Unit 4 European Settlement

Lesson 8 Captain John Smith's Map Examine "Captain John Smith's Map of Virginia." You can use Resource Sheet 25, text p. 162, or access the map online.
Lesson 11 Plymouth Town Early Descriptions,1620-1628 Have students read three early descriptions of Plymouth Town by Winslow and Bradford, Captain John Smith, and Isaac de Rasieres.
Lesson 13 Massachusetts Bay Colony Charter Examine the charter of the Massachusetts Bay Colony Charter.
Lesson 16 Trial of Anne Hutchinson View the transcripts of the Trial of Anne Hutchinson.
Lesson 18 Georgia's Royal Charter Examine the original document of Georgia's Royal Charter. Click thumbnail document to enlarge.
Lesson 19

Have students read the entire letter by Richard Frethorne, available in Old English or Modern English on the Virtual Jamestown website. See 1 | 2 regarding the letter. An indenture contract students may examine is "Indenture Contract, Type B, Middlesex County, January 1683-May 1684."
http://www.mdarchives.state.md.us/msa/speccol/sc2200/sc2221/000019/0000/d011675a.gi

Students may read the entire account Gottlieb Mittelberger: On the Misfortune of Indentured Servants (1735)

Have students examine two original documents available from the Maryland State Archives in Documents for the Classroom: The Strength of Our Diversity- Multiculturalism in Maryland History. Documents to examine are as follows:
Lesson 20

Father Andrew White's Journal


Ark and the Dove

Also, for the early Maryland settlement at St. Mary's City, there are several lessons.
Students can examine more of Father Andrew White's journal.

Have students learn more about the journey of the Ark and the Dove.
 

Lesson 21

 St. Mary's City


Exploring Maryland Roots

Study the form of binding a servant (indenture form).Discuss what the Master had to provide, what services the servant was contracted to provide, and what the servant was to receive at the end of the term.

Go to the ThinkQuest Maryland Roots online field trip. "The experiences of people who founded Maryland were probably quite different than yours ­ dangerous sea voyages, backbreaking labor, and taming a wild land. But beneath the adventurous life, the settlers and colonists of Maryland were like all of us ­ uncertain and hopeful, wishing to make a small place for themselves in a large world."

Lesson 22 An Act Concerning Religion, April 21, 1649 Have students read more about The Toleration Act at An Act Concerning Religion, April 21, 1649, available at the Maryland State Archives, Documents for the Classroom.
Support Resource  WebQuest - St. Mary's City Classroom skit and additional activities on early St. Mary's City.
Support Resource  A Day in the Life of Colonial Williamsburg Interactive field trip produced by the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation.
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