Indiana Social Studies 5.H.7
The Standard
Identify the early founders of colonial settlements, and describe early colonial resistance to British rule.
2026 Indiana Academic Standards: K-12 Social Studies
Teacher's field guide
What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students identify who established early settlements, such as the Virginia Company at Jamestown and William Penn in Pennsylvania. They describe how colonists later protested British taxes through boycotts and the Boston Tea Party.
What Mastery Looks Like
- A student can match Roger Williams to Providence and William Penn to Pennsylvania. They can explain how boycotting British goods challenged taxes set without colonial representation in Parliament.
Common Misconceptions
- Some students credit John Smith alone with founding Jamestown, overlooking the Virginia Company. Others place tax protests in the 1600s, when the first settlements began. They may think the Boston Tea Party was about tea prices alone.
How to Assess It
- On an exit ticket, ask: “Who established Jamestown, who founded Pennsylvania, and why did colonists boycott British goods?” Look for the Virginia Company, William Penn, and opposition to taxes without representation.
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Give pairs cards for the Virginia Company, Jamestown, William Penn, Pennsylvania, Stamp Act, and Boston Tea Party; match founders to places and order events.
Ask: “Why would a colonist boycott British goods?” Have students write two sentences using the words tax and representation.
Read clues like “founded Providence” and “protest against a tea tax in Boston”; students hold up Roger Williams or Boston Tea Party cards.
Show a sales tax receipt; ask who represents residents when lawmakers set taxes today and who represented colonists in Parliament.
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