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A map shows the following sections of North America: Arctic, Subarctic, Northwest Coast, California, Plateau, Great Basin, Southwest, Plains, Northeast, Southeast.

Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness – Chapter 1

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Chapter 1 Introductory Essay: 1491-1607
Essay - 7552 Words

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How did the collision of cultures create a "New World"?
QFT Notes and Reflections Handout
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Student handout to facilitate formulation of questions based on maps from North America before contact with Europeans.
A map shows the following sections of North America: Arctic, Subarctic, Northwest Coast, California, Plateau, Great Basin, Southwest, Plains, Northeast, Southeast.
Native People
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How did natives interact with each other before European contact?
The Oral Tradition of the Foundation of the Iroquois Confederacy
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40 Min

Use this primary source text to explore key historical events.
Watercolors of Algonquian Peoples in North Carolina, 1585
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40 Min

Use this primary source imagery to analyze major events in history.
Hakluyt Primary Source Packet
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Primary Sources and questions to give students insight into Richard Hakluyt.
Hernando de Soto
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Why did Hernando de Soto explore Florida for Spain?
Columbus’s Letter to Ferdinand and Isabella of Spain, 1494
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40 Min

Use this primary source text to explore key historical events.
Should We Remember Christopher Columbus as a Conqueror or Explorer?
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40 Min

Should Columbus' actions be viewed from a modern lens, or based on the values of his time? Mark Christensen shares two views on this question.
Should We Remember Christopher Columbus as a Conqueror or Explorer Graphic Organizer
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A handout to accompany the scholarly claims made in the corresponding Point-Counterpoint readings that helps student synthesize the claims put forth.
Henry Hudson and Exploration
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Why did Henry Hudson want to find the Northwest Passage?
First Contacts
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How did the "clash of cultures" impact natives and Europeans?
Paideia Seminar Goals and Notes
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A handout to aid students in primary source analysis that helps them draw conclusions about the effect and legacy of Christopher Columbus.
Paideia Seminar Reflection
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A follow-up activity to use after the seminar activity.
Montezuma and Cortés
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In this section, you will explain the causes of exploration and conquest of the New World by various European nations and explain how and why European and Native American perspectives of others developed and changed in the period.
Cortés’ Account of Tenochtitlan, 1522
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40 Min

Use this primary source text to explore key historical events.
A map of the world shows the flow of goods, animals, and diseases between North America, South America, Europe, Africa, and Asia.
Columbian Exchange
Essay - 1890 Words

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What were the causes of the Columbian Exchange?
The Florentine Codex, c. 1585
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40 Min

Use this primary source imagery to analyze major events in history.
Origins of the Slave Trade
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Why did Africa and Europe engage in the slave trade?
A map shows the city of Tenochtitlán. The rendering depicts waterways, sophisticated buildings, ships, and flags. Numerous causeways connect the central city to the surrounding land.
Life in the Spanish Colonies
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How did the Spanish and New World natives interact?
Las Casas on the Destruction of the Indies, 1552
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40 Min

Use this primary source text to explore key historical events.
Writing Practice Thesis Construction
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A handout to help students answer the question "How did the collision of cultures create a “New World”?"