This course is the first in the series to cover the 9 eras of American History. We cover the Indigenous Peoples and their culture up through the time the Europeans came over with the slave trade from Africa (The Three Worlds). We will learn what life was like in what is now the United States before, during, and after the annexation of land. 

Lessons and interaction as part of this Flex class include:
--sharing feedback and assignments via Flipgrid
--using Nearpod to interact with other students and the teacher
--reacting to learning in the classroom and responding to others' learning as well
--competing with classmates using Kahoot

Lesson 1
Tracking the Buffalo 
--learn about life on the plains by exploring the symbols on the buffalo hide and the related primary sources.
-- learn how the Indigenous People of the Plains used the buffalo by matching a part of the buffalo to an object made from it
-- learn the meanings of symbols in the hide and the traditions of the Indigenous Peoples of the Plains

Lesson 2
 Writings of Ancient Mayas
--explore aspects of one of the centers of civilization in Mesoamerica in the first millennium CE through its writings
--consider how early European exploration and colonization affected the ancient Maya

Lesson 3
The Columbia Exchange
--discover how The Columbian Exchange that traded plants, animals, and slaves forever changed the world
--consider the positive and negative effects the exchange had on the world
--consider how the Columbia Exchange, though named such, had overwhelmingly positive effects for Europeans and negative for those living in the Americas

Lesson 4
Jamestown, Quebec, and Santa Fe
--learn about the earliest settlements in the Americas by outside explorers in the three above colonies 
--learn about trade and diplomacy and the new economies that emerged due to these settlements and how these affected the Indigenous People already in the areas
--examine the maps sent back to the Europe during this time and find the story that they tell

Lesson 5
Pilgrims and the Wampanoag
--using inquiry-style learning, students will answer how the Pilgrims and the Wampanoag went from introduction to cooperation to conflict
--use primary sources to answer inquiry questions about the relationship between the Wampanoag and the settlers viewed from multiple perspectives

Lesson 6
Virtual Field Trip to Cities of Indigenous People
--before "visiting," use this opportunity to encourage discussion on respect of different cultures and traditions
--view and learn about the culture and technology of the tribes of Ocmulgee, Kolomoki, and Etowah