Social Studies Curriculum

Colonization and Settlement (1585-1763)

Approximate Unit Length: 6 weeks

Text:
Creating America: A History of the United States, Beginning through Reconstruction
(McDougal Littell) © 2005

National Standards for
History:

Era 2
Colonization and Settlement (1585-1763)

Standard 1
A, B,
Standard 2
A - C,
Standard 3
A - C

Alaska Content Standards:
History A - D

The students will understand that:

1. Colonization is a method of conquest and expansion that has been used throughout history.
2. Settlement in the Americas had tremendous impacts on the indigenous peoples and in the worldwide political and economic climate.
3. Slavery and servitude have been implemented throughout history.

1. To what extent did colonists and indigenous societies influence each other?
2. How and why did geography have an impact on settlement patterns?
3. Why did the Americas attract
   Europeans?
4. Why did the colonists differ in the ways they established their social institutions of family, education, religion, government, and economy?
5. How did slavery develop and what was its impact in the colonies?
6. How did Europeans compete for control of the Americas?