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Lesson Plan- Central Historical Question: What was Roger Williams’ relationship to the Indigenous people of New England?

In this Lesson Plan, students will use a timeline of Roger Williams’ life in conjunction with primary and secondary documents to answer the Central Historical Question, What was Roger Williams’ relationship to the Indigenous people of New England? An additional optional activity is included utilizing visual thinking strategies to examine the painting, The Landing of Roger Williams in 1636, created by Alonzo Chappel in 1857.

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