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Citing Evidence From Historical Secondary Sources
Extract and cite evidence from secondary historical texts and scholarly summaries to evaluate differing perspectives on colonization.
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Exploration Motives and Push-Pull Factors of Colonization
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Analyze the primary push and pull factors, economic incentives, religious motivations, and involuntary migrations that drove European colonization of North America.
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5.1.3Utah Social Studies Standards · 5th GradeUse maps and primary/secondary sources to evaluate the push and pull factors that led to exploration and colonization of North America (for example, fleeing persecution, enslavement, economic advancement, indentured servitude, religious freedom/isolationism).
5.2.4Utah Social Studies Standards · 5th GradeUse evidence from primary and secondary sources to craft an argument that explains how the American colonists prevailed over one of the world’s most powerful empires.