Welcome to the  
Southern Colonies 

Lesson Introduction

First, watch the video below to see what you will need to do in this lesson. 
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Lesson Checklist

Here is what you will need to complete in this lesson:
  • Activity #1: Read the Southern Colonies Reading Material 
  • Activity #2: Watch the video about the Southern Colonies 
  • Activity #3: View the Southern Colonies Haiku Deck
  • Activity #4: Write a post on your blog about what it is like to be a colonist living in one of the Southern Colonies
  • Activity #5: Take the Online Quiz about the Southern Colonies 

At the end of this lesson, double check to see that you have completed each of the activities.  


Student Activities   

Activity # 1 
Southern Reading Material 

Your first activity for the week is to read about the Southern Colonial Region.  The Southern Colonies include Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia.  In the reading you will be learning more about the colonies of Maryland and Georgia. Click on the picture to the right to get started.   The reading will open up in a new page. 
As you read think about... 
  • What it would be like to live in the Southern Colonies?
  • What type of economy, geography, climate, and government did the Southern Colonies have?

Activity # 2 
Southern Colonies Video 

Watch the video to the right to learn more about the Southern Colonies.  

Questions to Think About While Watching: 
  • What is the Mason-Dixon Line? 
  • What was the very first settlement in North America and what colony was it in? 
  • Who was responsible to founding Maryland and why? 
  • How do the Carolinas begin? 
  • What are the two main reasons Georgia was founded? 
Thirteen Colonies: Southern Colonies from MrZoller

Activity # 3
Southern Colonies Haiku Deck 

Next, you will be viewing a slideshow about the Southern Colonies.  The slideshow will give you more information about the plantations, farms, family life, slavery, and American Indian culture of the colonies in the Southern region.  

Click on the arrows at the bottom of the slide to start viewing. 

Southern colonies - Created with Haiku Deck, presentation software that inspires

Activity # 4
Post Entry on Blog
This Lesson's Post: 
For this lesson's blog post you will be writing about what it would be like to live in a Southern Colony.  Imagine you are a colonist living in one of the Southern Colonies.  What was your life like? What did you believe?  What did you do to make a living?  Give me a detailed description of what life in the Southern Colonies was like. 

 Remember, your entry should be in paragraph form, including complete sentences and correct punctuation, spelling, and grammar.  

Make sure to consider the following in your entry: 
  • Why did you come to live in the Southern region? What were you looking for or hoping for? 
  • What was the environment like? Think about the geography and climate of the Southern region.
  • What types of jobs might you have living in one of the Southern Colonies? 
  • Living in a Southern Colony, what type of religion might you be apart of and what are our religious beliefs? 
  • What was the government like in the Southern Colonies? Was it different or similar in each colony? Could you vote or be apart of making laws? 

Activity # 5
Southern Colonies Quiz 

Take the online quiz to show what you have learned about the Southern Colonies.  Make sure to put your first name and last initial, so you get credit for completing the quiz.  Choose the best answer for each question. When you are finished, press the Submit button at the bottom.  

Additional Activities - Optional 

If you have extra time go ahead and check out these websites to learn more about the Southern Colonies. 
Learn more info about the Southern Region. 
Check out a timeline of the Southern Colonies. 
Look at this Glogster about the Southern Colonies.