Material | Why Grow Corn?

Learning Objectives

• Examine information and data from multiple primary and secondary sources.
• Evaluate the credibility, accuracy, and relevance of a variety of sources.
• Make inferences based on text evidence
• Use evidence to answer the question, “Why were people in Jamestown forced to grow corn?”

Overview

Historians study the past. In this introduction to inquiry lesson, students learn some of the skills and strategies historians use to learn about the past. Students will first look at a law created in Virginia in 1617, requiring everyone to grow corn. They will then continue to gather evidence from primary sources to help answer the mystery question: "Why grow corn?"