Unit Overview/Summary - FOCUS:   

The development of economic, political, and social diversity of America during the Colonial Era created the groundwork for increasing tensions between the colonies and Great Britain.  In this unit, fifth grade students will be able to investigate and analyze the economic factors, globally and domestically, that led to different areas of specialization of trade in the colonies. Students will analyze and describe why the colonies were interdependent, to varying degrees, on the Transatlantic slave trade for their economic growth and development. Students will evaluate the impact of the transatlantic slave trade on the American colonies and analyze the colonies’ distinct characteristics to understand the emergence of resistance movements within the colonies.  

Unit Duration:

30 Days Three 30-minute sessions per week x 10 weeks