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Social Studies — Grade 8

Goal 1: The learner will analyze important geographic, political, economic, and social aspects of life in the region prior to the Revolutionary Period.

Objective 1.01

Assess the impact of geography on the settlement and developing economy of the Carolina colony.

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Objective 1.02

Identify and describe American Indians who inhabited the regions that became Carolina and assess their impact on the colony.

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Objective 1.03

Compare and contrast the relative importance of differing economic, geographic, religious, and political motives for European exploration.

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Objective 1.04

Evaluate the impact of the Columbian Exchange on the cultures of American Indians, Europeans, and Africans.

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Objective 1.05

Describe the factors that led to the founding and settlement of the American colonies including religious persecution, economic opportunity, adventure, and forced migration.

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Objective 1.06

Identify geographic and political reasons for the creation of a distinct North Carolina colony and evaluate the effects on the government and economics of the colony.

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Objective 1.07

Describe the roles and contributions of diverse groups, such as American Indians, African Americans, European immigrants, landed gentry, tradesmen, and small farmers to everyday life in colonial North Carolina, and compare them to the other colonies.

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