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The Influence of Women in Establishing the Jamestown Colony (Comprehension Focus)
Grade Level:
8
Subject:
U.S. History
Topic:
The influence of women in establishing the Jamestown colony.
Objective:
Learn the influence of women (Native America, African, European) in the establishment of the Jamestown colony by analyzing primary/secondary documents, compelting a KWL chart and writing a paragraph.
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Excerpt from Abigail Adams's letter of July 16, 1775:
Every article here in the West india way is very scarce and dear. In six [weeks] we shall not be able to purchase any article of the kind. I wish you would let Bass get me one pound of peper, and 2 yd. of black caliminco for Shooes. I cannot wear leather if I go bare foot the reason I need not mention. Bass may make a fine profit if he layes in a stock for himself. You can hardly immagine how much we want many common small articles which are not manufactured amongst ourselves, but we will have them in time. Not one pin is to be purchased for love nor money. I wish you could convey me a thousand by any Friend travelling this way. Tis very provoking to have such a plenty so near us, but tantulus like not able to touch. I should have been glad to have laid in a small stock of the West India articles, but I cannot get one copper. No person thinks of paying any thing, and I do not chuse to run in debt. I endeavour to live in the most frugal manner posible, but I am many times distressed. —Trot I have accommodated by removeing the office into my own chamber, and after being very angry and sometimes persuaideding I obtaind the mighty concession of the Bed room, but I am now so crouded as not to have a Lodging for a Friend that calls to see me. I must beg you would give them warning to seek a place before Winter. Had that house been empty I could have had an 100 a year for it. Many [persons] had applied before Mr. Trot, but I wanted some part of it my self, and the other part it seems I have no command of. —We have since I wrote you had many fine showers, and altho the crops of grass have been cut short, we have a fine prospect of Indian corn.
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Make KWL Chart, individualized questions for secondary/priimary source passages, and exit slip prompt.
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Textbook. The American Journey, Early Years. Published by Glencoe/McGraw-Hill, 2012. http://www.glencoe.com/sec/socialstudies/ose/tar05_nat/docs/chap03.pdf
Primary, secondary documents, KWL chart, "leading" questions handout.