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10 Lessons for Key Stage 3 that begins with Columbus, looks at the Spanish influence in South America before focusing on the early North American colonies. Also includes two lessons providing the context of the British involvement in the Atlantic Slave Trade.
Columbus
Conquistadors
Colonial America
7 Years War (French-Indian Wars)
Causes of American Independence
Founding Fathers and the Constitution (Hamilton)
Atlantic Slave Trade
Caribbean Plantations
Assessment, Mark Scheme and Knowledge Organiser
Civil War Project: Make a Lesson
Bonus - assembly on the nature of power in the USA
Bonus - Guided Reading, Columbus & Christianity in the New World
Includes a diamond 9 activity to get students engaged (and arguing) over who has the most power.
Moves on to a discussion of the origins of the American system of ‘checks and balances’ and takes that argument forward through history, looking at things like Nixon and Trump’s ‘Muslim Ban’ to see where and when Presidential power has been curtailed.
Ends with a comparison of the ‘China model’ and a discussion of the pros and cons of the US system in the modern world.
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