Coercion — Social Studies definition
Defined in 2 courses:
- Pressure or force that removes or severely restricts meaningful choice. (U.S. & New York History: Indigenous Nations to Reconstruction)
- Pressure or force restricting meaningful choice. (Global History & Geography I: Early Societies to c. 1750)
Where it is taught
- Early Encounters, Columbian Exchange & Consequences — Historical Inquiry & Indigenous Nations, U.S. & New York History: Indigenous Nations to Reconstruction, Grade 7
- Conquest, Colonial Labor & Indigenous Continuity — Americas, European Reforms & Atlantic Encounters, Global History & Geography I: Early Societies to c. 1750, Grade 9
In use
Indigenous people maintained communities, negotiated, litigated, and resisted; those actions do not erase coercion or imply universal access to remedies.
Conquest, Colonial Labor & Indigenous Continuity