Unit 2: Native Americans and European Colonization

Introduction

In this unit, we will step back several centuries in history, first learning about North Carolina's American Indian culture as it existed before European contact. We will then explore how cultures collided with the arrival of Europeans in North America. Finally, students will gain knowledge about the English settlement of North Carolina and the development of the Thirteen Colonies.

In this unit we will cover:

  • Early Native Americans
  • England's First Settlements
  • 13 British Colonies
  • Colonial Economics
  • Colonial Government
  • Slavery and Indentured Servitude (introduction)
  • Salem Witch Trial

🥅 Standard(s)/Objective(s)

Unit Compelling Questions: Can land be peacably shared by different groups of people? Was North Carolina destined to be the "poor relative" of the surrounding colonies/states? 

Create a timeline sequencing the settlement of the North America and the Thirteen Colonies.

Compare primary and secondary sources to determine the relationship between the colonies and their mother country.

Interpret and explain historical passages to understand early forms of colonial government.

Identify and interpret bias in historical information from a variety of text sources to determine perspectives of settlement on native peoples.

Collect and interpret historical data from a variety of sources.

Formulate historical questions derived from a variety of sources to provide purpose for understanding the settlement of North America.

Standards:

History

8.H.1.1 Construct charts, graphs, and historical narratives to explain particular events or issues.

8.H.1.2 Summarize the literal meaning of historical documents in order to establish context.

8.H.1.3 Use primary and secondary sources to interpret various historical perspectives.

8.H.1.4 Use historical inquiry to evaluate the validity of sources used to construct historical narratives (e.g. formulate historical questions, gather data from a variety of sources, evaluate and interpret data and support interpretations with historical evidence).

8.H.1.5 Analyze the relationship between historical context and decision-making

Generalization: History is created over time and from various perspectives.
Essential Question: ●What was the impact of colonization on the Native Populations in North America?

Generalization: Competition between nations may influence settlement patterns.
Essential Question: ●How did the competition between European countries influence the development North America?

Civics & Government

8.C&G.2.3 Explain the impact of human and civil rights issues throughout North Carolina and United States history

Economics

8.E.1.1 Explain how conflict, cooperation, and competition influenced periods of economic growth and decline (e.g. economic depressions and recessions).

Geography

8.G.1.1  Explain how location and place have presented opportunities and challenges for the movement of people, goods, and ideas in North Carolina and the United States.
8.G.1.2 Understand the human and physical characteristics of regions in North Carolina and the United States (e.g. physical features, culture, political organization and ethnic make-up).
8.G.1.3 Explain how human and environmental interaction affected quality of life and settlement patterns in North Carolina and the United States (e.g. environmental disasters, infrastructure development, coastal restoration and alternative sources of energy)

Culture

8.C.1.2 Summarize the origin of beliefs, practices, and traditions within NC and the USA

Key Vocabulary

Tribe

Immunity

Migration

Immigration 

Colony

Settlement

Assimilation

Colony

Import 

Export  

Charter

Monarchy

Triangular Trade

Plantation