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English overseas possessions

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/english-overseas-possessions

Step 2 · Questions

1. What is the period of english overseas possessions?
2. What is the first english overseas settlements?
3. What was the first English colony in North America?
4. Why did England want lands in the West Indies?

Step 3 · Words to know

Write what each word means, using the article.

Consolidation
Strategic
Dowry

Step 4 · Two facts in your own words

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

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Answer key (teacher copy)

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the period of english overseas possessions?Before 1707
2. What is the first english overseas settlements?Ireland
3. What was the first English colony in North America?The first permanent English colony in North America was Jamestown, founded in Virginia in 1607.
4. Why did England want lands in the West Indies?England sought lands in the West Indies to expand trade and obtain valuable spices.

Consolidation: The act of strengthening control or power over a territory or organization.
Strategic: Relating to the identification of long-term or overall aims and interests and the means of achieving them.
Dowry: The property that a woman brings to her husband at marriage; a bride price.