Section outline

  • To address this question we need to go all the way back to the 15th century (1400's) and interrogate some key moments in history that led to the social conditions that motivate the activism we will examine in our case studies.

    In the first 2-3 weeks we will cover:

    • The Doctrine of Discovery

    • The Origins of Racism

    • The History of Slavery and Colonisation

    • The Consequences of Greed



    WALT...

    - Explain the root causes and historical events that caused the original process of colonisation to begin.

    - Connect key moments in history to present-day issues in a logical argument.

    - Identify and define the key concept-words we will use to examine different perspectives in our case studies.

    By learning this I will be able to...

    - explain what colonisation is using key social studies concepts

    - name and describe pivotal moments in the history of colonisation as logically connected.

    - apply specific concepts to examine how different perspectives may view the same history in completely different terms.