SS.8.A.2.1

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Compare the relationships among the British, French, Spanish, and Dutch in their struggle for colonization of North America.

Remarks

This benchmark implies a study of the ways that economic, political, cultural, and religious competition between these Atlantic powers shaped early colonial America.
General Information
Subject Area: Social Studies
Grade: 8
Strand: American History
Standard: Examine the causes, course, and consequences of British settlement in the American colonies.
Date Adopted or Revised: 02/14
Status: State Board Approved

Related Courses

This benchmark is part of these courses.
2100010: M/J United States History (Specifically in versions: 2014 - 2015, 2015 - 2018, 2018 - 2022, 2022 - 2023, 2023 and beyond (current))
2100015: M/J United States History & Career Planning (Specifically in versions: 2014 - 2015, 2015 - 2019, 2019 - 2022, 2022 - 2023, 2023 and beyond (current))
2100020: M/J United States History Advanced (Specifically in versions: 2014 - 2015, 2015 - 2018, 2018 - 2022, 2022 - 2023, 2023 and beyond (current))
2100025: M/J United States History Advanced & Career Planning (Specifically in versions: 2014 - 2015, 2015 - 2019, 2019 - 2022, 2022 - 2023, 2023 and beyond (current))
2100030: M/J Florida History (Specifically in versions: 2014 - 2015, 2015 - 2022, 2022 - 2023, 2023 and beyond (current))
7821026: Access M/J United States History and Career Planning (Specifically in versions: 2014 - 2015, 2015 - 2018, 2018 - 2019, 2019 - 2023, 2023 and beyond (current))
2100035: M/J United States History Digital Technologies (Specifically in versions: 2014 - 2015, 2015 - 2018 (course terminated))
7821025: Access M/J United States History (Specifically in versions: 2014 - 2015, 2015 - 2018, 2018 - 2023, 2023 and beyond (current))
2100045: M/J United States History & Civics (Specifically in versions: 2014 - 2015, 2015 - 2022, 2022 - 2023, 2023 and beyond (current))
7821027: Access M/J Florida History (Specifically in versions: 2023 and beyond (current))

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Alternate version of this benchmark for students with significant cognitive disabilities.
SS.8.A.2.AP.1: Identify the ways that competition between the British, French, Spanish, and Dutch shaped early colonial North America.

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Lesson Plans

A Whole New World: Colonizing America:

In this lesson plan, students will be able to identify the geographic location of the countries the colonists came from. Students will also be able to analyze the physical and cultural characteristics of great regions and describe the colonial forms of governments established during the colonization of America.

Type: Lesson Plan

THE COLONIZATION OF AMERICA:

In this lesson plan, students will compare the relationships between the British, French, Dutch, and Spanish in their struggle to colonize America. Students will be able to explain their physical attributes with the use of a Map and cultural attributes with the use of guided notes.

Type: Lesson Plan

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