Standards:
This WebQuest is aligned with the following South Carolina social studies standards:
8-1.3: Summarize the history of English settlement in New England, the mid-Atlantic region, and the South, with an emphasis on South Carolina as an example of a distinctly southern colony.
8-1.2: Compare the motives, activities, and accomplishments of the exploration of South Carolina and North America by the Spanish, French, and English.
8-1.4: Explain the significance of enslaved and free Africans in the developing culture and economy of the South and South Carolina, including the growth of the slave trade and resulting population imbalance between African and European settlers; African contributions to agricultural development; and resistance to slavery, including the Stono Rebellion and subsequent laws to control slaves.
8-1.5: Explain how South Carolinians used their natural, human, and political resources uniquely to gain economic prosperity, including settlement by and trade with the people of Barbados, rice and indigo planting, and the practice of mercantilism.
Materials:
-Pencils/Pens
-Lined Paper
-Colored Pencils
-Cardstock
-Computers
-Printer
-Highlighters
Differentiation:
Mixed ability grouping will allow students who are confident to assume leadership positions and provide opportunities for shy students to interact and communicate, building strong social skills and groupwork abilities.