Lesson on Wednesday, December 21, 2016

Aim: How did the voyages of European explorers lead to new economic systems in Europe and its colonies?  

Bell Ringer: Journal 57 – Would the growth of the American colonies have been different if there had been no Atlantic slave trade? Explain. 

Objectives:

1.SS.912.W.4.12 Evaluate the impact of the Columbian Exchange on Europe, Africa, Asia, and the Americas.  

2.SS.912.W.4.13 Examine the various economic systems of the Netherlands, France, and England in the Americas.

Agenda:

1.                        Bell Ringer (10 min) 

2.                        Copy G.O. "Effects of Global Contact" on a loose leaf. (5 min) 

3.                        Read page 305-308 "The Columbian Exchange" and "A Commercial Revolution" (15 min)