Lesson Overview
Students use History in a Nutshell videos Part 1 and Part 2 to trace how tension in the Ohio Valley ignited a wider war, how leadership shifts turned the tide, and how the Treaty of Paris created debts and dilemmas that shaped the road to independence. Students create a brief, evidence-backed deliverable written as if it is the year 1763.
Essential Question
How did clashes in the Ohio Valley escalate into a global war? Standing in 1763, what advice would you give your chosen audience about the outcomes for Britain, the colonies, and Native nations?
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4, 6, 8
Projector/Smartboard; teacher device with HIN Parts 1-2; optional student devices; visible timer
Videos: History in a Nutshell: French and Indian War, Part 1 (7:48) and Part 2 (7:06) with captions
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- 4.2.CE Examine the economic and political motivations for colonists to declare independence from Great Britain.
- 6.3.CX Contextualize the experience of indigenous peoples due to expansion and the conflict that arose from it.
- This indicator was developed to encourage inquiry into the impact of Transatlantic interaction with Europeans, Africans, and others on the indigenous populations of the Americas.
- 8.1.CC Analyze the changes and continuities of the Native Americans' experiences prior to and as a result of settlement and colonization.
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- 8.1.E Utilize a variety of primary and secondary sources to examine multiple perspectives and influences of the economic, political, and social effects of South Carolina’s settlement and colonization on the development of various forms of government across the colonies.
- 8.2.CE Explain the economic, political, and social factors surrounding the American Revolution.
- This indicator was developed to encourage inquiry into how the colonies began to unify to create a distinctive American identity over the course of events of the American Revolution.