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11.17 Imperial Competition and Indigenous Diplomacy Worksheet

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Imperial Competition and Indigenous Diplomacy: Determine which alliance, conflict, treaty, or geographic factor best explains changing power relationships among Indigenous nations, European empires, and colonial settlers. Aligned to Broad national and selected state U.S. History alignment: C3 Framework; CCSS Literacy in History/Social Studies 11-12; AP U.S. History; NAEP U.S. History; selected CA, NY, MA, FL, and TX frameworks where applicable. 11.17 - Imperial Competition and Indigenous Diplomacy: Determine which alliance, conflict, treaty, or geographic factor best explains changing power relationships among Indigenous nations, European empires, and colonial settlers. (C3 D2.His.14-16.9-12; C3 D2.Geo.5-12.9-12; CCSS RH.11-12.3, RH.11-12.7; APUSH Period 2; NAEP Themes 2-4; NY 11.1.)

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Problem 1Difficulty: Mastery

A student claims, 'European empires simply divided North America among themselves before 1754.' Which replacement statement is most accurate?

AEuropean empires had no interest in North America before 1754.

BIndigenous nations never negotiated with European officials.

CAll boundaries drawn in Europe were immediately accepted by every community in North America.

DEuropean empires made claims, but power was negotiated through Indigenous diplomacy, alliances, conflicts, treaties, trade, and geography.

Solution & Explanation:The accurate statement recognizes imperial claims while emphasizing that actual power relationships were shaped by Indigenous agency and contested local conditions.

Problem 2Difficulty: Mastery

A student writes, 'Europeans gained power because they had better weapons.' Which revision best aligns with the skill focus on alliances, conflicts, treaties, and geography?

AWeapons were the only factor that mattered in every region.

BEuropean power did not involve trade, land, or diplomacy.

CWeapons mattered, but power shifted through trade alliances, Indigenous diplomacy, settler expansion, contested treaties, and strategic geography.

DIndigenous nations had no influence over the timing or outcome of conflicts.

Solution & Explanation:The revision gives a multi-causal explanation that includes technology but centers diplomacy, conflict, treaties, settlement, and geography.

Problem 3Difficulty: Mastery

Why might one Native nation reject a land treaty signed by colonial officials and a different Native confederacy?

AAll Native nations were governed by one European-appointed ruler.

BNo single Native group automatically had authority to surrender the homelands or rights of all other nations.

CEuropean officials never used treaties to claim land.

DA treaty signed anywhere in North America had no political meaning at all.

Solution & Explanation:Indigenous sovereignty was diverse and local. Treaties could be contested when they claimed authority over peoples not represented.

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