English In The Americas

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English in the Americas
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Learner Expectation
 Content Standard: 5.0
 History involves people, events, and issues.
Students will evaluate evidence to develop
comparative and causal analyses, and to interpret
primary sources. They will construct sound historical
arguments and perspectives on which informed
decisions in contemporary life can be based.
 Learning Expectations:
 Era 2 - Colonization and Settlement (1585-1763)
 5.04 Recognize the role desire for freedom played in
the settlement of the New World.

In this activity you will:
learn the reasons why
English people were coming
to the Americas.

English in the Americas
Some English people came
to the Americas looking for
wealth.

English in the Americas
Others came hoping to have
a better life.

English in the Americas
Freedom to follow their own
religion was another
reason English people
came to the Americas.

English in the Americas
Everyone in England had to
belong to the Church of
England.

English in the Americas
A person who makes a
journey for a religious
reason is a pilgrim.

Writing Activity
 Imagine you are an English person who
has come to America. Explain your
reasons for leaving your home country and
moving to a new land.