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Students know:

Effects of economic conditions of Europe, American colonists, Africans, and indigenous Americans during and after the explorations of the 15^th - 17^th Centuries. Effects of geographic conditions of Europe, American colonists, Africans, and indigenous Americans during and after the explorations of the 15^th - 17^th Centuries. Effects of social conditions of Europe, American colonists, Africans, and indigenous Americans during and after the explorations of the 15^th - 17^th Centuries. Effects of political conditions of Europe, American colonists, Africans, and indigenous Americans during and after the explorations of the 15^th - 17^th Centuries. Effects of European Explorations of the 15^th through the 17^th centuries.
Influence of the Crusades, the Renaissance, and the Reformation on European Exploration.
Motives for establishing colonies, including mercantilism, religious persecution, poverty, oppression, and new opportunities.
The course of the Columbian Exchange.
The effects of the triangular trade on regions of the world.
The development of slavery in the American colonies.

Students are able to:

Compare by similarities and differences among the economic, geographical, social, and political conditions before and after European explorations.
Describe the influence of the Crusades, Renaissance, and Reformation on European exploration.
Analyze and evaluate the course of the Columbian exchange and its impact on the economies of the world.
Explain examples of how the triangular trade and the development of slavery affected the colonies.

Students understand that:

There were important economic, geographic, social, and political conditions that influenced Europe, American colonists, Africans, and indigenous Americans during and after the explorations of the 15^th - 17^th Centuries.