In this fantastic simulation, your young historians take on the roles of imperialistic European countries in the nineteenth century and then "scramble" to carve up the continent of Africa! This is a very hands-on activity that will help your learners to understand the economic and arbitrary motivations of European powers in African colonization.

Concepts

imperialism

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Additional Tags

scramble for africa, imperialism, social studies

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Pros

• Activity directions for students are specific and portray historical information well
• Very engaging activity with room for adaptation

Cons

• Will require preparation of materials
• Though the lesson does not specify this, you will need to determine how to identify African countries on the base map

Common Core

SL.9-10.1.a SL.11-12.1.a