Lesson 3: State Expansion and Colonial Administration

How did states justify and administer imperial rule?
What methods were used to maintain control over colonies?

direct rule, indirect rule, settler colony, protectorate

APWH Unit 6 Topic 6.2
Skill 3.A
Reasoning Process: Causation

Analyzing claims and evidence across multiple texts.

Students examine the structures of imperial governance and control.
Purpose: Analyze mechanisms of empire
DOK: 3

Colonial borders and governance legacies in modern states.

Students may assume all colonies were governed in the same way.

Comparison organizers; structured discussion prompts.

Short analytical paragraph using evidence.

Colonial maps, administrative diagrams