Unit 1: Native Americans, Early Encounters and Colonial Development

Unit I : Native Americans, Early Encounters, and Colonial Development

Essential Question:

How did issues of power, wealth, and morality influence exploration and colonization?

The Purchase of Manhattan Island: By Peter Minuit 1626

Throughout the unit, students will investigate the interactions between Native Americans, explorers, and settlers during the early European colonization of America. Students will study key events, people, and issues through the lenses of power, wealth, and morality.