Virginia and United States History

Commonwealth of Virginia

Department of Education

Richmond, Virginia

2004

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Superintendent of Public Instruction

Jo Lynne DeMary

Assistant Superintendent for Instruction

Patricia I. Wright

Office of Elementary Instructional Services

Linda M. Poorbaugh, Director

Betsy S. Barton, Specialist, History and Social Science

Office of Middle Instructional Services

James C. Firebaugh, Director

Beverly M. Thurston, Coordinator, History and Social Science, International Education

Office of Secondary Instructional Services

Maureen B. Hijar, Director

Colleen C. Bryant, Specialist, History and Social Science

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Introduction______

The History and Social Science Standards of Learning Enhanced Scope and Sequence is a resource intended to help teachers align their classroom instruction with the History and Social Science Standards of Learning that were adopted by the Board of Education in March 2001. The History and Social Science Enhanced Scope and Sequence is organized by topics from the original Scope and Sequence document and includes the content of the Standards of Learning and the essential knowledge and skills from the Curriculum Framework. In addition, the Enhanced Scope and Sequence provides teachers with sample lesson plans that are aligned with the essential knowledge and skills in the Curriculum Framework.

School divisions and teachers can use the Enhanced Scope and Sequence as a resource for developing sound curricular and instructional programs. These materials are intended as examples of how the knowledge and skills might be presented to students in a sequence of lessons that has been aligned with the Standards of Learning. Teachers who use the Enhanced Scope and Sequence should correlate the essential knowledge and skills with available instructional resources as noted in the materials and determine the pacing of instruction as appropriate. This resource is not a complete curriculum and is neither required nor prescriptive, but it can be useful instructional tool.

The Enhanced Scope and Sequence contains the following:

Units organized by topics from the original History and Social Science Scope and Sequence

Essential understandings, knowledge, and skills from the History and Social Science Standards of Learning Curriculum Framework

Related Standards of Learning

Sample lesson plans containing

Instructional activities

Sample assessment items

Additional activities, where noted

Sample resources

Acknowledgments______

Steven W. Guerrier, Ph.D.
James Madison University
Karen A. McPherson, Ph.D.
Newport News City Public Schools
Elaine M. C. Nowinski, Ph.D.
Richmond City Public Schools
Jan Stennette, Ph.D.
Lynchburg College

History and Social Science Enhanced Scope and Sequence
Virginia Department of Education1

Virginia and United States History

Organizing Topic

Early European Exploration and Colonization

Standard(s) of Learning______

VUS.2The student will describe how early European exploration and colonization resulted in cultural interactions among Europeans, Africans, and American Indians (First Americans).

Essential Understandings, Knowledge, and Skills______

Correlation to Instructional Materials

Skills (to be incorporated into instruction throughout the academic year)

Identify, analyze, and interpret primary and secondary source documents.______

Formulate historical questions and defend findings, based on inquiry and interpretation.______

Develop perspectives of time and place.______

Content

Explain that early European exploration and colonization resulted in the redistribution of the world’s population as millions of people from Europe and Africa voluntarily and involuntarily moved to the New World.

Explain that exploration and colonization initiated worldwide commercial expansion as agricultural products were exchanged between the Americas and Europe. In time, colonization led to ideas of representative government and religious toleration that over several centuries would inspire similar transformations in other parts of the world.

Using the following characteristics of early exploration and settlements in the New World, summarize the reasons for European settlement in the English colonies. Include an analysis of how their motivations influenced their settlement patterns and colony structures:

  • New England was settled by Puritans seeking freedom from religious persecution in Europe. They formed a “covenant community” based on the principles of the Mayflower Compact and Puritan religious beliefs and were often intolerant of those not sharing their religion. They also sought economic opportunity and practiced a form of direct democracy through town meetings.
  • The Middle Atlantic region was settled chiefly by English, Dutch, and German-speaking immigrants seeking religious freedom and economic opportunity.
  • Virginia and the other Southern colonies were settled by people seeking economic opportunities. The early Virginia “cavaliers” were English nobility who received large land grants in eastern Virginia from the King of England. Poor English immigrants also came seeking better lives as small farmers or artisans and settled in the Shenandoah Valley or western Virginia, or as indentured servants who agreed to work on tobacco plantations for a period of time to pay for passage to the New World.
  • Jamestown, established in 1607 by the Virginia Company of London as a business venture, was the first permanent English settlement in North America. The Virginia House of Burgesses, established by the 1640s, was the first elected assembly in the New World. It has operated continuously and is today known as the General Assembly of Virginia.

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History and Social Science Enhanced Scope and Sequence
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Virginia and United States HistoryEarly European Exploration and Colonization

Use the following information to summarize the interaction of European, African, and America Indian (First American) cultures and the consequences of this interaction:

  • The explorations and settlements of the English in the American colonies and Spanish in the Caribbean, Central America, and South America, often led to violent conflicts with the American Indians (First Americans). The Indians lost their traditional territories and fell victim to diseases carried from Europe. By contrast, French exploration of Canada did not lead to large-scale immigration from France, and relations with native peoples were often more cooperative.
  • The growth of an agricultural economy based on large landholdings in the southern colonies and in the Caribbean led to the introduction of slavery in the New World. The first Africans were brought against their will to Jamestown in 1619 to work on tobacco plantations.

Sample Resources______

Below is an annotated list of Internet resources for this organizing topic. Copyright restrictions may exist for the material on some Web sites. Please note and abide by any such restrictions.

Best of History Web Sites. This site offers searchable access to information related to this organizing topic.

Cable News Network. This site offers searchable access to information related to this organizing topic.

Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC) and Other Clearinghouses. U.S. Department of Education. < Select “Search any or all ERIC web sites.” Type in a topic (e.g., Columbus), and then click “Search.”

HistoryChannel.com. This site provides access to Web sites related to this organizing topic.

Outline Maps — Education Place. Houghton Mifflin, 2002. < This site permits visitors to print a variety of maps related to this organizing topic.

Smithsonian Institution. This site provides Web access to the various museums within the Smithsonian Institution.

Virginia Historical Society. This site contains multiple resources pertaining to Virginia history for use by teachers.

Virginia Museum of Fine Arts. This site contains samples of American art.

Virginia Standards of Learning Assessments for the 2001 History and Social Science Standards of Learning: History and Social Science Released Items for Virginia and United States History. Virginia Department of Education 2003/04. <

Virginia Standards of Learning Assessments for the 2001 History and Social Science Standards of Learning. Virginia and United States History.Test Blueprint. Virginia Department of Education, 2003/04. < This site provides assessment information for the course in Virginia and United States History.

The World Factbook 2002. U.S. Central Intelligence Agency. < This site contains searchable information on all countries.

Session 1: Journeying to the New World in 1700______

Materials

  • Computer with Internet access
  • Census information on ethnicity from The World Factbook, found at <
  • World map
  • Small self-stick notes
  • Overhead projector
  • Blank overhead transparency and marker

Instructional Activities

1.Ask students to imagine what it would be like to move to a foreign country. Instruct them to take a few moments to respond to the following questions placed on an overhead or handout:

  • What country/continent might you move to and why?
  • Who will go with you?
  • What will you take with you?
  • What do you need to know before you go?
  • How long will the trip take?
  • How often will you be able to see those who do not travel with you?
  • Where will you live/work when you arrive?
  • Do you know anyone there already?
  • What do you know about the culture? (e.g., clothing, climate, food, customs, language)

2.Instruct students to make a few written notes to respond to these questions, and then share responses to the questions in an open session. Ask students to indicate whether they would make the journey.

3.Instruct students to use the same questions and imagine that it is approximately the year 1700. Ask them to respond with what they think would be correct answers to the same questions for the time period and write them down.

4.Ask students to share their responses. Record some responses on an overhead labeled, “What students think are correct answers to questions about how, when, where, and why settlers journeyed to the New World in 1700.” Ask students the following questions:

  • Ask how many would make the journey in 1700.
  • Ask students who say they would make the journey in 2004 but not in 1700 to explain why.
  • Ask students who say they would make the journey in 1700 to explain why. Ask them to guess what country they might be traveling from and to include information regarding life circumstances in that country in 1700. (They may think about where their ancestors came from.) Were they persecuted in that country? Were they poor?

Allow five to ten minutes for students to share their thoughts. Remind the class to listen and think about each other’s responses.

5.Explain that the next organizing topic of study is about individuals who came to the United States. Ask the students to share what they know about the first European settlers who came to the New World. Write their responses on an overhead labeled, “What students know or think they know about early settlers.” Guide discussion by reminding students of what they learned in previous years.

6.Instruct students to write their name on self-stick notes, and invite each one to place their note on the world map on the country that at least one of their relatives came from. NOTE: Do not make this activity mandatory; only those students who wish to participate should do so. If a student has a parent or family member who has recently moved to the United States, ask the student whether he/she would like to share the reason for that move.

7.Display the map containing the different self-stick notes. Use information from The World Factbook to provide information on the current ethnic breakdown of the United States. Display this information on an overhead or the board. Use a world map to identify the geographic origin of each ethnic group.

8.Explain that during the next two weeks, the class will examine the reasons individuals came to the New World and the long-term impact that exploration has had on the current United States and world situations.

9.Assign a teacher-selected reading, worksheet, or other reinforcement activity, using available teacher resources.

Session 2: European Exploration and Colonization — Impact______

Materials

  • Chart “Characteristics of Early Exploration and Settlements in the New World” (Attachment A)
  • Overhead projector
  • Overhead showing chart on next page
  • Outline map of the New World for each student

Instructional Activities

1.Briefly review the previous session’s activity, as needed.

2.Display the following prompt on the board or overhead:

European exploration and colonization resulted in the redistribution of the world’s population.

Instruct students to explain the statement. Ask them questions such as the following:

  • Where was the majority of the world population located prior to 1500?
  • Where did civilization originate?
  • What was the population of the Americas prior to 1500?

Encourage students to consider what impact this early redistribution had on the current world situation. Allow about five minutes for discussion about this issue.

3.Display the following prompt on the board or overhead:

Exploration and colonization initiated worldwide commercial expansion as agricultural products were exchanged between the Americas and Europe.” Instruct students to explain the statement. Ask what products were being exchanged.

4.Display the following prompt on the board or overhead:

Colonization led to ideas of representative government and religious toleration that over several centuries would inspire similar transformations in other parts of the world.

Ask students to explain the statement. Then ask questions such as the following:

  • What did other countries find attractive about the United States experience?
  • What countries have adopted a similar style of government?
  • Was the United States government unique? Why or why not?
  • What facets of our governmental system might countries find unappealing?

Explain that the students’ study of United States history throughout the year will answer these questions. During the discussion, turn attention to the British heritage in colonial America (e.g., the Glorious Revolution, the political philosophy of John Locke). Further explain the role of colonial isolation in the rise of self-government (e.g., the difficulty the British encountered in managing the far-away colonies).

5.Remind students of previous class discussions related to moving to the New World. Instruct students to recall the reasons why the class felt individuals moved to the New World. Guide responses to mention communication delays caused by time for transatlantic crossings and how this necessitated a degree of local autonomy in the colonies. Include a discussion of the length of time necessary for a transatlantic crossing in those days.

6.Select entries from the following list to provide a brief review of early exploration of the New World. Provide outline maps for students to identify and annotate the location of the selected entries. Remind students that the first humans migrated to North America during the pre-historic period of approximately 23,000–13,000 b.c., and that several theories exist on the route these first “Americans” took.

Year / Explorer / Place of Landing or Exploration / Country/Group Represented by Explorer
1001 / Leif Ericsson / Newfoundland / Scandinavia
1492 / Christopher Columbus / San Salvador / Spain
1493 / John Cabot / Nova Scotia / England
1499 / Amerigo Vespucci / South America / Spain and then Portugal
1510 / Vasco de Balboa / Pacific Coast of America
1513 / Juan Ponce de Leòn / Florida / Spain
1519 / Hernando Cortés / southeastern Mexico / Spain
1520 / Ferdinand Megellan / Southern tip of South America / Spain
1524 / Giovanni da Verrazano / search for the Northwest Passage / France
1534 / Jacques Cartier / search for the Northwest Passage / France
1525 / Francisco Pizarro / Peru / Spain
1540 / Francisco Vásquez de Coronado / southwestern United States / Spain
1540s / Hernando do Soto / region north of Florida to Tennessee / Spain
1587 / John White / Roanoke colony / England
1607 / John Smith / Virginia / England (the Virginia Company)
1619 / Africans arrive aboard a Dutch merchant ship
1673 / Louis Joliet and Jacques Marquette / the Mississippi / France
1682 / René-Robert Cavelier de La Salle / follow the Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico / France

NOTE: Information provided in this chart that is not included in the Virginia and United States History curriculum framework will not be assessed on the Virginia and United States History Standards of Learning test.

7.Place the chart found on Attachment A on the overhead or provide as a handout. Instruct students to use their text or Internet sources to complete the chart. Encourage students to include information on who sponsored exploration and why they did so. Information may include what the British, French, and Spanish monarchies wanted out of these voyages.

Session 3: Colonization in New England______

NOTE: Prior to this session, have the students complete the chart assigned during the previous session with information deemed essential. Use the curriculum framework to identify the minimum information to be included. The completed chart should serve as a guide during class discussion.