Life in the Colonies
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Objective
I can describe what daily life was like for different groups of people living in the 13 colonies.
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Practice
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Describe one key difference between the economies of the New England colonies and the Southern colonies.
Explain why the Middle Colonies were considered the most diverse of the three colonial regions.
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Exit ticket
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“Describe what a typical day might have been like for a farmer living in the Southern colonies. Describe what a typical day might have been like for a merchant living in the Middle colonies. ”
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