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Unit 1 : Arrival & Contact 40,000 BCE to 1670 AD. Major Skill #1. Students will use a combination of science, logical conjecture and skepticism to develop a more accurate view of historical events. Major Concept #1.
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Major Skill #1 Students will use a combination of science, logical conjecture and skepticism to develop a more accurate view of historical events.
Major Concept #1 Students will be introduced to the original Land Bridge Theory. They will learn how and why this theory is being revised as new evidence emerges.
Major Concept #2 Students will learn that the New World was not an “untamed wilderness“ or virtually “empty” of people when Columbus discovered it in 1492 AD.
Major Concept #3 Students will learn about the political organization of the Five Nations.
Major Skill #2 Students will compare the political systems of medieval France and the Iroquoian Confederacy.
Major Concept #4 Students will learn about the consequences of contact between Europeans and First Nations peoples.
Major Concept #5 Students will learn why New France was established and its effect on the Huron First Nation.