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Huntington Library: American Indians and English Settlers in Colonial America Lesson PlanHuntington Library: American Indians and English Settlers in Colonial America Lesson Plan
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Huntington Library: American Indians and English Settlers in Colonial America

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In this lesson, 5th graders examine the relations between Indians and the settlers in the 1600s and 1700s. Background information for teachers is included. Students will work in groups to look at three different colonies and read primary and secondary resources to understand the events that impacted relations between Indians and settlers. Student resources are included.

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john smith, pilgrims, william penn

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colony of pennsylvania, colony of virginia, cooperation and conflict, king philip’s war, leni lenape, massasoit, new england colonies, pequot war, powhatan, the starving time, war of 1622, relations with indians, relations with native americans, founding the new england colonies, native american relations with quakers
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5th
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Social Studies & History
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