Early Encounters: Women and the American Story History Unit (1492-1734)
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- Early Encounters: Women and the American Story History Unit (1492-1734)
- Click here for an in-depth overview, background, and primary sources for this unit.
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- Content Standards
- Content wise, this unit goes best with 5th grade USHG Eras 1 and 2.
- Related standards will depend on the resources you include, how you include them, and the grade you teach. That said, we do recommend these resources for all grades to help develop historical thinking and inquiry skills described in the standards.
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- About the Resource
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Key ideas of the unit:
"1. Women were integral to the formation and evolution of early colonial settlements in the Americas.
2. The experiences of women in the early colonial period varied widely based on race, class, age, gender identity, and geographic region.
3. The full story of the early colonial period cannot be properly understood without considering the experiences of women."
As with all WAMS unit plans, "each resource includes background information and vocabulary lists to provide context. Resources also include suggested activities and how to combine different resources on a certain topic. You can easily integrate these materials into current lesson plans or structure new lessons around them. Many resources in this unit allow you to teach historical themes and topics in your curriculum by including the perspective of women in this era." - How to use WAMS in your classroom
- Type of Resource
- Website
- About the Creator
- Women & the American Story (WAMS) is an educational endeavor produced by the New York Historical Museum and Library. For a full list of everyone who contributed to the curriculum, please follow the link below to the acknowledgement page.
- WAMS acknowledgements
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- The New York Historical
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