Early American Communities:
Jamestown and Plimoth
An Internet-Based Treasure Hunt
Created by
Francisco Alderete, Cathey Eversole,
Debra
Connor and Chris Tarleton
Third Grade Teachers at Monroe May
Elementary,
NISD
San Antonio, Texas
Introduction | Questions
| The Big Question | Internet
Resources
Introduction
Imagine that you just
finished
a long and difficult journey across the Atlantic Ocean on a wooden
ship.
You have just arrived and landed ashore. Everyone in your group
must
now face making tough decisions like where to live, what kind of house
to build, what food to eat, and where to look for food. What do
you
think life was like for someone your age living in a community like
this
over 300 years ago?
Use the Internet
Resources to answer the 10 questions that follow. When you have
finished,
answer the Big Question that asks you to combine
a lot of what you learned through this treasure hunt into a "big
picture."
Questions
1. When did Captain John Smith
leave
Jamestown
Colony?
2. How many settlers survived the
"starving
time"
in
Jamestown?
3. Who was Pocahontas' father?
4. Who did Pocahontas marry?
5. What type of chores were Pilgrim
children
expected
to do in the 1600's?
6. What were the names of the
three ships
that
arrived
in Jamestown in 1607?
7. What did boys and girls wear
in England
and
New
England in the 1600's?
8. How many times a year did
Pilgrim children
take a bath?
9. What is it that is full all day
and
empty all night?
10. Who was the leader of Jamestown in 1611?
The Big Question
What was life like for someone living in
Jamestown
or in Plimoth?
Internet
Resources
* Question Sheet
* Jamestown
worksheet
Credits