Research an Early Colonial Rebellion (pre 1733).
Type a 1-page paper (size 12 font, Times New Roman or similar) about an American Colonial Rebellion that took place between the founding of Jamestown (1620) and the founding of the last of the 13 colonies, Georgia (1733). The paper should have the following information:
Who: Who was rebelling? Who were they rebelling against?
What: What caused the rebellion, and what were contributing factors?
Where: In which colony did this take place? Where was the rebellion located in relation to towns, other colonies, and other geographic factors?
When: When did the rebellion take place? What dates and events contributed to the rebellion?
Why: Why did this rebellion occur? What were the motives behind the rebellion? What did they hope to accomplish?
How: How did those participating make the rebellion happen? How did they act, and what did they plan?
On a SECOND SHEET OF PAPER, please include sources- titles of books, date, and websources. Do not use Wikipedia as a source!
DUE FRIDAY, 11/4!
Jamestown Settlement
So you’re a member of the CONSTRUCTION CREW…
You will need to:
· Determine what supplies you can use from the ship
· Research what was available IN VIRGINIA
· Research the weather in Jamestown- what do your buildings need to be prepared for?
· What tools do you need? What tools will you make?
· Prepare a design for homes that includes the technology of the time.
· VISUAL: Poster with designs for homes, pictures of materials, and outline of info
So you’re a member of the PEACEKEEPERS…
You will need to:
· Research the indigenous Indian tribes
· Research gifts that were traditionally brought to Indians
· Research customs of the local Indian tribes
· Create ways to keep relations good with tribes.
· Create a list of rules for people to follow
· VISUAL: Poster with Rules, info on tribes, other important info settlers found
So you’re a member of the FOOD SUPPLY TEAM…
You will need to:
· Research the indigenous food supply
o Is there edible wildlife?
o Are there animals you can hunt?
· Decide what tools you need to process the food, cook the food, kill the food, etc.
· What can you store through the winter?
· How will you equip homes to cook their own food?
· VISUAL: Poster with plants, preparation process, technology you used. OPTIONAL- bring in food for us to sample!
So you’re a member of the CLOTHING CREW…
You will need to…
· Research what kind of clothes the crew and passengers were wearing.
· Decide what tools you would have needed (considering the technology of the time)
· Come up with instructions for repairs
· Find out if there were animals that you could use to create suitable clothing
· Find out what fabrics were CURRENTLY used and whether or not they would be suitable for cutting up and reusing.
· VISUAL: Poster with traditional clothing, patterns, lists of supplies, and resources needed/found
So you’re a member of the EXPLORERS…
You will need to…
· Research where the explorers landed
· Use a map to determine where they could expand to immediately, in one year, in five years
· Research indigenous Indian tribes and decide whether it’s worth it or not to go through their land
· Look at weather patterns, trees, type of ground, and access to fresh water to decide which areas you can expand to
· Estimate how many people/ homes can live in each area
· VISUAL: Maps of the area with pertinent info like rivers, Indian tribes, etc.
