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Comprehension check
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Answer the questions about the colonists
1. Why did these people immigrate to America?
2. Why did they go to this particular country?
3. What were the initial difficulties in the colony?
4. Did the first colonists have any money problems?
5. Did they miss anything about their life in England?
6. How do you understand the sentence “Colonists began to feel their muscles”?
Using Charts
Writing practice:
By the beginning of the 18th century, the majority of American colonies were populated by people of different origins and religious groups. First of all these people had a wish of building a church of their own choice and having freedom of religion. Using the presented chart compose some sentences about religious and population content of the American colonies.
| FOUNDATION OF RELIGION IN THE AMERICAN COLONIES | ||
| DATE | RELIGIOUS GROUP | LOCATION |
| Anglican Church Islam Congregational Church Dutch Reformed Church Catholic Church Baptist Church German Lutheran Church Quaker Church | Jamestown Colony Virginia Colony Plymouth Colony New York Colony Maryland Colony Rhode Island Colony Pennsylvania Colony Pennsylvania Colony |
MODEL: First representatives of Islam started arriving to the United States in 1619 from prestigious English towns and villages in a hope to build a church of their religion. Majority of these people were descendants from India, Ceylon and African countries. The first Islamic followers settled priory in Virginia Colony and were living among other settlers who were mostly representatives of Anglican Church of England.
ROLE PLAY
1. You’re a survivor of the first severe winter in Pennsylvania. A supply ship from England has finally reached the land, and the captain has suggested taking some of colonists back to Germany if they wish to return. You have to give an answer in few hours. As you think about your decision, consider both the troubles and possible advantages you might face if you stay in the New World. In a group of three students, act this scene where you, your partner and the ship’s captain discuss whether to stay or leave.
2. This time you write a letter to your relatives in England. You write a letter as a Jamestown colonist. In the first paragraph, you have to write about the problems and difficulties you have had, when in the second paragraph, you must list and outline the opportunities you still hope to find in the New World.