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Explain the significance of England sending convicts, vagabonds and children to the colonies.
Clarifications
Clarification 1: Instruction includes the reasons England sent convicts to the colonies and the impact it had on the lives of both the convicts and the colonists (i.e., prosecution for political reasons, theft, deception).
Clarification 2: Instruction includes the English practice of enclosure and how it forced people to leave the lands causing them to be without work and homes.
Clarification 3: Instruction includes the causes and consequences of England’s forced child migration to the colonies.
General Information
Subject Area: Social Studies
Grade: 912
Strand: African American History
Standard: Examine the causes, courses and consequences of the slave trade in the colonies from 1609-1776.
Date Adopted or Revised: 05/24
Status: State Board Approved
Related Courses
This benchmark is part of these courses.
2100340: African-American History (Specifically in versions: 2014 - 2015, 2015 - 2022, 2022 - 2023, 2023 - 2024, 2024 and beyond (current))
2100336: African-American History Honors (Specifically in versions: 2015 - 2022, 2022 - 2023, 2023 - 2024, 2024 and beyond (current))
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