Unit 2: Exploration 3 WH1.12. Explain why European *Social, economic, and scientific *Mapping routes of *pre-assessment nations sent explorers westward and improvements helped European explorers and areas of Oct. 14-Nov. 7 how overseas expansion led to the nations launch an Age of Exploration. conquest *DBQ on Exploration growth of commerce and the development of the trans-Atlantic *Europeans traveled to the Americas *Mapping *Mapping slave trade. in search of new trade routes, Exchange including a northwest passage, and *Quizzes 5.1. Explain why routes had been resources. They hoped to gain *Mapping Triangular closed in the 15th century and trace wealth, power, and glory. Trade *Observations the voyages of at least four of the explorers. *The transatlantic of goods, *Analyze historical movement of people, and spread of documents; text to 5.4. Explain why the Native ideas and diseases resulted in support thesis civilizations declined in the 16th cultural diffusion. (Columbian century. Exchange) WHST1, 2 Text Types and Purposes 6 Production and Distribution of Writing WHST7, 8, 9 Research to Build and Present Knowledge Unit 3: Colonies 6 Weeks 5.5. Describe the goals and extent of *Jamestown was the permanent *Mapping European *pre-assessment Nov. 7-Dec. 23 the Dutch settlement in New York, the English settlement. claims in North America French settlements in Canada, and the *quizzes/tests Spanish settlements in Florida, the *English Puritans came to North *compare and contrast southwest, and California. America, beginning in 1620. economic, religious and *DBQ: Jamestown-Why political reasons for the did so many colonists die? 5.6 Explain the early relationship of *The United States continues to use establishment of colonies the English settlers with Native an expanded form of representative *DBQ: What caused the Americans, including the differing government begun by the Puritans. *Explain the economic Salem Witch Hysteria views on ownership or use of land and relationship between of 1692? the conflicts between them (e.g., England and its American Pequot and King Philip’s War). colonies
Unit 2: Exploration WH1.12. Explain why European nations sent explorers westward and how overseas expansion led to the growth of commerce and the development of the trans-Atlantic slave trade. 5.1. Explain why routes had been closed in the 15th century and trace the voyages of at least four of the explorers. 5.4. Explain why the Native civilizations declined in the 16th century. WHST1, 2 Text Types and Purposes 6 Production and Distribution of Writing WHST7, 8, 9 Research to Build and Present Knowledge *Social, economic, and scientific improvements helped European nations launch an Age of Exploration. *Europeans traveled to the Americas in search of new trade routes, including a northwest passage, and resources. They hoped to gain wealth, power, and glory. *The transatlantic of goods, movement of people, and spread of ideas and diseases resulted in cultural diffusion. (Columbian Exchange) *Mapping routes of explorers and areas of conquest *Mapping Exchange *Mapping Triangular Trade *Analyze historical documents; text to support thesis *pre-assessment *DBQ on Exploration *Mapping *Quizzes *Observations 3 Oct. 14-Nov. 7 Unit 3: Colonies 5.5. Describe the goals and extent of the Dutch settlement in New York, the French settlements in Canada, and the Spanish settlements in Florida, the southwest, and California. 5.6 Explain the early relationship of the English settlers with Native Americans, including the differing views on ownership or use of land and the conflicts between them (e.g., Pequot and King Philip’s War). *Jamestown was the permanent English settlement. *English Puritans came to North America, beginning in 1620. *The United States continues to use an expanded form of representative government begun by the Puritans. *Mapping European claims in North America *compare and contrast economic, religious and political reasons for the establishment of colonies *Explain the economic relationship between England and its American colonies *pre-assessment *quizzes/tests *DBQ: Jamestown-Why did so many colonists die? *DBQ: What caused the Salem Witch Hysteria of 1692? 6 Weeks Nov. 7-Dec. 23
HSS-g8.docx