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title: "SSUSH1: 17th Century English Colonization (Georgia Social Studies standard)"
code: SSUSH1
cite_as: Georgia Standards of Excellence, Social Studies, SSUSH1
subject: social_studies
grades:
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# SSUSH1: 17th Century English Colonization

Compare and contrast the development of English settlement and colonization during the 17th Century.

- Subject: Social Studies
- Appears in: High School, https://georgiahomeroom.org/standards/social_studies/high-school.md

## Expectations

- **SSUSH1.a**: Investigate how mercantilism and trans-Atlantic trade led to the development of colonies.
- **SSUSH1.b**: Explain the development of the Southern Colonies, including but not limited to reasons established, impact of location and place, relations with American Indians, and economic development.
- **SSUSH1.c**: Explain the development of the New England Colonies, including but not limited to reasons established, impact of location and place, relations with American Indians, and economic development.
- **SSUSH1.d**: Explain the development of the Mid-Atlantic Colonies, including but not limited to reasons established, impact of location and place, relations with American Indians, and economic development.

## Georgia Milestones coverage

- US History (EOC). Colonization through the Constitution. Colonization through the Constitution (about 16% of the test; 7–8 points; shared with other standards, so count these points once and never add them up per standard)

Source: Georgia Standards of Excellence, published by the Georgia Department of Education at case.georgiastandards.org.