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GRADES 9-12  

Colonization and Its Impact on Nation-State Building: Case Study of the African Continent
Priscilla Campbell (East Hampton High School – East Hampton, NY)
Deana Jaeschke (Central Middle School – White Bear Lake, MN)

For the Instructor:

Lesson Plan

Related Resources

Notes on the Core Maps

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Outline Map of Africa

Student Information Sheet

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Core Map A Images:

JPG

1 page PDF

4 page PDF

Core Map B Images:

JPG

1 page PDF

2 pages PDF

Books, Articles, Maps

Black’s General Atlas. Edinburgh: Adam and Charles Black, 1888.

Gailey, Harry A. The History of Africa in Maps. Chicago: Denoyer-Geppert, 1971.

Stone, Jeffrey C. A Short History of the Cartography of Africa. Lewiston: E. Mellen Press, 1995.

On-line Resources

Abstracting Africa: Thematic Mapping and British Imperialism, 1870-1930, commentary by Jon Hegglund. The Newberry Library, 2002. Also available in print with accompanying 35mm slides.

Notes on Bartholomew, John, “Africa,” from Black’s General Atlas of the World. Unavailable, under revision (Spring 2006)