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IB HISTORY OF THE AMERICAS

Welcome to your IB History of the Americas Wikispace for the Colonial Era.

__ Rationale __ This project is designed to help you develop and share information, analysis and historiography on the Colonial unit. IB no longer has the Colonial Era as a part of its syllabus, but it is imperative that you understand the underpinnings of colonization as a basis for the rest of the history of the Americas. Mostly, this unit is intended to allow you to examine the seeds of unrest that led to revolutions in both North and South America.

__ Project __ You will be assigned to a group of 3-4 students, focusing on one of the following areas: Spanish-America, Portuguese-America, the British colonies in New England, the British Middle colonies or the British Southern colonies. You will design several activities on the Wikispace to include informative, analytical and creative reflections on your learning. It is imperative that you stick to the time schedule allotted as closely as possible. You will have to read/skim the text at home as research for your group.

__ Themes __ · Social Structure and Class System · Economic Mercantilism · Political Control and Oversight by the Mother Country · Treatment of Native Americans · Labor Systems · The Role of Religion and the Church __ Rules __ Do not edit a page unless instructed to do so. The system keeps a log of sign-in times, IP addresses, and passwords. If you want to respond to another group’s post, you can only do so in your following post or in the discussion forum. You may NOT edit another group’s page unless the edit is part of an assignment from your teacher.