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Emergence of a Global Age

Virginia SOL WHII.3

Describe European exploration and its political, social, cultural, and economic impacts.

Study WHII.3 with SOL PrepBack to Grade 10 - World History and Geography: 1500 A.D. to the Present

What students need to be able to do

  • Explain the political, social, cultural, and economic goals of European exploration and colonization.
  • Compare and contrast the social, political, economic, and cultural effects of European colonization and Indigenous responses in Africa, Asia, and the Americas.
  • Analyze how competition for colonies among Britain, France, and Spain changed the economic system of Europe.