You Say You Want a Revolution: Comparing Colonial Revolutions in the New World

GeoHistory
GeoLiteracy
Lesson Plan Content
Description: 
In this lesson students will compare the causes and outcomes of three Colonial revolutions in the New World and learn how geography plays a role in history.
Author: 
Jane Chambers
Grade Range: 
4
Duration: 
4-5 class periods
Lesson Materials
Teacher Instructions: 
application/pdf iconTeacher Instructions
Student Materials: 
application/pdf iconStudent Worksheets, Assessments, and Answer Keys
Supplemental Files: 
application/pdf iconWorld-at.pdf
Standards
National Geography Standards: 
1: How to use maps and other geographic representations, tools, and technologies to acquire, process, and report information
4: The physical and human characteristics of places
9: The characteristics, distribution and migration of human populations
13: How the forces of cooperation and conflict among people influence the division and control of Earth's surface
17: How to apply geography to interpret the past