Grade Eight Social Studies U.S. Studies from 1492 to 1877: Exploration Through Reconstruction Strand History Topic Colonization to Independence Pacing European countries established colonies in North America as a means of increasing wealth and power. As the English colonies developed their own governments and economies, they resisted domination by the monarchy, rebelled, and fought for independence. Content Statement Content Elaborations 3. Competition for control of territory and resources in North America led to National rivalries spurred the powerful European countries to make land claims conflicts among colonizing powers. and to exploit the resources of the Western Hemisphere. Learning Targets: The British, French, Spanish, Swedes, and Dutch struggled with each other to I can explain how competition for control of territory and resources in control settlement and colonization of North America. One consequence was a North America led to conflicts among colonizing powers. series of wars involving colonial powers, colonists, and American Indians (e.g., . King William’s War, Queen Anne’s War, King George’s War, the French and Indian War). Content Vocabulary Academic Vocabulary competition explain territory colonizing resources Formative Assessments Summative Assessments Resources Enrichment Strategies Integrations Intervention Strategies Grade Eight Social Studies Theme U.S. Studies from 1492 to 1877: Exploration Through Reconstruction Strand History Colonization to Independence Pacing European countries established colonies in North America as a means of increasing wealth and power. As the English colonies developed their own
Grade Eight Social Studies U.S. Studies from 1492 to 1877: Exploration Through Reconstruction Strand History Topic Colonization to Independence European countries established colonies in North America as a means of increasing wealth and power. As the English colonies developed their own governments and economies, they resisted domination by the monarchy, rebelled, and fought for independence. Pacing Content Statement 3. Competition for control of territory and resources in North America led to conflicts among colonizing powers. Learning Targets: I can explain how competition for control of territory and resources in North America led to conflicts among colonizing powers. . Content Elaborations National rivalries spurred the powerful European countries to make land claims and to exploit the resources of the Western Hemisphere. The British, French, Spanish, Swedes, and Dutch struggled with each other to control settlement and colonization of North America. One consequence was a series of wars involving colonial powers, colonists, and American Indians (e.g., King William’s War, Queen Anne’s War, King George’s War, the French and Indian War). Content Vocabulary competition territory colonizing resources Academic Vocabulary explain Formative Assessments Summative Assessments Resources Enrichment Strategies Integrations Intervention Strategies Grade Eight Social Studies Theme U.S. Studies from 1492 to 1877: Exploration Through Reconstruction Strand History Colonization to Independence European countries established colonies in North America as a means of increasing wealth and power. As the English colonies developed their own Pacing
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