Colonial New England

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Grade Levels: 6-12

Time Allotment: 75 to 90 minutes

Maine Social Studies Standards: C1, C2, D1, D2, E1

This lesson 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?

The presentation is followed by a short worksheet on King Philip's War and a board game using an early map of New England to illustrate historically important natural resources.

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King Philip's War Activity 9-12

Suggested 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.