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Indigenous Responses and Shifting Alliances During the Fur Trade
Evaluate how the introduction of horses, firearms, and European trade goods altered tribal power dynamics and daily life.
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Exploration, Trade, and Early Encounters in the West
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Analyze early European and American expeditions, the fur trade economy, and their impacts on indigenous populations.
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Learning standards covered
UT Standard 1.4Utah Social Studies Standards · 5th GradeStudents will analyze primary and secondary sources to explain causes and effects of European-American exploration, including the response and involvement of Utah’s American Indian tribes. (history)
UT Standard 1.5Utah Social Studies Standards · 5th GradeStudents will describe the cultural change and continuity of at least one of Utah’s current sovereign nations as it has responded to changing political, social, and economic forces. Students will use a variety of resources that may include written primary and secondary sources, oral histories, photographs, artifacts, and art. (economics, civics)