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Native American-European Contact in the Colonial Period
12017-01-13T10:40:55-08:00Will Fenton82bf9011a953584cd702d069a30cbdb6ef90650a72006Historical Society of Pennsylvaniaimage_header2017-01-13T12:36:58-08:00Will Fenton82bf9011a953584cd702d069a30cbdb6ef90650aNative American-European Contact is a cross-curricular lesson plan that explores the nature of the first encounters between Native Americans and Europeans in colonial Pennsylvania. Drawing on the concept of worldview, students learn to think critically about the cultural differences between Europeans and Native Americans, and how those differences shaped interaction and potential misunderstandings between the groups as they negotiated trade and diplomatic relationships.
Essential Questions
How has social disagreement and collaboration been beneficial to Pennsylvania society?
What role does analysis have in historical construction?
Concepts
Textual evidence, material artifacts, the built environment, and historic sites are central to understanding the history of Pennsylvania.
Conflict and cooperation among social groups, organizations, and nation-states are critical to comprehending society in the Pennsylvania. Domestic instability, ethnic and racial relations, labor relation, immigration, and wars and revolutions are examples of social disagreement and collaboration.
Artists often address social issues or concerns in their artwork.
People use analytic processes to understand and evaluate works of art.
Competencies
Summarize how conflict and compromise in Pennsylvania history impact contemporary society.
Analyze and interpret the work of a contemporary artist who addresses social issues or concerns.
Jane T. Merritt, "Quakers and the Language of Indian Diplomacy," in At the Crossroads: Indians and Empires on a Mid-Atlantic Frontier, 1700-1763. Chapel Hill: The University of North Carolina Press, 2003: 210-218. Used with permission of the publisher.
Barre Toelken, "Cultural Worldview." Dynamics of Folklore (revised and expanded edition), Logan: Utah State University Press, 1996.
End of Unit Assessment
Have students create a presentation or write an essay comparing and contrasting how artwork and literature depict the relationships between the Native Americans and Colonists. Students should use the engravings and pictures from the unit as well as the letters and journals.
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