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Mapping European Settlement: Using Historical Maps to Trace Migration
Interpret historical thematic flow maps and choropleth maps to quantify and trace global European migration streams from 1815 to 1914.
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19th-Century European Settlement Frontiers Around the World
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Use historical maps and geographical analysis to explore how and why European settlers expanded into temperate settlement frontiers across the Americas, Australasia, Siberia, and North Africa.
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WH-ERA-7.S4B.13National Center for History in the Schools Standards · 6th Grade[Grades 5-12] Explain why migrants left Europe in large numbers in the 19th century and identify temperate regions of the world where they established or expanded frontiers of European settlement. [Draw upon data in historical maps]
WH-ERA-7.S4C.9National Center for History in the Schools Standards · 6th Grade[Grades 5-12] Explain why migrants left Europe in large numbers in the 19th century and identify temperate regions of the world where they established or expanded frontiers of European settlement. [Draw upon data in historical maps]