Materials

• Completed chart from session 2 (Attachment A)
• Maps of colonial America at different time periods
• Overhead or handout of the questions for step #2

Instructional Activities

1. Briefly review previous session’s activities, as needed.
   
   
2. Begin discussion by having students focus on Virginia and Jamestown. Students should participate in the discussion, using the information identified in their completed chart. They should correct or amend their chart during discussion. Examples of questions to guide discussion include:
   • Where is Virginia? Where is Jamestown?
   • What group(s) settled in Virginia? In Jamestown?
   • Who were the key individuals associated with the settlements?
   • Where did the settlers come from and why? (Include details of the circumstances in which these individuals were living prior to coming to America. Include the length and conditions of the journey and the probable route taken.)
   • When was this area/region settled?
   • What type of government was established upon arrival? How did this government compare to the one in the settlers’ previous country? How did it change?
   • Who supported or financed the journey? Why?
   • What conditions did the settlers encounter upon arrival in the New World? What threats did they face?
   • What type of agriculture or commerce was most successful in the area? Why?
   
   NOTE: To assist students who have disabilities or limited English proficiency, these questions may be printed on a handout with space for students to take notes during discussion. Label the handout “Information on Virginia and Jamestown.”
   
   
3. Instruct students to bring their colonial maps up to date, and/or assign a teacher-selected reading, worksheet, or other reinforcement activity.