Create a Colony Project



Create a Colony Project

For this project, you will work in a group of two to create your own colony in the same location as one of the 13 colonies. Your colony will not be the same size as a region or state, but will be about 1 acre. You will be responsible for keeping up with the deadlines of the project and turning each section of the project in when it is due. You will also be creating a map of your colony and presenting that map to your class.

Partners

Each student is required to work with their partner to create their colony. Each group may write their answers on the same paper. (1 paper of answers and map/model per group). If students are not participating on the project, they will lose the privilege of working with a partner and will have to complete the entire project individually. If you are having trouble with your partner, you need first politely let your partner know what you feel the problem is with your project. If you continue to have problems, see your teacher. If your group is split up, neither partner will get a new partner, since you chose to work with that person. Your teacher can NOT help you with partner participation, if they do NOT know what is going on. You have to tell your teacher at least a week in advance of a due date about partner problems. Partner problems will NOT be an excuse for delays in turning in your work

Questions about the Project

If you have questions or concerns about any section of the project, do NOT wait until the section deadline to ask your teacher. You need to ask your teacher at least a week in advance of the deadline.

Answers

All answers should be written in COMPLETE SENTENCES. You can write your answers on notebook paper by writing each section heading and the answers for each section underneath or type your answers into this document. The gray sections underneath each question will let you type in your answer. When you save this file, label it with: FirstName LastName/FirstName Last Name-Create A Colony Project

Example: John Tarheel/ Susan Cardinal-Create A Colony Project

Peer Evaluations

Each partner group will grade each other and themselves at the end of the project and presentation. This grade will combine both project and presentation into one grade. Your teacher will have the ultimate say over this grade, but you should be honest with yourself and your partner. You will have to give a paragraph explanation for the Peer Evaluation for yourself and your partner. More information will be given at the time of peer evaluations.

Grades & Due Dates

You will receive 7 grades for this project. NO time extensions will be given. If you have afterschool activities or other things happening outside of school, you need to make sure that your project has been completed before the deadline. Last minute excuses will NOT be accepted, since you will have plenty of time to work on each section before it is due. If you are absent on a due date, your partner needs to still turn in the project. If both partners are absent, the project is due the next day either partner returns to school, NO EXCEPTIONS.

|Section Numbers |Grade |A Day |B Day |

| |(worth up to …) | | |

|1 & 2 |100 pts |Wednesday, December 4th |Thursday, December 5th |

|3 & 4 |100 pts |Thursday, December 12th |Wednesday, December 11th |

|5 & 6 |100 pts |Wednesday, December 18th |Thursday, December 19th |

|7 & 8 |Section 7 = 100 pts |Thursday, January 9th |Wednesday, January 8th |

|Presentations |Map = 100 pts | | |

| |Presentation =100 pts | | |

|Presentations (if needed) |Peer Evaluations = 100 pts |Monday, January 13th |Friday, January 10th |

Create A Colony Project

Partner 1:________________________________

Partner 2: _______________________________

Section 1:Choosing a Location

1. What region are you choosing to place your colony? (New England, Middle, or Southern Colonies) 

        

2. Give two reasons why you chose that region:

a.)     

b.)     

3. List 5 positives and 5 negatives of establishing a colony in that area:

Positives:

a.)     

b.)     

c.)     

d.)     

e.)     

Negatives:

a.)     

b.)     

c.)     

d.)     

e.)     

4. On the attached map:

a.) draw the boundaries of the region you are going to build your colony in.

b.) draw and label any major landforms in the region you are going to build your colony in.

c.) Label at least two major cities that are within your colony’s boundaries or nearby your colony if no major cities are in your colony

d.) mark with a red X where you will build your colony.

Section 2: Weather

1. From “Choosing Your Location,” list the two major cities found in your colony.

2. Find both of these major cities using the “Temperatures” link.

City Name:     

High Temperature:     

Low Temperature:     

Precipitation:      inches /      days a year

Snowfall:      total inches

City Name:     

High Temperature:     

Low Temperature:     

Precipitation:      inches /      days a year

Snowfall:      total inches

3. Based on the above information, how will you prepare your colonists for the weather?

     

Create A Colony Project

Partner 1:________________________________

Partner 2: _______________________________

Section 3: Products: Figure out which products can be grown and used in your colonial region.

1. What types of food will be needed in your colony?

     

2. How will you get food? (Farm, gather, hunt, fish, etc.)

     

3. How will you gather and store fresh water for drinking?

     

4. How will food be stored in case of prolonged attack or a bad growing season?

     

5. Choose three of the Products that can exist in your colonial region and explain how they can be used for economic activity – to pay back the joint stock holders that financed your colony.

a.)     

b.)     

c.)     

Section 4: Leadership

1. How are the laws in your colony created?

     

2. Who can vote in your colony and has a say in how it is run? (free men only, men & women, slaves, representative, from each family, etc.)

     

3. Who enforces the laws of the colony?

     

4. What will you do with colonists who break the law?

     

5. Your colony must have a leader – how will this leader be chosen?

     

6. What are the 5 most important laws of your colony?

a.)     

b.)     

c.)     

d.)     

e.)     

Create A Colony Project

Partner 1:________________________________

Partner 2: _______________________________

Section 5: Safety & Security

1. What are two ways you could successfully cohabitate (live) with the Native Americans?

     

2. If Native Americans are allies (friends), who or what would you need defenses from?

     

3. What are the primary and secondary defenses you have to protect the colony?

     

4. How will you maintain defenses over time?

     

Section 6: Stables & Livestock

1. What kind of livestock do you need in your colony? Think about what you would need animals for in your colony – travel, food, food production (farming)

     

2. How will your colony take care of your animals? Will individuals own them? Or will the colony as a whole?

     

3. Who will take care of your animals?

     

4. Where will they be stabled? Do they need to be away from your colonists?

     

5. How will you protect them from other colonists or wild animals?

     

6. What will your animals eat?

     

Create A Colony Project

Partner 1:________________________________

Partner 2: _______________________________

Section 7: Colony Information

1. Colony Name: This name must have a significant meaning. You may name the colony after someone important in your life or the life of the colony. You may also choose a name based on nature or the surrounding areas.

     

2. Primary & Secondary Defenses: What will you use to defend your settlement against the weather, wild animals or competing colonists?

     

3. Main Gate: Where is the main entrance to your settlement? If you have more than one entrance, decide if its important to have one main entrance. If you decide it is, make sure you mark it! You will be expected to explain your decision!

     

4. Farm Land/Community Gardens: Where will you plant your crops and smaller gardens for daily vegetables?

     

5. Food/Water storage: Where will you store your dried goods and water supplies?

     

6. Stables/Livestock: In the event of an attack or bad weather, where will you keep your labor animals (horses, oxen, donkeys) and livestock (chickens, geese, cows, goats, etc.)?

     

7. Living Quarters/Houses: The number of people in your colony will determine how many houses you will need. Will every family get their own house?

     

8. Meeting Hall: This is where the colony’s main meetings and religious services will take place.

     

9. Extras: What other items will you add to your map to make your settlement successful during its first year?

     

Section 8: Colony Map/Model

Create a map of your colony including information discussed in Section 7: Colony Information. Your map should be on a poster board sized paper. Your teacher will provide you with ONLY ONE poster board. If you need more, you will have to purchase it yourself. Make sure you include on your map information below. This and any other information you have from Section 7: Colony Information will be what you present your PRESENTATION of your map/model. Both partners MUST participate in the presentation as close to equally as possible. Presentations should last no less than 2 minutes, but no more than 5 minutes. You will be told if your presentation is too short and you will be stopped if it is too long.

1. Colony Name

2. Primary & Secondary Defenses

3. Main Gate

4. Farm Land/Community Gardens

5. Food/Water Storage

6. Stables/Livestock

7. Living Quarters/Houses

8. Meeting Hall

9. Extras (Any extra items you feel that your colonist would benefit from.)

Make sure that the information and items you include are appropriate for colonial times (NO VIDEO GAMES. NO ELECTRICITY. NO RUNNING WATER. NO CARS OR ENGINES.)

EXTRA CREDIT: You may create a 3D model to go with your map for extra credit. This 3D model can be made of any material, but must be student made. You can not buy a model from the store. Credit will only be awarded if the model is worthy. Just because you make a model does NOT mean you will earn extra credit. NO extra credit materials will be provided. The extra credit model is due at the same time as the map and NO late models will be accepted.

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