Around the world Travel Trade and conquest The great European Powers began travelling the seas to trade and create big empires as early as the 15 th century What is this colonization We will look at some countries who were colonized by European powers though the lenses of ID: 570259
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Colonization
Around the worldSlide2
Travel, Trade, and conquest
The great European Powers began travelling the seas to trade and create big empires as early as the 15
th
centurySlide3
What is this colonization
We will look at some countries who were colonized by European powers though the lenses of:
Purpose
Who were there before EuropeansHow they educated people (like Indian Residential Schools!)
Lasting effects of colonizationSlide4
India
Colonized by
Britain over centuries
Purpose:
First to train the navy, eventually to trade, and finally to take land (land = power)
Who was there first?:
Indians, with a thriving culture and its own empireSlide5
India - Education
Education Purpose: To Europeanize them so they will not cost Britain money in the future.
Done in day schools, in English and Persian.
Taught by Christian Missionaries.Slide6
India - Effects
Poverty
Third World Country
Reinforced the Caste System as they didn’t make lasting impression with their teachings (which means hierarchy, so tons of poor people)Slide7
USA
Colonized by
Britain, France, and Spain over centuries
Purpose:
Settlement (land = power)
Who was there first?
Aboriginals (Many of the same people who were in Canada)Slide8
USA - Education
Education:
None, or at least not the depth as in Canada.
Goal
was more to get rid of
First Nations
people.
"
Indian Removal Act" and ethnic
cleansing – Indians were rounded up and marched to reserves far away.Slide9
USA - Effects
Very similar to Canada in that FN people who did end up on reserves have most times been treated quite poorly, and have no way to dig themselves
out
Most reserves are not funded properly and there is great poverty among first nationsSlide10
Australia
Colonized by
Britain over centuries
Purpose:
to Settle (land = power)
Who was there first?:
Aboriginals, with own thriving cultureSlide11
Australia - Education
Education Purpose: To Europeanize them, teach them English and European ways
Tried integration (FN and EU kids in the same schools) and segregation (FN apart from EU). MOST children taken from families for residential school
Taught by Christian Missionaries.
Some were taught skills (like Canada), some more intellectual education.Slide12
Australia - Effects
Very similar to Canada –
First Nation
students still fall behind their counterparts in graduation rate and other stats. This is the most similar to Canada that I've found. Losses similar to
Canada – culture, family,
etcSlide13
ghana
Colonized
by
Britain and Portugal over centuries
Purpose:
Slave trade: the indigenous in Ghana helped the Europeans collect slaves from the African interior. Then trading Gold, and was good military position
Who was there first?:
Indigenous groups from various parts of AfricaSlide14
ghana - Education
Education Purpose: To Europeanize them, teach them English and European ways
Day schools and residential schools.
Taught by Christian Missionaries.
Amazingly similar abuse and punishment stories.Slide15
ghana - Effects
Very similar to Canada –
loss of culture, family, ability to parent. Generations of challenges with drugs and alcohol.
Working to reclaim culture.Slide16
Colonization: Same and Different
Make a chart to see what is common among colonization, education, and lasting effects. Also keep track of differences. You will need this to do your creative thinking assignment.
Ghana
Australia
India
USA
SameSlide17
Assignment
http://
www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/travel_news/article-3049022/The-island-dangerous-visit-Mysterious-Sentinelese-tribe-rejected-outsiders-60-000-years-try-kill-sets-foot-land.html
Read the above news story. It’s true!
Option A: Imagine it is the 17
th
century and you are going to colonize this island. Prove your understanding of colonization, treatment of indigenous people, and lasting effect by describing the colonization. See next slide for more.
Option B: It is NOW and
you are going to colonize this island. Prove your understanding of
the
mistakes
of colonization
, treatment of indigenous people, and lasting effect by describing the colonization. See next slide for more.Slide18
Must haves
In your work (voice note, video, paper, drawing,
ppt
like mine, or whatever else) make sure you have the following:Purpose of colonization (why are you choosing to go there?)
Education of the people (keep in mind their unique nature) and what you hope to achieve
What lasting effects your colonization will have on these people.
Keep in mind you need to
show an understanding of historical problems with colonization
:
so look at your “same/different” chart