Resource Details

MUSEUM RESOURCE

Colonial North Carolina

cost		resource type
Return postage
		History-in-a-Box

description

Geography played a major role in the settlement patterns of colonial North Carolina. Explore colonial family life and learn about the cultures of four groups that settled in the state’s three regions. Examine reproduction artifacts, play with toys, and listen to period music. Learn about clothing, housing, cooking, education, and trade. This project was made possible through the support of the North Carolina Society Daughters of the American Revolution.

how to get it

To borrow a kit for up to three weeks, print a Media Center Kits and Notebooks Order Form from the North Carolina Museum of History Web site, then complete it and send it to the address on the form. You may also call in your order to 919-807-7995 or fax it to 919-733-8655.

topics		audiences
16th Century 17th Century 18th Century African American American Indian Colonial Folk Life Geography People Places Revolutionary War Transportation		Educators Grades 3, 4, 5

NC school curriculum goals

about curriculum goals

Grade: 3rd 4th 5th Dance 7, 5 5, 7 7, 5 English/Language Arts 4, 3 4, 3 4, 3 Music 9, 8 8, 9 8, 9 Social Studies 2, 5, 4, 3 4, 1, 2, 3, 7, 6, 5 4, 3, 2, 1

additional keywords

family home free religion economy trade recreation language education food housing clothing house map tribes settlers planters farmers music dance coastal plain landowners plantation slavery slaves piedmont moravians cherokee mountains