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Learning Target

Indigenous Peoples Traditional Homeland

British North American Colonies

Instructions
Part 1 - What do you NOTICE and what do you WONDER about the two maps presented above?

• Which one have you become more familiar with throughout your years in school? 
  • How do you think this impacts you and your understanding of American History?

Part 2 - Listen to the first 20 minutes of the Podcast - Slavery & the Northern Economy - Teaching Hard History and complete the Guided Notes
​Part 3 - Reading - Black Codes (1685) - Exploitation of Labor by Law

Guided Notes
Maps

• What are two things that you NOTICE about the maps?
• What are two things that you WONDER about while looking at the maps?

Podcast

• Who in the colonies benefited from the profits of the labor being stolen from enslaved people?
• How were the different colonies benefitting from the labor of enslaved people?
• What did you find interesting about how the information about the colonies was presented throughout the podcast?

Code Noir 

• After reading through these passages/articles, how would you describe the rights of the enslaved persons in the French colonies?
  • Provide a 2 details from the Description/Articles that supports your thinking. 

Podcast - Slavery & the Northern Economy

If you would like to following along with the words (transcript) of this podcast, click on the link.

The Code Noir (The Black Codes) (1685) - Exploitation of Labor by Law

​​The Code Noir (The Black Code) (1685)
​      - Instructions - Read the following Description/Articles and answer the Guided Notes in your notes.
                 - Description
                 - Article I
                 - Article III
                 - Article XIII
                 - Article XVI
                 - Article XXXVIII

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