Oklahoma Social Studies 5.C.2.4.A
The Standard
- 5.C.2
- Compare the developments of the New England Colonies, the Middle Colonies, and the Southern Colonies.
- 5.C.2.4
- Analyze the forms of self-government in the colonies.
Explain how English traditions of limited government (Parliament’s relationship to the monarchy) and ethical traditions reflected in colonial covenants and political writings which shaped the colonial experience in self-government.
Oklahoma Academic Standards for Social Studies (2026) · 5.C.2.4
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What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students explain how Parliament limited the monarch’s power. They use colonial agreements and writings to show how settlers made rules for their communities.
What Mastery Looks Like
- A student can explain that Parliament had to approve the monarch’s taxes. They can use the Mayflower Compact to show how its signers agreed to make laws, while noting that many people had no say.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may think Parliament replaced the monarch or that the monarch could tax people without Parliament’s approval. They may assume every colonist signed agreements or could vote on colonial rules.
How to Assess It
- Give students two paraphrased source cards: Parliament approves taxes; Mayflower Compact signers agree to make laws for the common good. Ask how each idea supported colonial self-government.
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Give pairs two short source cards, one from the English Bill of Rights and one from the Mayflower Compact, to sort by purpose.
Ask, 'How does limiting a king differ from settlers agreeing to make laws?' Have students cite one detail from each source card.
Play a match game pairing Parliament, monarch, Mayflower Compact, and common good with cards describing each role or idea.
Have students compare a class rule they voted on with the Mayflower Compact, then name whose voices each decision included.
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