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Enlistment Papers of John Edwards

Enlistment Papers of John Edwards

Grade Range: 5-12
Resource Type(s): Artifacts, Primary Sources
Date Posted: 12/9/2010

Enlistment paper of John Edwards in His Majesty's Provincial Service, 1760.


National Standards

United States History Standards (Grades 5-12)

Era 2: Colonization and Settlement (1585-1763)

1: Why the Americas attracted Europeans, why they brought enslaved Africans to their colonies, and how Europeans struggled for control of North America and the Caribbean
 

World History Standards (Grades 5-12)

Era 6: The Emergence of the First Global Age, 1450-1770

1: How the transoceanic interlinking of all major regions of the world from 1450-1600 led to global transformations
 
2: How European society experienced political, economic, and cultural transformations in an age of global intercommunication, 1450-1750
 
3: How large territorial empires dominated much of Eurasia between the 16th and 18th centuries
 
4: Economic, political, and cultural interrelations among peoples of Africa, Europe, and the Americas, 1500-1750
 
5: Transformations in Asian societies in the era of European expansion
 
6: Major global trends from 1450-1770
 

Historical Thinking Standards (Grades 5-12)

Historical Thinking Standard 4: Historical Research Capabilities

4B: Obtain historical data from a variety of sources.
 

Instructional Strategies

Museum education

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Keywords

French and Indian War, military history, military, war, conflict, battle, soldier, Massachusetts, Massachusetts Bay, enlistment, colony, colonial, 1760

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