8th Grade American History Unit 1: Foundations of a New Nation Lesson 3: Why have historians grouped the British colonies in North America into three distinct colonial regions? 8th Grade American History Unit 1: Foundations of a New Nation

Timelines, Eras, and Periodization Schemes . . . 9. The 20th Century Since 1945: Promises and Paradoxes 8. A Half-Centry of Crisis and Achievement, 1900 - 1945 7. An Age of Revolutions, 1750 - 1914 6. The Emergence of the First Global Age, 1450 - 1770 5. Intensified Hemispheric Interactions, 1000 - 1500 CE 4. Expanding Zones of Exchange and Encounter, 300 - 1000 CE 3. Classical Traditions, Major Religions, and Giant Empires, 1000 BCE - 300 CE 2. Early Civilizations and the Emergence of Pastoral Peoples, 4000 - 1000 BCE 1. Beginnings of Human Society …are human constructs …vary due to decisions made during an investigation …have benefits and limitations Nine Eras of World History

A. B. 9. The 20th Century Since 1945: Promises and Paradoxes 8. A Half-Centry of Crisis and Achievement, 1900 - 1945 7. An Age of Revolutions, 1750 - 1914 6. The Emergence of the First Global Age, 1450 - 1770 5. Intensified Hemispheric Interactions, 1000 - 1500 CE 4. Expanding Zones of Exchange and Encounter, 300 - 1000 CE 3. Classical Traditions, Major Religions, and Giant Empires, 1000 BCE - 300 CE 2. Early Civilizations and the Emergence of Pastoral Peoples, 4000 - 1000 BCE 1. Beginnings of Human Society Stop & Jot: How might each of these timelines make it harder to investigate the past? Nine Eras of World History

A Quick Look at Spatial Scales: https://www. youtube. com/watch Discussion Questions: What advantages for an observer were there in the first few frames? How did zooming out and showing a wider area change your perspective? Why might it be important to be able to “zoom” in and out of a place in order to understand the context? Only show the first two minutes of this video

Spatial Scales or Geographic Containers World Hemisphere Continent Country State Town/City Are human constructs Vary due to decisions made during an investigation Have benefits and limitations

Turn & Talk What is a region? List three regions that include the state of Michigan.

What do you notice about this map? What makes each region distinct?

What do you notice about this map? How would you describe the purple area on the map?

What do you notice about this map? What makes each region distinct?

What do you notice about this map? What makes the green area a region?

Region A geographic area that shares at least one common characteristic. The Great Lakes is a region that includes areas that touch at least one Great Lake.

What makes each of these areas a separate region? Stop & Jot your thoughts

Which characteristic(s) seem(s) to be unique to or dominant in each region?

Types of Common Characteristics A REGION is a geographic area that shares at least one common characteristic Types of Common Characteristics Economic Political Socio-Cultural Geographic

Geographic Factors: having to do with the natural features of a region (including natural resources and climate) and how humans interact with those features

Examples of Geographic Factors https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Climate_of_the_United_States#/media/File:Average_Annual_High_Temperature_of_the_United_States.jpg https://www.fs.fed.us/rm/ecoregions/images/maps/ecoregions-united-states.jpg

Compare these special purpose maps. What patterns do you see? https://passel.unl.edu/pages/printinformationmodule.php?idinformationmodule=1130447032

How might geographic factors affect how people live?

Economic Factors having to do with the use of resources that have value to individuals and societies focusing on the production, distribution, and consumption (use) of goods and services

Socio-cultural Factors having to do with identities, customs, beliefs, lifestyles and traditions of groups of people

Political Factors exercising or seeking power and authority in the governmental or public affairs of a state, municipality, etc. having to do with the ability to influence decisions of groups

Exit Slip Using at least four of the five word cards (Word Cards 12-16) provided, answer the lesson focus question: Why have historians grouped the British colonies in North America into three distinct colonial regions? Please be sure to use complete sentences in your response!

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