Inquiry 2: The Colonial Era

Inquiry Question: How can facing the complexities of America’s past help us to meet the challenges of the present?

The European settlement of North America led to profound global impacts. In this Inquiry, students go beyond a single narrative to explore causes of migration to the So-Called New World, and the consequences arising from contact and collision between cultures. They investigate how geography influenced the unique regional identities and economics of the colonies, which established a web of trade and gave rise to slavery.

Module 1: Launch
Module 2: What did the colonization of the So-Called New World represent for Indigenous Americans, Africans, and Europeans?

Module 3: How do cooperation and conflict affect the survival of a community?
Module 4: How did culture, geography, and economics shape the development of different colonial regions?
Module 5: How do social structures impact people?
Module 6: Inquiry Project