Social Studies - 5th Grade
Lesson Plans

Standard 1

Students will understand how the exploration and colonization of North America transformed human history.

Objective 3

Distinguish between the rights and responsibilities held by different groups of people during the colonial period.

• Mayflower Compact
  After analyzing the Mayflower Compact students will use a Venn Diagram to compare and contrast Colony Constitutions.

  Enduring Understanding: Students will analyze and compare how the exploration and colonization of North America transformed human history.

  Essential Question:

  • What is being promised in the document and by whom?
  • What conflicts were the writers and signers anticipating when they drew up the Mayflower Compact.

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