2. Settlers and A settler is person who Identify the European Colonists moves to a new place settlers in Boston and to stay there. Massachusetts, Colonists are settlers in including the Pilgrims a colony, where one and the Puritans. group of people Discuss the occupies/takes over contributions that land from other people. English colonists made In the Massachusetts, to Boston. the colonists’ settlement Explain the impact of caused many problems the English colonists for the Indigenous had on the Indigenous people, including wars people. and disease 3. American Revolution were many causes Identify the causes that contributed to the and ideas of the American Revolution. American Revolution. The Revolution, and Argue if the colonists many of its were justified in (including Taxation rebelling against the “No Without British. Representation”), Describe which groups began in Boston. benefited from the The people of Boston Revolution and which were divided in their did not. support for the Revolution. People experienced the Revolution differently and some had to Boston after the war. 4. Social Changes Many social changes Identify the major social began earlier in Boston, movements that existed including anti-slavery, across Boston’s history. women’s rights, Describe how Boston industrialism, and public and Massachusetts education. have contributed to the Not everyone in Boston United States and experienced these Compare different changes the same. Boston groups’ Some people protested experiences during them, while others times of social change.
2. Settlers and Colonists A settler is person who moves to a new place to stay there. Colonists are settlers in a colony, where one group of people occupies/takes over land from other people. In the Massachusetts, the colonists’ settlement caused many problems for the Indigenous people, including wars and disease Identify the European settlers in Boston and Massachusetts, including the Pilgrims and the Puritans. Discuss the contributions that English colonists made to Boston. Explain the impact of the English colonists had on the Indigenous people. 3. American Revolution were many causes that contributed to the American Revolution. The Revolution, and many of its (including “No Taxation Without Representation”), began in Boston. The people of Boston were divided in their support for the Revolution. People experienced the Revolution differently and some had to Boston after the war. Identify the causes and ideas of the American Revolution. Argue if the colonists were justified in rebelling against the British. Describe which groups benefited from the Revolution and which did not. 4. Social Changes Many social changes began earlier in Boston, including anti-slavery, women’s rights, industrialism, and public education. Not everyone in Boston experienced these changes the same. Some people protested them, while others Identify the major social movements that existed across Boston’s history. Describe how Boston and Massachusetts have contributed to the United States and Compare different Boston groups’ experiences during times of social change.