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Interpreting the Evidence

"Treaty Calico"

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About this Activity

  • Documents in this Activity:
  • Historical Eras:

    Colonial America (1630s - 1760)
    Contemporary United States (1965 - present)

  • Thinking Skill:

    Historical Comprehension

  • Grade Level:

    Upper Elementary
    Middle School
    High School

  • Topics:

    Colonial America
    Environment
    Indigenous Peoples of North America

  • Primary Source Types:

    Image

  • Regions:

    Central New York
    New York State
    United States

  • Creator:

    NYS Archives Partnership Trust Education Team

  1. Load Dawn Dark Mountain "Treaty Calico" in Main Document Viewer
  2. Load Dawn Dark Mountain "Treaty Calico" in Main Document Viewer

Suggested Teaching Instructions

4.2 NATIVE AMERICAN∗ GROUPS AND THE ENVIRONMENT: Native American groups, chiefly the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) and Algonquian-speaking groups, inhabited the region that became New York State. These people interacted with the environment and developed unique cultures.
(Standards: 1, 3, 5; Themes: ID, MOV, GEO, GOV)
4.2c Each Native American group developed a unique way of life with a shared set of customs, beliefs, and values.
Students will examine contributions of Native Americans that are evident today.

7.2 COLONIAL DEVELOPMENTS: European exploration of the New World resulted in various interactions with Native Americans and in colonization. The American colonies were established for a variety of reasons and developed differently based on economic, social, and geographic factors. Colonial America had a variety of social structures under which not all people were treated equally.
(Standards: 1, 2, 3, 4; Themes: MOV, GEO, ECO, TECH, EXCH)
7.2b Different European groups had varied interactions and relationships with the Native American societies they encountered. Native American societies suffered from loss of life due to disease and conflict and loss of land due to encroachment of European settlers and differing conceptions of property and land ownership.
Students will examine the major reasons why Native American societies declined in population and lost land to the Europeans.

11.1 COLONIAL FOUNDATIONS (1607– 1763): European colonization in North America prompted cultural contact and exchange between diverse peoples; cultural differences and misunderstandings at times led to conflict. A variety of factors contributed to the development of regional differences, including social and racial hierarchies, in colonial America.
(Standards: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5; Themes: MOV, TCC, GEO, GOV, ECO, EXCH)
11.1a Contact between Native American groups and Europeans occurred through cultural exchanges, resistance efforts, and conflict.
Students will examine the impacts of European colonization on Native Americans, who eventually lost much of their land and experienced a drastic decline in population through diseases and armed conflict.

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