Includes a discussion of the rival powers competing for land in present-day New England and some consequences of that competition. Using a French, British, Dutch, and American maps, this lesson asks the following questions: Why did these countries want land in New England? Who benefited and who was harmed through the European colonization of New England?

• Grade Levels: 6-12
• Time Allotment: 60 to 75 minutes
• Maine Social Studies Standards: C1, C2, D1, E1, E2

Presentation

• PPT: Presentation
• PDF: Script (with images)
• DOC: Script (text only)
• ZIP: Lesson Maps

Activities

• Game: Resources of Colonial New England
• Worksheet: Colonization of New England –> Answers
• Extra Option:
• King Philip’s War Worksheet –> Answers

Further Reading

• Drake, James. King Philip’s War: Civil War in New England. 1999.
• Kurlansky, Mark. Cod: Biography of the Fish that Changed the World. 2011.
• Morganelli, Adrianna. Samuel de Champlain: From New France to Cape Cod. 2006.