Trade routes and moving frontiers: historical patterns

Section role: supports the synthesis and debrief section while the teacher connects the student simulation experiences to historical realities. Slides: (1) Title — 'From Simulation to History: Trade and Territory'; (2) Push and Pull Factors — bullets: definition of push and pull, economic vs. political motivations from their committee activity; (3) The Moving Frontier — bullets: definition of frontier, debunking the myth of empty spaces, contested zones of exchange; (4) Mechanisms of Empire — bullets: technological innovation like caravels and steam engines, mercantilist policies; (5) Case Studies: Manifest Destiny and the Scramble for Africa — bullets: territorial expansion patterns in the US and Africa, impact on indigenous populations; (6) Interconnectedness Matrix — bullets: linking trade profits, technology, and displacement; Closing slide: 'How did your simulation group's choices mirror the realities of Manifest Destiny?' — hands control back to the teacher for the final wrap-up.

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