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This This Land is Whose Land? lesson plan also includes:
- This Land is Whose Land? (.html)
- Resource Sheet #1: Document Analysis Form (.pdf)
- Resource Sheet #2: Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1661-1675 (.pdf)
- Resource Sheet #3: Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1671-1681 (Transcribed) (.pdf)
- Resource Sheet #4: Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1678-1681 (.pdf)
- Resource Sheet #5: Proceedings and Acts of the General Assembly, 1766-1768 (Transcribed) (.pdf)
- Resource Sheet #6: Analysis of Documents (.pdf)
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Whose land is it, anyway? Young scholars debate the question using primary sources from a case where Maryland indigenous people petitioned for land rights after they lost their original tribal lands. An included chart helps organize pupils' thoughts as they explore the documents.
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Concepts
Instructional Ideas
- Set up a classroom jigsaw to analyze primary sources
- Use to enrich curriculum on colonial America
Classroom Considerations
- While the lesson is geared toward Maryland history, it is easily adapted to any geographical area
Pros
- Lesson emphasizes a little-known case that illustrates bigger historical dynamics
- Resources highlight state history
Cons
- Reading level of documents exceeds grade-school level
- Lesson may take an extraordinary amount of classroom time given the volume of reading
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