Day 1 Materials

ONE-POCKET VOCABULARY ORGANIZER
There are many new vocabulary words to learn before beginning your study of the English
Colonies. Your History notebook is a great place to record and store the words and definitions
that you will need to be familiar with during this lesson.
Part I
Directions: Using the Glossary provided by your teacher and the Vocabulary Word and
Definition patterns, follow the directions below to create 37 Vocabulary Cards.
VOCABULARY
VOCABULARY DEFINITIONS
WORDS
large group of ships wide treeless areas of land
petroglyph convinced
to feel and express deep sadness a person who was originally from Spain
a long sandy island that runs next to a

chosen or selected shore and provides protection from
hurricanes and tidal waves
mission species
talked someone into doing something
supplies of food taken on a trip
your way
plants and animals in danger of a bluish green stone that turns bright
disappearing forever blue when polished
preserve coast journey for the purpose of exploring corn
took someone without permission things found in nature that are valuable
to humans
carving or drawing in rocks usually

made by people who lived a long time destruction by wind and rain
North America voyage ago
caves building, stone, or statue created to

remember a person or event
a religion based on the life and

steep hills with flat tops teachings of Jesus Christ
1. Cut out each Vocabulary Word Pattern and Vocabulary Definition Pattern
along all bold lines.
ary
mission read
sent to sp
2. Using the Glossary as your guide, glue the correct Vocabulary Definition a personus faith
io voyage
a relig
in the blank space under its matching Vocabulary Word.
a journey that is usually
made by water
plains
wide treeless areas
of land journal
of
a written record
daily events
3. Fold each completed Vocabulary Card along the dotted lines so that the
Vocabulary Words and Definitions are on the outside. Glue the blank sides together.
plains
missionary
journal
voyage
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VOCABULARY
WORDS
West Indies treaty
sawmills autobiography
cultivate harbors
official transported

VOCABULARY
WORDS
captives Pilgrims
fertile revolts
charters manufactured
New World Puritan

VOCABULARY
WORDS
expand biographies
Church of England gristmills
North America harsh
Great Britain island

VOCABULARY
WORDS
climate European
resources triangular
plantations inhabited
colonists merchants

VOCABULARY
WORDS
profit monarch
indigo founded
coast

VOCABULARY
DEFINITIONS
very large farms in the South where
crops of cotton and tobacco were battles against rules and laws felt to be
grown and slave labor was usually used unfair
a formal agreement proper or correct
a person from England who traveled to a chain of about 1,000 islands in the
Caribbean Sea that stretches from the
America in the 1600s and 1700s in search southern tip of Florida to the northeastern
of religious freedom corner of South America
types of items made from raw materials buyers and sellers whose goal is to make
by hand or machinery money
types of closed shapes with three sides the English colonists who founded the
and three angles first permanent settlement in the New
England colony of Plymouth in 1620
a king, queen, or emperor who rules for area of land that is completely
his or her entire life and then passes the
role onto his or her child surrounded by water
one of seven continents in the world;

bounded by Alaska on the northwest, things found in nature that are valuable
Greenland on the northeast, Florida on the to humans
southeast, and Mexico on the southwest
businesses with big machines that saw a term once used to describe the
wood into planks and boards continents of North America and South
America
money made after all expenses have moved products or people from one
been paid place to another

VOCABULARY
DEFINITIONS
prisoners who have been taken by force started or established
without permission
a plant which produces a blue dye lived or settled in a place
the average weather conditions of an

the story of your life written by you
area over a period of years
sheltered areas of water deep enough

to provide ships a place to anchor to prepare the soil for growing crops
grow larger stories of a persons life written by

someone else
contracts which give one group power

mills for grinding grain into flour
over another
an island which is now known as the

United Kingdom of Great Britain and
Northern Ireland; it includes England, people who are ruled by another country
Scotland, and Wales
an area of land that borders water the official church in England
rich soil that produces a large number a person who comes from the continent
of crops of Europe
very uncomfortable conditions

ONE-POCKET VOCABULARY ORGANIZER
Part II
Directions: Choose the next blank page in your History notebook. Follow the
directions below and on the next page to create and glue your One-Pocket
Vocabulary Organizer into your notebook.
1. Cut out the One-Pocket Vocabulary Organizer

along the outside bold lines.
2. Fold the bottom section up along the dotted lines as shown to make a pocket.
3. Flip the Organizer over.Fold the tabs along the dotted lines and glue the tabs
to the back of the One-Pocket Vocabulary Organizer to hold the pocket in place.

4. After you have glued the tabs to the back, turn your
One-Pocket Vocabulary Organizer back around.
5. Cut out the Pocket Label.
6. Glue the Pocket Label onto the front of the

One-Pocket Vocabulary Organizer as shown.
7. Place your finished Vocabulary Cards

in the front pocket.
8. Glue the One-Pocket Vocabulary Organizer

onto the next blank page of your notebook.

ONE-POCKET VOCABULARY
ORGANIZER
ENGLISH COLONIES
POCKET
LABEL
VOCABULARY
TAB
TAB

THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION LESSON ONE
THE ENGLISH COLONIES
The first English colonists arrived in the New World in the late 1500s. Most of these settlers
were from England. England is located on the island of Great Britain. Colonists also included
people from Scotland, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Sweden, and other European
countries.
Some of the
first colonists made
the long journey across
the Atlantic Ocean in NORWAY
search of fertile land.
SCOTLAND SWEDEN
Others wanted religious
freedom from England.
Many hoped to escape NORTH
IRELAND
from constant wars and SEA DENMARK
revolts in Europe.
WALES
Most of the ENGLAND
BALTIC
colonists who traveled SEA
NETHERLANDS
to the New World were ATLANTIC
OCEAN BELGIUM GERMANY
sent by merchants
who had been given
permission from the
English monarch to FRANCE AUSTRIA
establish colonies SWITZERLAND
in America. These
merchants paid the
costs of travel and
ITALY
supplies. In return, SPAIN
colonists had to give MEDITERRANEAN SEA
them part of any silver
or gold found in the
New World.
By the time the first English colonists arrived in 1585, France and Spain already
controlled a large area of land in North America. England chose to colonize the eastern coast
of North America. This part of North America had not yet been settled by Spain or France. It
was, however, inhabited by more than 500,000 Native Americans.

THE LOST COLONY
In 1584, Queen Elizabeth gave Sir Walter Raleigh permission to establish the first colony
in North America. Raleigh was an English soldier and explorer who had already established a
successful potato farm in Ireland. In America, Raleigh planned to name his colony Virginia.
In 1585, Sir Walter Raleigh sent a group of 108 men to Roanoke (ROWanoke) Island,
near the coast of present-day North Carolina. The men were completely unprepared for the
harsh weather. Many of Roanokes first colonists became very sick. After their supplies ran
out, most of the men at Roanoke Island returned to England.
In 1587, Sir Walter Raleigh sent another group of colonists to Roanoke Island. They
were led by John White. This time, the group included women and children. Two months
later, John White sailed back to England for more supplies. In 1591, White traveled back
to Roanoke. Everyone had disappeared. What happened to colonists at Roanoke is still a
mystery to this day. Roanoke became known as the famous Lost Colony.
THE VIRGINIA COMPANY OF LONDON

In 1600, England was ready to try establishing a successful colony. A group of wealthy
merchants from London believed they could make a lot of
money in America. The businessmen formed the Virginia
Company of London. They offered to pay the way of
anyone who wanted to go to America.
To repay the merchants, colonists had to give
the Virginia Company part of any gold or silver
found in the New World. The colonists were also
told to cultivate mulberry trees so they could
raise silkworms and trade silk with England. The
wealthy merchants hired 27 year old John Smith to
run the new colony.
THE JAMESTOWN COLONY

In 1607, John Smith and a group of
more than 100 men and boys landed near the
Chesapeake Bay in present-day Virginia. In honor
of Englands King James I, they named their colony
Jamestown.
There was no gold or silver in Jamestown. The
land was too swampy for growing mulberry trees or
anything else. In addition, Native Americans who lived in
the area did not welcome the colonists. Most of the group
died of starvation and disease.
In 1608, a supply ship arrived from England. Less
than 50 settlers were still alive. To make things worse, JOHN SMITH
John Smith had been badly injured in a gunpowder
explosion. The colonys leader returned to England for medical care.

SLAVERY IN AMERICA
The Jamestown Colony survived. Colonists established the first system of government
in the New World. They made friends with Native Americans. Although peace between the
two groups only lasted a short time, Native Americans taught colonists how to grow tobacco
in Virginias soil. Colonists made a profit when they shipped the tobacco across the Atlantic
Ocean and sold it in England.
In 1619, the first black slaves arrived in Virginia. Black men, women, and children were
captured in western Africa and forced to come to the New World. They didnt find freedom
when they reached America. Instead, they were forced into a life of slavery.
THE TRIANGULAR TRADE ROUTE

African slaves were transported across the Atlantic Ocean by ship. There were several
different trade routes used from the early 1500s to the middle of the 1800s. Each route was
triangular in shape, because ships made three different stops on their voyages. Over one
route, ships from Europe traveled to the west coast of Africa and traded manufactured items
for black slaves. The slaves were then taken across the Atlantic Ocean to the West Indies and
sold to Spanish settlers living there. Traders used their profits to buy sugar, coffee, and tobacco
in the West Indies.
Over another route, ships from the New England colonies traveled to Africa with rum
and weapons. They traded these items for slaves, who were taken to the West Indies and sold.
Slave traders took the money they earned and bought sugar and molasses. They traveled back
to the New England colonies and sold the sugar and molasses to colonists who made the rum.
Slave traders made a lot of money selling slaves. Captains of the ships knew that most
of the slaves would die during the long journey across the Atlantic Ocean. They packed as
many slaves as they could below the decks of their ships. Slaves were chained together and
stacked on top of each other. Dirty conditions and lack of food and water resulted in disease
and death for many of the black captives.
ATLANTIC
NORTH
AMERICA
OCEAN
WE
ST
INDIES
AFRICA
SOUTH
AMERICA
THIRTEEN ORIGINAL COLONIES

THE PILGRIMS
In 1620, the English founded their second permanent settlement in North America.
Today, we call these colonists Pilgrims, but they didnt actually receive that
name until they had been in America for
almost 200 years.
Before coming to America, the Pilgrims
were Puritan farmers in England. The Church of
England was Englands official church. Puritans
did not agree with the strict rules of the Church of
England.
Puritans based their lives on the Bible.
They believed that human beings needed Gods
forgiveness to get them to heaven. They
also believed they were chosen by God to
become leaders in government.
The Church of England did not agree
with the Puritans beliefs. Puritans wanted to
find a place where they could worship freely and
make important decisions.
THE PLYMOUTH COLONY

On September 6, 1620, the Pilgrims
left England and sailed for America
on The Mayflower. They were headed
toward Virginia. Stormy weather knocked
The Mayflower off course. They landed in
Massachusetts Bay instead of Virginia.
Before leaving their ship, the men
wrote and signed the Mayflower Compact. This
important document established rules and laws
for settlers to obey. They named their new colony
Plymouth. This name was in honor of the city in
England from which they had come.
The Pilgrims were completely
unprepared for survival in the New World.
During their first winter in Massachusetts,
almost half of the Pilgrims died.
The next spring, with the help of a THE MAYFLOWER
Native American named Squanto, the Pilgrims learned to
fish, hunt, and grow corn. The Pilgrims signed a peace treaty with Native Americans. In the
fall of 1621, Pilgrims and Native Americans celebrated the First Thanksgiving.

OTHER ENGLISH COLONIES
Englands colonies in Virginia and Massachusetts were successful. Like Spain and
France, England wanted to expand its control in America. The only way to do this was to
build more permanent settlements. Over the next 150 years, the English monarch granted
charters to individuals and companies who founded eleven more colonies in America. You
will soon learn how these thirteen original colonies became the first thirteen states.
THE NEW ENGLAND COLONIES

The New England colonies were Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and
Rhode Island. The colonists in New
England found rocky soil and thick forests.
They faced long, cold winters, followed by
short, hot summers. The growing season
was only four or five months long. Most
colonists in New England had small farms,
but the soil was poor for growing crops.
The New England colonies did offer
many harbors. Colonists fished, built ships,
and used their location on the Atlantic
Ocean to ship products to other colonies
and England.
ATLANTIC
THE MIDDLE COLONIES OCEAN
The Middle colonies were Delaware,
New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania.
The Middle colonies offered plenty of
natural resources that included rich
farmland and thick forests. The climate
of the Middle colonies was not as harsh
as the climate found in the New England
NEW ENGLAND COLONIES
colonies. Farmers enjoyed plenty of rain in
MIDDLE COLONIES
the summer and a long growing season.
SOUTHERN COLONIES
The Hudson and Delaware rivers
provided plenty of fresh fish. Colonists
learned how to turn water from these rushing rivers into energy they could use. Water power
was used to cut lumber in their sawmills. They also put water power to use in their gristmills
to make flour.
THE SOUTHERN COLONIES

The Southern colonies included Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina,
and Virginia. Colonists who settled in this area of the New World found fertile soil, thick
forests, animals to hunt, and rivers overflowing with fish. A warm climate and plenty of rain
in the Southern colonies provided colonists with seven or eight months of growing season.
The Southern colonists built huge plantations. With the help of black slave labor, they became
wealthy tobacco, wheat, rice, and indigo farmers.
Name ___________________________________
THE ENGLISH COLONIES

COMPREHENSION
Directions: Read each question carefully. Darken the circle for the correct answer.
1 The first English colonists traveled 5 If you had been a black person
to the New World in search of all of traveling to America during the 1600s,
the following except you probably came
A fertile land A as an invited guest of Englands king

B religious freedom B because you were forced
C farm animals to take back to C to make a better life for you and
England. your family
D freedom from wars in Europe
D in search of fertile land and freedom
2 What can you learn by studying the
map of Europe on the first page? 6 Before being knocked off course by a
storm, where were the Pilgrims
F France is north of England. planning to start the second English
colony in America?
G The Baltic Sea is south of Germany.
H Sweden is northeast of Ireland. F Virginia
J Switzerland is southwest of Ireland. G Georgia
3 The first colonists in Jamestown were H South Carolina

told to cultivate mulberry trees so they J Massachusetts
could grow silkworms. Cultivate
means 7 Which statement about the Middle
colonies is true?
A won victory over
B chosen or selected A The Middle colonies didnt offer the
colonists many natural resources.
C prepare the soil for growing crops
B The Middle colonies were located
D groups of fruit or nut trees north of the New England colonies.
4 After reading about John Smith, you C There were six Middle colonies.
get the idea that he
D The Middle colonies offered plenty
F was a great Native American of rain and a long growing season.
leader
G was forced to leave the Jamestown
colony before he was ready to leave
H found gold and silver in Jamestown
J was not trusted by the Virginia
Company merchants

ENGLISH COLONIES FLIP BOOK
In this activity, you will use what you have learned about the first English colonies in America
to create an English Colonies Flip Book.
Part I
Directions: Using the information in the lesson about the New England, Middle, and
Southern colonies, complete the English Colonies Circle Chart on the next
page. Cut out each of the 12 circles from the bottom of the page and glue
it into its proper place on the Chart.
Choose the next two blank face-to-face pages in your History notebook.
Cut out the English Colonies Circle Chart and glue it onto the left side of
your notebook.
Part II
Directions:
1. Your teacher will give you the Flip Book Outline. Use the English Colonies Circle
Chart to complete the Flip Book Outline. As you complete the Outline, be careful
to use correct capitalization, spelling, and punctuation.
2. Under the New England Colonies heading, write a description about the New
England colonies that includes at least two facts from your Circle Chart.
3. Under the Middle Colonies heading, write a description about the Middle
colonies that includes at least two facts from your Circle Chart.
4. Under the Southern Colonies heading, write a description about the Southern
colonies that includes at least two facts from your Circle Chart.
ENGLISH
COLONIES Southern
Colonies
New
England
Colonies
Middle
Colonies
Georgia, between long, cold

Maryland, soil was
poor the New winters,
North Carolina, England and followed by
South Carolina, for growing
crops Southern short, hot
Virginia colonies summers
plantations used Delaware, enjoyed

used slave water power New Jersey, seven or
labor to to cut New York, eight months
become lumber in Pennsylvania of growing
wealthy sawmills season
Connecticut, located tobacco,

Massachusetts, along the wheat, rocky soil
New Hampshire, Hudson and rice, and and thick
Rhode Island Delaware indigo forests
rivers farmers

FLIP BOOK FLIP BOOK
OUTLINE TITLE
New England Colonies
ENGLISH COLONIES
Middle Colonies
FLIP BO OK
Southern Colonies

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your History notebook, across
and Title onto the right side of
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Middle Colonies
Southern Colonies
along the dotted line.

New England Colonies
the folded flaps of the Flip Book

3. Glue the Flip Book Outline under
2. Fold the Flip Book Pattern
ENGLISH COLONIES FLIP BOOK
ENGLISH COLONIES
FLIP BO OK
Title. Neatly color around the maps on the Flip Book Pattern.
1. Cut along all of the bold lines of the Flip Book Pattern, Outline, and
Follow the directions below to assemble and glue an English Colonies Flip Book into your
FLIP BOOK
PATTERN

May 16, 1621
Dear Friends in Africa,
I am on a ship in the middle of a huge ocean. I have watched the sun rise and fall many
times, so I know we have been sailing a long time. Hundreds of us are chained together below the
deck of the ship. It is very hot and there is not enough food or water. Men and women to the left
and right of me are dying. The white men unchain them and throw their bodies into the ocean. I
heard the white men talking about the money they will make when we are sold. Where are they
taking us? If you are reading this letter, my advice to you is to run and hide. Dont let them catch
you.
Stay Safe,
Kambelewa
Directions: In this Journal Writing activity, you will write a letter back to Kambelewa.
Before beginning your letter, organize your thoughts by answering the five
pre-writing questions below and on the next page.
1. Introduce yourself to Kambelewa by describing who you are and where you go to school.
Give at least two important details about yourself.
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2. Explain to Kambelewa how his letter made you feel and how you would have felt in his
situation.
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3. Describe two ways in which the world has changed since 1621.
a. ______________________________________________________________
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b. _________________________________________________________________________
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4. Explain whether or not Kambelewa would feel safe as a black man arriving in
America today.
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5. Describe how you plan to end your letter to Kambelewa.
_____________________________________________________________________________
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Use the answers to the five pre-writing questions to write a letter to Kambelewa. A letter
includes a heading, a greeting, a body, a closing, and a signature.
Create a heading for your letter. The heading lets the person youre writing to know where and when
the letter was written.
You will need to know your schools street address, city, state, zip code, and todays date to create
your three line heading.
In the example below, notice the commas between the city and state and the day and year.
Example: 2009 Carpenter Dr.

Cincinnati, OH 45239
December 21, 2016
HEADING
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GREETING
Create a greeting for your letter. The greeting says hello to the person you are writing to.
In the example below, notice that every word of the greeting is capitalized. Also notice the
comma after the greeting.
Examples: Dear Kambelewa,

Hello Kambelewa,
Hi Kambelewa,
GREETING
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BODY
Use the space below and on the next page to write the body of your letter. The body is the actual letter.
Include all of the information from the five pre-writing questions in the body of your letter.
Notice that the first line of the body is indented. The first line of a letter or paragraph is always indented.
BODY
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CLOSING/SIGNATURE
Create a closing and a signature for your letter to Kambelewa. The closing is the official end to a
letter. Your closing should fit the person you are writing to. You probably wouldnt use Love
unless you are writing to a family member or a close friend. Sincerely could be used for a
friend or a person that you respect but dont know very well. The signature is always in cursive.
In the examples below, notice that when the closing contains two words, only the first word
is capitalized. Also notice the comma after the closing and the signature in cursive. The two-line
closing and signature should line up with your heading.
Examples: Love,
Jos
Sincerely,
Drew
Your friend,
Blake
Best regards,
Siam
CLOSING AND SIGNATURE
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Directions: Type or neatly write your final draft letter. If you plan to write your final draft,
your teacher will give you special paper.
When you are finished, use the checklist below to make sure your letter is ready
to send. Your teacher will give you a special envelope with directions for
addressing and mailing your letter.
Be prepared to read your letter orally to the class. You will be evaluated on
eye contact, proper volume, and clear pronunciation.
Letter Checklist
Did you answer all 5 of the pre-writing questions?
Does your heading include your school address, city, state,

zip code, and todays date?
Did you put a comma between the city and state and the
day and year?
Did you capitalize every word of your greeting and end your
greeting with a comma?
Did you indent the body of your letter?
Did you capitalize the first word of your closing and end your
closing with a comma?
Is your signature in cursive?
Does the body of your letter include all of the information

from your pre-writing questions?
Do all of the sentences in the body of your letter start with
a capital letter and end with correct punctuation?
Did you check your letter for incomplete and run-on
sentences?
Did you check your letter for spelling mistakes?
Did you type or neatly write your final draft?
Did you properly address your envelope?

Have you practiced reading your letter orally with proper
eye contact, volume, and clear pronunciation?

Directions:
Use your scissors to cut out the envelope along
the bold black lines.
Fold the envelope along the dotted black lines.
Slip your letter inside the envelope, and seal
the back of it with a single piece of tape or a
sticker.
Turn the envelope so the stamp is in the upper

right-hand corner. Write the address of the
person the letter is going to in the center of the
envelope. Decorate your stamp.
Put your return address in the upper left-hand
corner of the envelope.
Name __________________________
Think about the resources we use to learn about history. Reading books, seeing movies,
looking at photographs, studying maps, searching the Internet, digging for bones, and holding
pieces of pottery are some of the ways that we learn about the past.
There are two types of sources to help us learn about what happened in the past. Primary
sources are recorded by people who were there at the time. If you have ever read a diary or
an autobiography, then you were reading something that was written by the person who
was actually recording the events and experiences as they were happening. Diaries and
autobiographies are primary sources. Letters, interviews, photographs, original maps, bones,
and pieces of pottery are other examples of primary sources because they give us first-hand
knowledge of an event that took place in history.
Secondary sources are recorded by people after an event took place. Many books have been
written about important historical events and people. A book written in 2005 about the life of
Sir Walter Raleigh is a secondary source because the author wasnt actually there to interview
the famous colonist and cant give any first-hand knowledge. Movies, biographies,
newspaper stories, and encyclopedias are other examples of secondary sources because they give
us second-hand knowledge of events that took place in history.
You have just finished reading about the English colonies in America.
In this activity, you will decide whether a source of information is a primary source or a
secondary source. On the lines provided, put a P next to the primary sources and an S next to
the secondary sources.
1. _______ The original map drawn to show the thirteen colonies.
2. _______ A drawing of famous colonist John Smith.
3. _______ The diary of an African slave being transported across the Atlantic Ocean.
4. _______ A piece of wood from The Mayflower preserved in a museum.
5. _______ The seed from a mulberry tree.
6. _______ An interview with Squanto, the Native American who helped the Pilgrims.
7. _______ A biography written about John Smiths life.

Name ____________________________
VOCABULARY QUIZ
THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
PART I
Directions: Match the vocabulary word on the left with its definition on the right.
Put the letter for the definition on the blank next to the vocabulary
word it matches. Use each word and definition only once.
1. ______ colonists A. a person who comes from the

continent of Europe.
2. ______ island B. an island which is now known as the United

Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern
Ireland; it includes England, Scotland, and
3. ______ captives Wales.
C. the English colonists who founded the first

4. ______ European permanent settlement in the New England
colony of Plymouth in 1620.
5. ______ West Indies
D. area of land that is completely surrounded
by water.
6. ______ fertile
E. to prepare the soil for growing crops.
7. ______ manufactured F. types of closed shapes with three

sides and three angles.
8. ______ triangular G. a person from England who traveled to

America in the 1600s and 1700s in search of
religious freedom.
9. ______ Great Britain
H. lived or settled in a place.
10. ______ indigo I. battles against rules and laws felt to
be unfair.
11. ______ revolts
J. money made after all expenses have
been paid.
12. ______ merchants
K. people who are ruled by another
country.
13. ______ monarch
L. mills for grinding grain into flour.
14. ______ plantations M. moved products or people from one place to

another.
15. ______ New World N. the story of your life written by you.
O. rich soil that produces a large

16. ______ Church of England number of crops.

17. ______ North America P. one of seven continents in the world; bounded by
Alaska on the northwest, Greenland on the
northeast, Florida on the southeast, and Mexico on
18. ______ sawmills the southwest.
Q. a chain of about 1,000 islands in the Caribbean Sea

19. ______ Pilgrims that stretches from the southern tip of Florida to
the northeastern corner of South America.
20. ______ climate R. a term once used to describe the continents of
North America and South America.
21. ______ resources S. a plant which produces a blue dye.
22. ______ inhabited T. a formal agreement.
U. sheltered areas of water deep enough to

23. ______ biographies provide ships a place to anchor.
V. the official church in England.

24. ______ cultivate
W. buyers and sellers whose goal is to make money.
25. ______ profit X. things found in nature that are valuable to humans.
Y. an area of land that borders water.

26. ______ harbors
Z. proper or correct.
27. ______ charters AA. prisoners who have been taken by force
without permission.
28. ______ expand
BB. contracts which give one group power
over another.
29. ______ treaty
CC. very large farms in the South where crops
of cotton and tobacco were grown and
30. ______ official slave labor was usually used.
DD. businesses with big machines that saw

31. ______ gristmills wood into planks and boards.
EE. the average weather conditions of an area

32. ______ Puritan over a period of years.
FF. very uncomfortable conditions.

33. ______ founded
GG. types of items made from raw materials by
34. ______ coast hand or machinery.
HH. a king, queen, or emperor who rules for

35. ______ transported his or her entire life and then passes the
role onto his or her child.
36. ______ autobiography II. grow larger.
JJ. stories of a persons life written by

37. ______ harsh someone else.
KK. started or established.


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ONE-POCKET VOCABULARY ORGANIZER

a long sandy island that runs next to a

preserve coast journey for the purpose of exploring corn

carving or drawing in rocks usually

caves building, stone, or statue created to

a religion based on the life and

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West Indies treaty

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New World Puritan

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Church of England gristmills

North America harsh

Great Britain island

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a formal agreement proper or correct

one of seven continents in the world;

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a plant which produces a blue dye lived or settled in a place

the average weather conditions of an

sheltered areas of water deep enough

grow larger stories of a persons life written by

contracts which give one group power

an island which is now known as the

an area of land that borders water the official church in England

very uncomfortable conditions

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1. Cut out the One-Pocket Vocabulary Organizer

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5. Cut out the Pocket Label.

6. Glue the Pocket Label onto the front of the

7. Place your finished Vocabulary Cards

8. Glue the One-Pocket Vocabulary Organizer

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THE ENGLISH COLONIES

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THE VIRGINIA COMPANY OF LONDON

THE JAMESTOWN COLONY

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THE TRIANGULAR TRADE ROUTE

THIRTEEN ORIGINAL COLONIES

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THE PLYMOUTH COLONY

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THE NEW ENGLAND COLONIES

THE SOUTHERN COLONIES

THE ENGLISH COLONIES

A fertile land A as an invited guest of Englands king

3 The first colonists in Jamestown were H South Carolina

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Georgia, between long, cold

plantations used Delaware, enjoyed

Connecticut, located tobacco,

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from your Circle Chart.

4. Glue the completed Flip Book

along the dotted line.

the folded flaps of the Flip Book