Social, economic, and scientific improvements helped European nations launch an Age of Exploration. Students will explain the significance of the technological developments and scientific understandings that improved European exploration such as the caravel, magnetic compass, astrolabe, and Mercator projection. Students will examine the voyage of Columbus, leading to the Columbian Exchange and the voyages of other explorers such as Champlain, Hudson, and Verrazano.
European nations established colonies in North America for economic, religious, and political reasons. Differences in climate, physical features, access to water, and sources of labor contributed to the development of different economies in the New England, Middle, and Southern Colonies. Students will investigate the reasons for colonization and the role of geography in the development of each colonial region. Students will examine the economic, social, and political characteristics of each colonial region.
Different European groups had varied interactions and relationships with the Native American societies they encountered. Native American societies suffered from losses of life and land due to the Encounter with Europeans justified by the Doctrine of Discovery. Students will compare and contrast British interactions with the Wampanoag, Dutch interactions with the Mahican, Mohawk or Munsee, French interactions with the Algonquin, and Spanish interactions with the Muscogee. Students will investigate other Native American societies found in their locality and their interactions with European groups. Students will examine the major reasons why Native American societies declined in population and lost land to the Europeans.
Over the course of the 17th and 18th centuries, slavery grew in the colonies. Enslaved Africans utilized a variety of strategies to both survive and resist their conditions. Students will describe the conditions of the Middle Passage. Students will explain why and where slavery grew over time in the United States and students will examine the living conditions of slaves, including those in New York State. Students will investigate different methods enslaved Africans used to survive and resist their conditions, including slave revolts in New York State. Within the context of New York State history, students will distinguish between indentured servitude and slavery.
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What technological development helped improve European navigation during the Age of Exploration?
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Telescope
Printing press
Steam engine
Magnetic compass
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Which explorer is associated with the beginning of the Columbian Exchange?
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Samuel de Champlain
Giovanni da Verrazano
Christopher Columbus
Henry Hudson
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What technological development helped improve European navigation during the Age of Exploration?
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Which explorer is associated with the beginning of the Columbian Exchange?
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What was the primary purpose of the Mercator projection?
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Who is credited with discovering America?
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Which of the following most significantly influenced the development of different economies in the New England, Middle, and Southern Colonies?
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Which of the following factors did NOT contribute to the economy of the different colonial regions in America?
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What was a major factor in the decline of Native American societies after encounter with Europeans?
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What was a key reason for the decline in population and loss of land among Native American societies following European encounter?
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Why did the Native American societies experience a decline in population due to their encounters with Europeans?
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What were the living conditions like for slaves in 17th and 18th century New York State?
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Why did slavery grow over time in the United States during the 17th and 18th centuries?
