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Loc: Drake's West Indian Voyage 1588 1589 Lesson PlanLoc: Drake's West Indian Voyage 1588 1589 Lesson Plan
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6th - 8th
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Loc: Drake's West Indian Voyage 1588 1589

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While studying early American exploration learners will view the maps Sir Francis Drake used in his attacks of the Spanish in the New World. This lesson plan makes use of primary source maps to help the students learn how to analyze them.

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sir francis drake

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analyzing maps, reading maps, drake's west indian voyage, early american exploration

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  • Knovation Readability Score: 5 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)

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