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Guthriegabs About Exploration Age of Discovery 16th Century Colonies

A 6 week small group course. European colonies in the Americas 1500s-1700s: 13 British Colonies (New England), New France, New Spain. Compare causes and effects of colonization. Discuss the impact on Indigenous Nations.
Kim Guthriegabs M. Ed
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6 live meetings
5 hrs 30 mins in-class hours
Homework
1-2 hours per week. Kahoot! review quizzes. Student writing responses and notes based on parent requests
Assessment
Students will complete quizzes for each lesson. Students will respond in writing and discussion to teacher-led questions. Parents can request a letter grade for their child during the course.
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Class Experience

US Grade 4 - 6
Beginner Level
Many people have heard of the story of the 13 British colonies in North America, but what happened to the Native nations and land in the rest of the Americas?  

In this 6 week course, compare how  Europeans during the 1500-the 1600s interacted with the Native nations of the Americas in what became known as New Spain, New England, and New France. Learn the pushes and pulls for different groups of people to move from one home to build a new one. 

Students do not need prior knowledge of colonies or the European countries involved prior to class. 

Week 1:  The geographic regions of New France, New Spain, and New England. What would motivate people to leave modern Europe for the wildlands of the Americas?

Week 2: Colonies in the New World- New Spain, New France,  British Colonies: What were the differences between these colonies?

Week 3: Colonial Economics- How do you make money as a colonist? How did European nations benefit from colonies?

Week 4:  Colonial Governments and how the colonies were controlled- Discuss how a colony was governed from across the Atlantic Ocean. 

Week 5: What happened to the native nations in the Americas?

Week 6:  Slavery- Who first decided that slavery was a good idea in the Americas? What happened to the people left behind in Africa?  Which group or groups of people paid the highest price for colonization?

I provide guided notes for students to use during each class. 
Weekly optional Kahoot! or Blooket quiz reviews are provided


Parents and students can request more information for writing and possible research projects to demonstrate learning. 

In order for it to be relevant to everyone; I will provide resources to help each student research one chosen area of North  America. 

I teach using a combination of slides, lectures, note-taking using graphic organizers, timelines maps, and projects. This class brings together writing and history. 
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 I encourage reflection and personal connections with the history that we learn in class.
Learning Goals
Interpret and use primary and secondary source evidence.
Sequence how North America was colonized by different European nations.
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Syllabus

6 Lessons
over 6 Weeks
Lesson 1:
Geography
 1.  Three Major Nations
2. Reasons for Moving (pushes and pulls) 
55 mins online live lesson
Lesson 2:
Colonies in the New World
 1. New Spain
2. New France
3. New England +  British colonies 
55 mins online live lesson
Lesson 3:
Mercantilism
 How do you make a living in a new colony?
1. What were the colonies exporting?
2. What did the colonies import? 
55 mins online live lesson
Lesson 4:
Colonial Governments
 How does a nation rule a colony from across an ocean?
1. Charter
2. Royal
3. Proprietary 
55 mins online live lesson

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Parental Guidance
This class focuses on the economic, political, and social reasons for colonization. We will discuss the treatment of the Native American people by European Colonists. There is no way to discuss the effects of European colonization without talking about the overall decline and removal of many Native American tribes from their homelands. We will not go into details about specific tribes during class. Students are encouraged to learn more about individual tribes that lived in their chosen geographic area of research. Religions will be discussed as they were a motivation for colonization. Religions will be discussed in a historical context; specifically, religious freedoms in the colonies compared to in Europe. The African Slave Trade will be discussed as it became an economic factor during colonization. We will look at ways that people fought against the Slave Trade, and why it occurred. Learners will be sent weekly links to optional Kahoot! quizzes. The links are private and are unique to the weekly lesson for each section. Learners do not provide any personal information.
Supply List
Notebook, blank paper, pencils, and colored pencils.
External Resources
In addition to the Outschool classroom, this class uses:
  • Library of Congress
  • National Archives
  • Nearpod
  • National Museum of the American Indian
  • Kahoot
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South Carolina Teaching Certificate in Elementary Education
Master's Degree in Education from Southern Wesleyan
Bachelor's Degree in Education from Limestone University
I am a highly qualified teacher in history for grades elementary through grade 9. I have taught both history and science in a public school classroom for over 15 years. I was the lead history teacher for my school. I have presented at both local and state social studies teacher conferences. I love to travel and always travel with the purpose of exploring the history of an area.

 In order for people to understand current events, we must make the effort to look at the difficult stories of the past. I believe it is only in looking to our past can we understand today. This class allows for discussion and reflection of the actions that people took over 400 years ago. The class will teach the causes and effects of colonization. The goal is not to demonize or glorify any group or groups, but to have an understanding of events. 

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for 6 classes
1x per week, 6 weeks
55 min

Completed by 25 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 9-12
2-6 learners per class

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