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Contact, Colonization, and Convergence in the Americas

5th Grade · Social Studies · US-CO-SS

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Goal

Analyze the causes, interactions, and enduring global impacts of European colonization and cultural convergence in the Western Hemisphere.

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us-coSS.6.1.1Colorado Social Studies Standards · All ages

Analyze and interpret primary and secondary sources to ask and research historical questions about the Western Hemisphere (including North America, South America, Central America, and the islands of the Caribbean).