5th Grade - Historic Patriots

This Week:

IN THE NEST - Colonies Begin to Roost [1587-1752]


"If no restrictions were placed on the colonies, they would flourish."

Sir Robert Walpole

Prime Minister of England (1607-1763)

The mighty BRITISH EMPIRE stretched across the seas to expand their colonial hold - especially in their 13 American colonies on the eastern seaboard of the Atlantic. It was during the days following the Glorious Revolution that those colonies did flourish - becoming wealthy while maintaining SELF GOVERNMENT.

It was also the age of MERCANTILISM, where the colonies existed only to serve their mother country.

But, it was also during this time the English Monarch looked the other way if the colonies did something that did not exactly follow the rules....as long as the king received his payment from the colonies, he maintained what would be known as SALUTORY NEGLECT...

...that's about to change...

Be ready to name the next 11 PRESIDENTS! - make sure you know their names (first and last) and dates of their administrations. Here's the sheet if you need another one.

---

U.S. History Reading [permission from the author and publisher to reproduce the readings is on file]
For next Monday - Ch 3, 6, 7

# 10- French/Indian War

In case you wish to read ahead another week:

• READING - Next Chapter
• QUESTIONS - Next Assignment

---

CURRENTS due this week.

TOPIC: Mid-term election results

---

For this Thursday's weekly National Geography Bee you will continue learning all 50 STATES - the last class reports on the Pacific Coast Expedition Mission will be heard...THEN we will move onto the ROCKY MOUNTAINS!!!

Here's the Expedition Sheet, if you need another copy.

Here's Wakko's 50 States/Capitols lyrics, if you need another copy.
AND if you want to watch it again - here's a copy of the .mp4 file.

---

REMEMBER...