Unit 4: Transoceanic Interconnections (c. 1450–1750)
Duration of Days: 17
Students will know how technological innovation enabled transoceanic travel and how global connections reshaped economies, environments, and social hierarchies. They will know the causes and consequences of European maritime empires, the Columbian Exchange, and resistance to state power.
Students will analyze causation and continuity, evaluate claims using evidence, contextualize state challenges, and explain relationships between economic systems and social change.
Students will complete multiple-choice questions, short-answer questions using primary and secondary sources, and a partial long-essay response focused on continuity and change.
| Lesson # | Lesson Title | Duration of Days |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology and the Origins of Transoceanic Travel | 3 |
| 2 | European Maritime Empires and Conquest | 3 |
| 3 | The Columbian Exchange | 3 |
| 4 | Labor Systems, Slavery, and Resistance | 4 |
| 5 | Continuity and Change Workshop – Transoceanic Interconnections | 4 |