Grade 8 Lesson at a Glance: Chapter 1, Lesson 3

Houghton Mifflin Social Studies
A More Perfect Union

Lesson at a Glance
Chapter 1, Lesson 3: Europeans and Native Peoples (pp. 26-31)

The Big Idea
Framework Concept: Conflict The meeting of the very different Europeans and Native Americans led to both cooperation and conflict.

Contrast for students the very different ways the Europeans and the Native Americans viewed the Americas.

Talk with students about why each group--the Native Americans and the Europeans--wanted to trade with the other.

Lesson Outline
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Check for Understanding

Have students list the benefits and problems Native Americans and the Europeans each experienced from contact with each other.
Designate a small group of students as Native Americans and the rest of the class as English settlers. Divide the classroom unevenly, giving the "Native Americans" more space than the "English." Have the two groups negotiate about the space with the "English" working to get as much space as possible, and the "Native Americans" to keep as much as possible.

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