4.1 The Colonial Experience 🇬🇧

🎯 Learning Targets

• Describe the role colonists played in their government
• Define the rights and responsibilities of colonial citizens
• Identify the freedoms that early colonists struggled to gain
• Explain why many colonists became dissatisfied with royal governors

⏰ What We Did

• Took notes on Lesson 4, Part 1, The Colonial Experience
• Used the notes from Lesson 4, Part 1 to complete the following questions in complete sentences:

1. Define heritage, legislature, charter, and tyranny.
2. How were colonial citizens able to influence the laws that governed them?
3. Copare English citizens in the colonies with American citizens today.
4. How are some of our freedoms rooted in the colonial period?
5. Evaluate How well do you think the colonies practiced the values of freedom, justice, and equality? Explain your answer.

⚙️ Resources

• Civics ✮ Lesson 4 Instructional Notes
• Lesson 4, Part 1: The Colonial Experience

💻 Homework

• Finish Lesson 4, Part 1 review questions before M 20 Oct, if necessary
• Watch and take notes on Lesson 4, Part 2: Roots of American Government, before class on M 20 Oct 2025