Impacts of Colonization on Indigenous Peoples
10th Grade · Social Studies · 45 min· A3. Understanding Context: Significant Characteristics And Interactions, A3.5 Describe Significant Aspects Of The Interactions Between Indigenous Peoples And European Explorers And Settlers In What Would Eventually Become Canada A3.8 Describe Some Significant Effects Of European Conflicts On Indigenous Peoples And On What Would Eventually Become Canada
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Learning Objective
I can describe the negative effects of European colonization on Indigenous peoples in Canada.
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Chief Powhatan realized the English were clueless about survival but had guns, leading to initial cooperation.
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English colonists and Native Americans clashed over land use, as the English fenced land and their animals ate Native crops.
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The Pequot War and King Philip's War exemplify the brutal conflicts between English settlers and Native Americans, marked by massacres and devastation on both sides.
