Oklahoma Social Studies 5.C.2.1.F
The Standard
- 5.C.2
- Compare the developments of the New England Colonies, the Middle Colonies, and the Southern Colonies.
- 5.C.2.1
- Explain how settlements in other colonies were influenced by a desire for religious freedom, economic opportunity, and self-government, including
James Oglethorpe’s recruitment of England’s impoverished and religious minorities to Georgia.
Oklahoma Academic Standards for Social Studies (2026) · 5.C.2.1
Teacher's field guide
What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Explain why Oglethorpe sought settlers for Georgia. Describe why poor English families and some religious minorities might choose to move there.
What Mastery Looks Like
- Given two settler profiles, students can explain why a poor family might seek land and why a persecuted Protestant family might seek a place to worship. They can explain why Oglethorpe wanted both families in Georgia.
Common Misconceptions
- Some students think Oglethorpe filled Georgia with people released from debtors' prisons. Others assume every religious group was welcome, but Georgia's early rules barred Catholics.
How to Assess It
- On an exit ticket, write one reason a poor English family might move to Georgia and one reason a persecuted Protestant family might move. Then explain why Oglethorpe wanted settlers.
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Give pairs an Atlantic map and cards for a poor English family and Salzburg Protestant refugees; have them trace each route and label a reason for moving.
Ask: Would an offer of farmland convince a poor English family to sail to Georgia? Write one reason to go and one reason to stay.
Sort four claim cards into true and false: land drew poor families, some Protestants sought a place to worship, every faith was welcomed, prisoners filled Georgia.
Compare a mock Georgia recruitment flyer with a local job ad; underline each offer and circle a cost the ad leaves out.
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