Objective WOR-1.0: Since most of Massachusetts Bays residents had been elites in England,
many citizens had political experience and thus the Massachusetts Bay Colony transformed into a Puritan
government that created laws and ran the colony.
4.) Rhode Island (pg 76)
Key Concept 2.1: When Roger Williams, a Puritan minister, began preaching a message of religious
tolerance and a separation between church and state, he was banished from Puritan territory and created
the colony of Rhode Island from lands that he purchased from Natives.
Objective 1-C: Rhode Islands population was made up of Puritans who had left Massachusetts Bay like
Williams and believed that politics should not be dominated by religion like they were in Puritan society.
Thematic Objective WOR-1.0: Roger Williams message of religious tolerance and a separation between
church and state influenced US government and was a belief shared by many founding fathers.
5.) Pennsylvania (pg 77-79)
Key Concept 2.1: The Society of Friends, a group who believed in pacifism and religious tolerance, were
granted the land of modern day Pennsylvania to create a colony with religious freedom and civil rights.
Objective 1-C: William Penns tolerant society was welcoming to all people, but since slavery wasnt
allowed and the Chesapeake region offered more for migrants financially, those who wished to become
wealthy planters did not come to Pennsylvania
Thematic Objective WOR-1.0: William Penns idea of a society tolerant of all that he referred to as a Holy
Experiment influenced US civil rights and while these rights were not protected under the law for all for
quite some time, the idea was important part of the USs founding principles.
6.) New York (pg 77)
Key Concept 2.1: New York was originally a Dutch colony called New Amsterdam created for the purpose
of establishing a trading post where Dutch traders could buy valuable furs from the Iroquois Confederacy.
Objective 1-C: The English Navy easily seized control of New Amsterdam since the Dutch had problems to
tend to in other parts of the world and could not properly defend New Amsterdam.
Thematic Objective WOR-1.0: New Yorks population clustered around New York City, which provided the
foundation for New York to become one of the largest cities in the world.

7.) Maryland (pg 68)

Key Concept 2.1: A royal charter was given to the Calvert family, the Lords Baltimore for another
Chesapeake colony for Catholics that was named Maryland for King Charles Is wife.
Objective 1-C: The Calvert family retained ownership off all the land in Maryland and encouraged
Catholics to come to their colony and rent land, so Marylands population was mostly Catholic.
Thematic Objective WOR 1.0: Similar to Virginia, Maryland offered a route for poor groups of the English
population a chance at economic mobility and contributed the Chesapeakes reputation of a place where
poor people could work their way out of poverty.
8.) Georgia (pg 92-93)
Key Concept 2.1: A royal charter was given to James Oglethorpe to create a colony in the lower South
named Georgia after King George II that would create a place to send debtors when debtors prisons in
England became overcrowded.
Objective 1-C: Georgia was originally meant to be for overflow prisoners in debtors prisons; however,
individuals looking for financial gain eventually began settling in Georgia and the colony began to
resemble the other southern colonies more closely.
Thematic Objective WOR 1.0: The desire of Georgia settlers to allow slavery reflected a larger pattern of
southern states becoming dependent on slavery while northern states did not.
9.) Anne Hutchinson (pg 76)
Key Concept 2.1: Anne Hutchinson was a Puritan woman who criticized Puritan ministers that taught that
one could earn their way to Heaven and taught other Puritans her idea that passage to Heaven could not
be earned.
Objective 2-B: Since speaking out against the Puritan church and women preaching were both outlawed in
the Puritan community, Anne Hutchinson was banished from Puritan society and joined Roger Williams
and his followers in Rhode Island.
Thematic Objective NAT-1.0: Anne Hutchinsons experience shows how the Puritan government would
not tolerate any different views on anything and those that disagreed with Puritan teachings were
banished from the colony.
10.) Columbian Exchange (pg 43-44)
Key Concept 1.2: The contact between Native Americans and Europeans resulted in an exchange of
diseases, which proved to be fatal, foods, cultures, plants, and animals between the 2 groups.
Objective 1-B: European nations received new crops that could be grown and exported all over the world
while Native Americans received deadly diseases that wiped out massive amounts of the population.
Thematic Objective WXT-2.0: The new goods that had recently became available to Europeans fueled the
earliest forms of colonization in the Americas in the form of trading posts that could be used to secure
these goods.
11.) Mercantilism (pg 115)
Key Concept 2.2: British colonies were forced to export their raw materials to Great Britain and import
finished goods from Great Britain as well.
Objective 1-C: Great Britain included its North American colonies into a larger system to support the
British economy by using them as both a source of raw materials and a market to sell to.
Thematic Objective WXT-2.0: The strategy of mercantilism meant that colonists sometimes had to pass
up better prices from foreign merchants and this became one of many grievances that the colonists had
against Great Britain.
12.) Mayflower Compact (pg 71)
Key Concept 2.1: The Mayflower Compact was an agreement by Plymouths original immigrants that the
population would adhere to the will of the majority.
Objective 1-C: The Pilgrims who agreed to the Mayflower Compact were from England, where a monarch
controlled everything so the idea of a democratic society was revolutionary.
Thematic Objective WOR-1.0: The Mayflower Compact hinted at the possibility of a democratic North
America in the future.

13.) Fundamental Orders of Connecticut (pg 74)

Key Concept 2.1: The Fundamental Orders of Connecticut were the first constitution in North America.
Objective 1-C: The towns of Connecticut created the Articles so that the colonial communities in
Connecticut could all be ruled by the same government that had clearly defined powers.
Thematic Objective WOR-1.0: The model of a representative government created by the Orders would
become the basis for both state and national governments.
14.) Salutary Neglect (pg 115)
Key Concept 2.2: Salutary Neglect meant that the British government had more pressing matters at hand
and could therefore no longer enforce mercantilism until the issue was resolved.
Objective 1-D: The colonists enjoyed being able to choose the best deals and not just always buying British
goods so when salutary neglect periods ended, they became agitated.
Thematic Objective NAT-1.0: The colonists disgust with mercantilism fueled the Boston Tea Party, one of
the first acts of rebellion by the English colonies.
15.) House of Burgesses (pg 67)
Key Concept 2.1: The House of Burgesses was a republican legislative body established in Virginia to
handle taxes and finances.
Objective 3-D: The House of Burgesses had to address growing problems with Native Americans, but
since that problem affected the poorer western part of the colony and not the wealthier eastern part where
the government elites lived, this issue was largely ignored.
Thematic Objective WOR-1.0: The House of Burgesses failure to address conflicts with Native Americans
resulted in an armed insurrection by poor Virginians who felt that the government only cared about
wealthy Virginians.
16.) Enlightenment (pg 151-152)
Key Concept 3.1: British colonists based many of their beliefs on Enlightenment ideas.
Objective 2-B: The principle of natural rights resonated especially strong with the colonists and later
became the basis of the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution.
Thematic Learning Objective NAT-1.0: The principle of natural rights first coined by enlightenment
philosophers influenced not just British colonies, but French and Haitian people as well.
17.) Benjamin Franklin (pg 152)
Key Concept 3.1: Benjamin Franklin was an influential figure in Pennsylvania who printed a guide for
farmers called Poor Richards Almanac and a newspaper called The Pennsylvania Gazette.
Objective 2-B: Benjamin Franklins rise to prominence despite humble beginnings made him a highly
respected figure in New England.
Thematic Learning Objective NAT-1.0: Benjamin Franklins idea of an America united in opposition to
Great Britain fell on deaf ears initially but it eventually gained ground and came to fruition in the
American Revolution.
18.) Bacons Rebellion (pg 80)
Key Concept 2.2: Poor Virginia farmers led by Nathaniel Bacon who were tired of the House of Burgess
repeated failure to address the problem with the Native Americans attacked and burned down Jamestown
in an event known as Bacons Rebellion.
Objective 1-B: The class differences between Virginias rich and poor residents was a central cause to the
rebellion.
Thematic Objective NAT-1.0: Bacons conflict with the wealthy elite of Virginia revealed a problem of a
large disconnect between the rich and the poor.
19.) King Philips War (pg 79)
Key Concept 1.2: Puritan colonists continued encroachment onto the land of the Narragansett tribe
caused conflict.

Objective 1-A: Puritan colonists, like many other North American colonists, had a desire for land and the
only way to get more land was to take it from Natives.
Thematic Objective WOR-1: When Puritans defeated the Narragansett tribes leader Metacom, his head
was paraded around on a stake to show other Native tribes what would happen to enemies of the Puritans.
20.) Pequot War (pg 73)
Key Concept 1.2: The Pequot War was an attack on the Pequot tribe by Puritans and their Narragansett
allies in an attempt to gain more land.
Objective 1-A: Since Puritans thought that the Pequot land wasnt being used, they thought that they could
simply take it for themselves.
Thematic Objective WOR-1: As with everything that the Puritans did, war was justified by their religion so
amidst the horrors of the attack on the Pequot tribe, the Puritans justified their actions by claiming it was
Gods will.
21.) Great Awakening (pg 153-156)
Key Concept 2.1: The Great Awakening was a rise in the belief that one did not have to have a conversion
experience in order to be a member of the church.
Objective 1-C: The Great Awakening attracted Christians of all denominations to hear fiery and emotional
sermons from Great Awakening preachers like George Whitefield and William Tennent.
Thematic Objective WOR-1: The Great Awakening promoted national unity by providing everyone in
British North America with a common experience.
22.) Salem Witch Trials (pg 75)
Key Concept 2.1: The Salem Witch Trials were a period in which numerous false accusations of witchcraft
were made against people perceived as outsiders to Puritan society.
Objective 2-B: Puritan society was strictly patriarchal, so independent women were usually accused
because they broke the unspoken rules of Puritan society.
Thematic Objective NAT-1.0: The Salem Witch Trials revealed tensions between the more conservative
Puritans and progressive Puritans.
23.) Colonial women (pg 74-75)
Key Concept 2.1: Colonial women traveled with their husbands to the New World, but since married
couples settled almost entirely in the New England area, there were few women in the Chesapeake and
Southern colonies.
Objective 1-C: Colonial women that were primarily in New England spent most of their time caring for
children; women rarely worked outside the home.
Thematic Objective WOR-1.0: Colonial women had almost no property rights and their property was
essentially given up to their husbands when they got married.
24.) Slavery as a labor system (pg 101-104)
Key Concept 2.1: Slavery replaced indentured servitude as the primary source of labor in the Chesapeake
and Southern colonies.
Objective 3-A: Slavery was not only a source of labor, but it also brought money to people who traded
slaves for other goods through trade networks linking Africa, the New World, and South America.
Thematic Objective WOR-1.0: Slavery displaced hundreds of thousands of Africans that had to acclimate
themselves with a new language, a new environment, and the harsh treatment of slaves.
25.) Indentured Servitude (pg 101)
Key Concept 2.1: Since many immigrants to the Chesapeake were too poor to afford passage to the new
world, indentured servitude in exchange for passage was a common way for Englishmen to travel to the
New World.
Objective 2-A: Indentured servants were the main labor face in the early colonial era Chesapeake.
Thematic Objective NAT-1.0: Indentured servants became less popular after Bacons Rebellion, which
revealed that discontent among former indentured servants could be dangerous.