The following standards have been taken from the Mid-continent Research for Education and Learning (McRel) standards.

Students will understand:

• Growth and change in the European colonies during the two centuries following their founding (e.g., the arrival of Africans in the European colonies in the 17^th century, rapid increase of slave importation in the 18^th century).


• Elements of African slavery during the colonial period in North America (e.g., relocation of enslaved Africans to the Caribbean and North America, the slave trade, and "the middle passage").