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Graphic organizer titled "Reasons for Settlement," outlining guiding questions and objectives related to European colonies in North America.
Text from a document titled "Colonial Charters Excerpts" discussing factors influencing North American colonies.
An essay summary on mercantilism and the triangular trade, featuring vocabulary terms and word count.

Unit 1: The Colonial World Student Activities & Handouts

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The Colonial World Interactive Timeline
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An interactive that showcases major events of the year 1607-1763.
Graphic organizer titled "Reasons for Settlement," outlining guiding questions and objectives related to European colonies in North America.
Reasons for Settlement Middle School Graphic Organizer
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Explain the push-pull factors that led to the earliest European settlements in North America.
Text from a document titled "Colonial Charters Excerpts" discussing factors influencing North American colonies.
Colonial Charters Excerpts Primary Source for Middle School
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Analyze excerpts from colonial charters to understand their purpose and meaning.
An essay summary on mercantilism and the triangular trade, featuring vocabulary terms and word count.
Middle School Mercantilism and the Triangular Trade Essay
Essay - 1013 Words

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1013 Words

Discover how mercantilism influenced the development of colonies in North America.
Graphic organizer titled "Resisting Enslavement" with guiding questions and objectives for discussion.
Resisting Enslavement in the Colonial World Middle School Graphic Organizer
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Explain how enslaved people and free Blacks resisted the institution of slavery and summarize the main idea of primary source texts. 
Title and text from a document about European Colonial Charters with guiding questions and objectives.
European Colonial Charters Middle School Primary Source Set
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Make inferences based on conclusions drawn from primary sources and reasoning.
Title of the essay "The Albany Plan of Union and the War that Followed" with vocabulary terms listed.
The Albany Plan of Union and the War that Followed Middle School Essay
Essay - 964 Words

Essay

964 Words

Investigate the Albany Plan and the French and Indian War.
Outline map of North America with key historical locations for U.S. colonial events and community interactions.
The Colonial World Map A Location and Events for Middle School
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Analyze how geographic location, physical features, and environmental conditions influenced historical events, decisions, and movements.   
Handout titled "Map B Location and Events" with guiding question and objectives related to colonial history.
The Colonial World Map B Location and Events for Middle School
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A scaffolded version of Map A that includes word banks for fill-in-the-blank questions.
Handout titled "Cultural Exchanges in the Colonial World" with sections for observations, thoughts, and questions.
Cultural Exchanges in the Colonial World Middle School Handout
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Student handout to accompany Cultural Exchange primary sources.
Text-based image summarizing a primary source set on cultural exchanges in the colonial world with guiding questions and objectives.
Cultural Exchanges in the Colonial World Middle School Primary Source Set
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Four primary sources that show how various cultures interacted with each other in the colonial world.