Grade 5 Lesson at a Glance: Chapter 6, Lesson 4

Houghton Mifflin Social Studies
America Will Be

Lesson at a Glance
Chapter 6, Lesson 4: English Settlement in the Middle Colonies (pp. 143-147)

The Big Idea
Framework Concepts: Rights and Change The English take over New Netherland by force and settle Pennsylvania by peaceful means.

Talk about the area where you live and ask students who first lived there, and when and how European settlers first came to the area. Talk about any name changes your area may have undergone. On the map, have a volunteer point out the states of New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Connecticut. Tell students that New York City used to be named New Amsterdam and the state of New York used to be called New Netherland. Ask students if they know who colonized New Netherland first. Tell them the Dutch farmed and settled in New York, New Jersey, Delaware, and Connecticut. Then ask them who they think first settled Pennsylvania.

Discuss with students the different ways that Europeans acquired land that was populated by Indians. What were some peaceful ways used? When was force used?

Lesson Outline
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Check for Understanding

In a discussion, ask students to compare and contrast the beliefs of King Charles II and William Penn.
Have students form pairs and ask one to draw a picture of the peaceful colonization by William Penn and the Quakers. Have the other student draw a picture of the forceful takeover of New Netherland by the English.

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