1. 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

2. Timelines, Eras, and Periodization Schemes . . .
9. The 20th Century Since 1945: Promises and Paradoxes
8. A Half-Centry of Crisis and Achievement,
7. An Age of Revolutions,
6. The Emergence of the First Global Age,
5. Intensified Hemispheric Interactions, CE
4. Expanding Zones of Exchange and Encounter, CE
3. Classical Traditions, Major Religions, and Giant Empires, 1000 BCE CE
2. Early Civilizations and the Emergence of Pastoral Peoples, 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

3. A. B.
9. The 20th Century Since 1945: Promises and Paradoxes
8. A Half-Centry of Crisis and Achievement,
7. An Age of Revolutions,
6. The Emergence of the First Global Age,
5. Intensified Hemispheric Interactions, CE
4. Expanding Zones of Exchange and Encounter, CE
3. Classical Traditions, Major Religions, and Giant Empires, 1000 BCE CE
2. Early Civilizations and the Emergence of Pastoral Peoples, 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

4. 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

5. 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

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

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

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

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

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

11. 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.

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

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

14. 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

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

16. Examples of Geographic Factors

17. Compare these special purpose maps. What patterns do you see?

18. How might geographic factors affect how people live?

19. 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

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

21. 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

22. 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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