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Grades 6–12 · Five-day interdisciplinary RST
Borikén and Spanish Colonization
Religion, Indigenous Resistance, and Taíno Survival
Investigate Puerto Rico before and after Spanish arrival. Examine how colonial authorities connected forced labor and compulsory Christian instruction, how Agüeybaná II and Indigenous communities resisted, and how living heritage challenges narratives of complete disappearance.
Students distinguish Columbus’s arrival in 1493, permanent Spanish settlement in 1508, the diocese established in 1511, and Alonso Manso’s inquisitorial appointment in 1519. Readings distinguish missionary conversion, church administration, and prosecution.
Complete educator package
- 13 page print student PDF
- 13 page fillable student PDF with 1,000 character written response fields
- Separate 5 page teacher guide with daily DOLs, answer key, exemplar response, and 19 point rubric
- Daily Do Nows, source readings, and Quick Writes
- 15 assessment questions, five per page, and RACE planning and writing
- Greater Antilles locator map with compass directions, approximate scale, and legend
- Chronology, mean, range, and scientific evidence analysis
- NJSLS Social Studies and ELA pathways and Common Core literacy connections
$39.99
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Digital classroom use
Download a personal copy, open it in a PDF application that supports forms, type, save, and submit the saved copy through Google Classroom. Browser previews may not support typing. Written work is teacher scored.
Historical sources
Sources include the Library of Congress, Smithsonian, National Park Service, Princeton University Art Museum, the Laws of Burgos, and Puerto Rican historical scholarship. Students compare colonial policy with evidence of resistance and cultural survival.
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