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?   

Have you wondered what was happening to the people in  Asia, Europe, and Russia through these years?

How did technology play a role over these 200 years of history?

What were the positive and negative impacts on people and places through this time?

Week 1:  The Age of Exploration 
                 Why did exploration happen in the 1500s and not earlier?
                The pushes and pulls for exploration (religious, economic, political). 
                What technology was involved? 
                Who was the leader in exploration?
                What would motivate people to leave modern Europe to sail uncharted oceans and lands?


Week 2:  Colonization and Empires 
                What were the pushes and pulls for nations to have colonies? (religious, economic, political). 
              What were the pushes and pulls for people to move to colonies? (religious, economic, political). 
              What were the differences between colonies of different nations?
               How was a colony governed from across the Atlantic Ocean? 
               What was the impact of colonization on the Native Nations in the Americas? 
               Which group or groups of people paid the highest price for colonization?
               Economics: who benefited, who lost?
                How did national borders change during this time?
                  Columbian Exchange
              
Week 3: England  Explores and Colonizes North America
               What were the pushes and pulls for England to have colonies in the Americas? (religious, economic, political). 
                What were the pushes and pulls for people to move to the British colonies? (religious, economic, political). 
               Was there a difference between the 13 British colonies?
               How do you make money as a colonist? 
               How did England govern from across the Atlantic Ocean?
               How did the English interact with the Native Nation people they encountered? 
               Why did the slave trade become part of the British colonies' economy?
               Triangular Trade Route

Week 4: East Meets West
              What were the positive and negative impacts of European nations in Asia and Oceania?
             What type of European colonies were in the East? 
              Which European nations were successful in the East?
             How were colonies governed from across the Pacific Ocean?
             What was the result of Europeans arriving in the East?

Week 5: Age of Enlightenment
            An overview of when, where, and why this time period developed in Europe.
            Social contracts
            Natural Laws


Week  6: Age of Enlightenment
               Key people of the Enlightenment: Francis Bacon, John Locke, Montesquieu, Sir Isaac 
                Newton,  Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Adam Smith, Voltaire, and Mary Wollstonecraft

Week 7: Russian Empires in the 18th century
              Russia before Peter the Great
              Who was Peter the Great?
              Westernizing Russia
             Who was  Catherine the Great?

Week 8: Summary and quiz review.
 Learners present their chosen project.

I teach using a combination of slides, lectures, note-taking using graphic organizers, timelines maps, video clips, and projects. 
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 I encourage reflection and personal connections with the history that we learn in class. 

Maps and primary sources are used throughout these lessons to illustrate the geography of the areas/nations that we are discussing. 

Students will be able to create a timeline of the Age of Exploration and Colonization.

 I encourage questions and discussions, as they arise during class. 
Each week's lesson will include review games using Blooklet or Kahoot! to be completed after class. 
Learners will answer the essential question, What was the result of European exploration?