Unit 1: The Colonial World Student Activities & Handouts
The Colonial World Interactive Timeline
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Activity
An interactive that showcase major events of the year 1607-1763.
Reasons for Settlement – Graphic Organizer
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Activity
Explain the push-pull factors that led to the earliest European settlements in North America.
Colonial Charters Excerpts – Primary Source
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Activity
Analyze excerpts from colonial charters to understand their purpose and meaning.
Mercantilism and the Triangular Trade
Essay - 1022 Words
Essay
1022 Words
Discover how mercantilism influenced the development of colonies in North America.
Resisting Enslavement – Graphic Organizer
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Activity
Explain how enslaved people and free Blacks resisted the institution of slavery and summarize the main idea of primary source texts.
European Colonial Charters – Primary Source Set
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Activity
Make inferences based on conclusions drawn from primary sources and reasoning.
The Albany Plan of Union and the War that Followed
Essay - 964 Words
Essay
964 Words
Investigate the Albany Plan and the French and Indian War.
Map A Location and Events
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Activity
Analyze how geographic location, physical features, and environmental conditions influenced historical events, decisions, and movements.
Map B Location and Events
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Activity
Analyze how geographic location, physical features, and environmental conditions influenced historical events, decisions, and movements.
Cultural Exchanges in the Colonial World – Handout
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Activity
Student handout to accompany Cultural Exchange primary sources.
Cultural Exchanges in the Colonial World – Primary Source Set
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Activity
Four primary sources that show how various cultures interacted with each other in the colonial world.