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6.1 All students will acquire the knowledge and skills to think analytically about how past and present interactions of people, cultures, and the environment shape the American heritage. Such knowledge and skills enable students to make informed decisions that reflect fundamental rights and core democratic values as productive citizens in local, national, and global communities.

Three Worlds Meet (Beginnings to 1620)
- A Civics, Government, and Human Rights
  - 6.1.8.A.1.a Compare and contrast forms of governance, belief systems, and family structures among African, European, and Native American groups.
- B Geography, People, and the Environment
  - 6.1.8.B.1.a Describe migration and settlement patterns of Native American groups, and explain how these patterns affected interactions in different regions of the Western Hemisphere.
  - 6.1.8.B.1.b Analyze the world in spatial terms (e.g., longitude, latitude) using historical maps to determine what led to the exploration of new water and land routes.
- C Economics, Innovation, and Technology
  - 6.1.8.C.1.a Evaluate the impact of science, religion, and technology innovations on European exploration.

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Three Worlds Meet (Beginnings to 1620)

A Civics, Government, and Human Rights

6.1.8.A.1.a Compare and contrast forms of governance, belief systems, and family structures among African, European, and Native American groups.

B Geography, People, and the Environment

6.1.8.B.1.a Describe migration and settlement patterns of Native American groups, and explain how these patterns affected interactions in different regions of the Western Hemisphere.

6.1.8.B.1.b Analyze the world in spatial terms (e.g., longitude, latitude) using historical maps to determine what led to the exploration of new water and land routes.

C Economics, Innovation, and Technology

6.1.8.C.1.a Evaluate the impact of science, religion, and technology innovations on European exploration.