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History, Civics & Social Studies · Grade 7

Revolutions and Changing Economies

Learners study four kinds of revolution: a revolution in how people investigated nature, political revolutions in North America, France, Haiti and Latin America, and the early Industrial Revolution in Britain. They compare causes and outcomes, ask who gained rights and who did not, and read data about a changing economy.

  • 4 lessons
  • About 115 minutes
  • Revolutions check: 9 questions
  • Ways to answer: fill in the blanks, choose an answer, estimate, highlight a text, match pairs and type a number
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What learners will discover

  • Explain how the Scientific Revolution changed ways of knowing, with examples from Copernicus, Galileo and Newton.
  • Compare the causes and main events of the American, French and Haitian Revolutions and Latin American independence.
  • Evaluate who gained and who was denied rights in these revolutions, using primary sources such as the Declaration of the Rights of Man.
  • Explain how machines, steam power and factories began to transform Britain's economy, using data.

Lessons

  1. A revolution in knowing 4 steps2 practiceabout 25 min
  2. American and French Revolutions 6 steps4 practiceabout 30 min
  3. Haiti, Latin America and the question of rights 7 steps3 practiceabout 30 min
  4. The early Industrial Revolution 7 steps4 practiceabout 30 min
  5. Revolutions check 9 questions at the end

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