Indigenous Peoples & Settlement
Students examine how Indigenous communities were affected by the growing number of European settlers, including the impact on land, resources, and traditional ways of life.
Key Questions
- 1How did European settlement affect Indigenous communities?
- 2What happened to Indigenous lands as more settlers arrived?
- 3How did Indigenous peoples resist the changes being forced upon them?
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