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George
Washington's America
Electronic Learning Activity
Introduction:
The America where George Washington lived looked much different
from the America you live in today. The king of England, George
III, ruled the 13 colonies from his country across the Atlantic
Ocean. George Washington lived in one of the king's colonies - Virginia.
When the American colonies decided to fight for their independence
from England, all of the colonies joined together to fight the king's
army. George Washington was appointed Commander-in-Chief of the
colonial army.
To learn about
the America of George Washington's time, do the online map activity.
Just follow the step-by-step directions and you will have a map
of America's 13 original colonies.
If you prefer,
you may use a social studies book or an encyclopedia to fill in
your map.
Directions:
1. Begin by logging onto the web site: www.earlyamerica.com
2. You will see the title: Archiving Early America.
3. Click on "Enter The World Of Early America."
4. Click on: "Maps."
5. Scroll down to and click on "The 13 Colonies."
6. Place cursor on the map to enlarge the map of the 13 colonies
so you can see the colonies more clearly.
7. Begin labeling your
copy of the map of the original 13 colonies.
8. Places to mark on your map:
Atlantic Ocean, New York, Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Jersey,
Pennsylvania, Virginia, South Carolina, Maine, New Hampshire, Rhode
Island, Delaware, Maryland, North Carolina, Mount Vernon, Yorktown.
9. Shade each colony a different color. Color code your map legend.
10.What is important about Mount Vernon and Yorktown? Write full
sentence answers in the map legend or on the back of the map.
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