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Africa, the Americas, and the Pacific in 1750

Driving Question: In what ways were states and empires in Africa, the Americas, and the Pacific in 1750 unique and distinctive but also part of global patterns?

By now, you should be well-versed in the characteristics of eighteenth-century states and empires in Eurasia. But what about the rest of the world? In this lesson, we’ll broaden our historical lens by investigating states and empires in Africa, the Americas, and the Pacific in 1750. All these places were eventually affected by the growth of global interconnections.

Learning Objectives

  1. Compare the community structures and interactions of eighteenth-century empires in Africa, the Americas, and the Pacific.
  2. Work on informal writing skills by answering the Unit Problems.

Vocab Terms:

  • centralize
  • colonial
  • ecosystem
  • enslave
  • migration
  • plantation
  • racial hierarchy
  • raw material
STEP 1

Opener: Africa, the Americas, and the Pacific in 1750

Teaching Tools

To teach this lesson step, refer to page 3 of the Lesson 1.7 Teaching Guide Locked .

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STEP 2

Comparing Communities in 1750

Teaching Tools

To teach this lesson step, refer to page 3 of the Lesson 1.7 Teaching Guide Locked .

Don’t forget—all articles are leveled to support diverse learners, which can be especially helpful in this content-rich lesson step. And the Reading Guide is always available with helpful strategies.

The Comparison One-Pager provides quick, practical tips to help you teach historical comparison more effectively.

Travel around the world as you explore sub-Saharan Africa, the Americas, and Oceania. Once you’re done, test your knowledge of the empires and societies that you read about in “World History, Widened.”

STEP 3

Sourcing

Teaching Tools

To teach this lesson step, refer to page 6 of the Lesson 1.7 Teaching Guide Locked .

Get ready to teach this essential historical skill with the Sourcing One-Pager, packed with helpful strategies and guidance.

STEP 5

European Domination?

Teaching Tools

To teach this lesson step, refer to page 8 of the Lesson 1.7 Teaching Guide Locked .

Want to bring more informal writing into your classroom? Our Informal Writing Routines are a great place to start!

In this unit, you have examined what history is, how it’s written, and why it matters. You’ve also explored what the world looked like in 1750. Reflect on all that you’ve learned and see if your thinking has changed since the first lesson.

STEP 6

Closer: Africa, the Americas, and the Pacific in 1750

Teaching Tools

To teach this lesson step, refer to page 3 of the Lesson 1.7 Teaching Guide Locked .

In this unit, not only have you examined what history is, how it’s written, and why it matters, you’ve also explored what the world looked like in 1750. Whew! Reflect on all that you’ve learned and see if your thinking has changed since the first lesson.