Week 5: Colonists, Explorers and Indigenous Tribes
Homeschooling moms must fill up their knowledge bank in order to give the best to their kids. The more mom knows, the better she can teach. Research these topics and share the general idea with younger kids. For older kids, you might invite them to pick a topic to research.
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Topics for Week 5
Peter Stuyvesant
William Penn
Captain James Cook
Jamestown
Pocahontas
Lenape Tribe
Discussion Questions
Raleigh
Why did Queen Elizabeth give Raleigh a charter authorizing him to explore, colonise and rule any "remote, heathen and barbarous lands, countries and territories, not actually possessed of any Christian Prince or inhabited by Christian People?"
Why was Sir Walter Raleigh beheaded?
Stuyvesant
Why did the Dutch West Indies Company oppose Stuyvesant's attempts to force Jews to leave the colony?
Why were Quakers treated as heretics?
Penn
How did William Penn get tricked into transferring ownership of Pennsylvania to his colleague Philip Ford?
Cook
Who killed Captain James Cook? and Why?
Jamestown
Who settled Jamestown?
What founding document did they create which inspired future democracy?
Pocahontas
Neither "Pocahontas" nor "Rebecca Rolfe" was the real name of the girl who married John Rolfe. What was her real name?
Lenape Tribe
Who is Kishelemukong?
Resources
Books (all links go to Goodreads)
Videos
Philadelphia: The Great Experiment
1607 A Nation Takes Root (A Museum Film about Jamestown - 23 minutes)
Activities
- Did William Penn plan to exploit the native peoples?
- What does the letter written on behalf of William Penn say he intends to do?
- Despite the charter he had received, Penn believed it necessary to purchase the land from its original inhabitants. Both in person and through agents, Penn made a series of treaties with the Native Americans, forbidding European settlement on any land until its ownership was secured from the Indians.
- how did Thomas Penn change from the way his father treated native people?
Pocahontas was the daughter of the Algonquin Indian Chief Powhatan. She was probably born in 1595. Her name was Matoaka, but she was often called by her nickname, Pocahontas. This nick- name meant “playful one.”
Activity: Review adjectives that describe personality, for example: helpful, patient, energetic, talkative. One way to do this is by listing on the board all the adjectives students call out. Add some new ones to the list. Avoid negative adjectives for this activity.
Give students slips of paper. Ask them to write two adjectives that describe themselves and to list their hobby or favorite pastime, for example: happy, friendly, playing soccer. Try to think of a nickname for the person. Discuss whether the nickname chosen is a good name. Why?