Oklahoma Academic Standard 3. The student will analyze the human characteristics of the United States and how geography impacts historic events. |
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Objective 3.1 Identify and describe early settlement patterns of regions in the United States. C. Summarize the reasons for key expeditions of North America by Spain, France, and England and their impact on the development of each region. D. Identify push and pull factors of human migration. E. Evaluate the impact of the Columbian Exchange on American Indian groups, African slaves and European settlers, including agriculture, trade, culture, military alliances, control of territory, and the sudden and significant decline of indigenous peoples. |
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Students should examine the multiple economic, political, and religious push and pull factors that motivated exploration by European powers, including access to mineral wealth, gain in territory, political prestige for monarchs, and religious conversion of indigenous peoples. The objective also requires students to understand the impact of interactions between American Indians and Europeans known as the Columbian Exchange, including new food and cash crops, livestock, and technology. In addition, students should evaluate the negative consequences to indigenous peoples caused by such interactions, including devastating diseases, loss of land, and enslavement. |
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Spain- Columbus, Ponce de León, DeSoto, Coronado; England- Cabot, Raleigh, Drake, Hudson
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