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\nAmerican Colonial Life in the Late 1700s: Distant Cousins\n

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\nStudents research how early colonists lived. They investigate late 17th century colonist's lives from Massachusetts and Delaware. Using their research, students write historical fiction in the form of friendly letters between the two...\n
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\n\"Mercantilism\n\n
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\nMercantilism and The Colonial American Economy\n

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\nThe invisible hand of trade. Viewers use the AP review video to learn the impact of mercantilism on the American Colonies. They examine the question of taxation without representation as the colonists get more and more upset with...\n
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\nA Lesson to Accompany \"Benjamin Franklin and the Birth of a Paper Money Economy\"\n

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\nStudents examine the role of money in the colonial economy by participating in a trading activity. In this colonial economy instructional activity, students complete an activity to learn about colonial trade and what happens when there...\n
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\nColonial Society on the Eve of Revolution 1700-1775\n

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\nSix slides show maps, graphs, and trade routes showing the demographics and economy of the early colonial economy. No text is included in this presentation, it is for supplemental use only.\n
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\nColonial American Trade, Currency, and Economy: The instability of a colonial economy\n

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\nLearners view an image of Nathanial Hurd's \"Table of Conversions.\" They will work in small groups to complete a worksheet. Students participate in a discussion about colonial Boston's economy. This lesson plan is a precursor to a visit...\n
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\n\"Differences\n\n
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\nDifferences Among Colonial Regions\n

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\nClasses look at and analyze primary source images to explore the differences between the colonial regions during the Revolutionary era. They break into groups to tackle each region and then present their findings to the class. A final...\n
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\nJamestown's Economy\n

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\nStudents identify items made in Jamestown and draw conclusions about their economy. In this Jamestown economy lesson, students use the internet to complete a worksheet which required them to look at photographs of goods made in and...\n
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\nColonial Currency\n

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\nFifth graders develop a common currency. In this colonial currency lesson, 5th graders exchange beads, rice, coins, and paper bills for goods and services. Students explore web tools to research ways colonists used money, even if it was...\n
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\nTrade in Colonial America / NAFTA\n

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\nLearners learn the how trade impacted the colonial economy. They analyze the the benefits of NAFTA and learn the advantages to both the United States and Mexico.\n
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\nJamestown's Economy\n

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\nStudents examine goods made and used by Native Americans and colonists at Jamestown. They complete a worksheet noting characteristics of the objects. They answer questions to make generalizations about scarcity and trade.\n
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\nAmerican Life in the 17th Century: 1607-1692\n

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\nWhat was American life like during the 1600s? Help your class discover facts about the unhealthy conditions at Chesapeake Bay, the tobacco economy, Bacon's Rebellion, colonial slavery, the Salem Witch Trials, and colonial life. Slides...\n
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\nLife in the Colonies\n

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\nWhat was life like for the early colonists? Read along with an informational presentation, rich in text. Colonial slavery, slave culuture, colonial religion, and the Great Awakening are all described in full. Tip: The resource could be...\n
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\nThe Story of India - Freedom and Liberation - 3/6\n

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\nHow much can one country take? The revolution this time is that of the year 1857 in which Muslims and Hindus join forces against British power. Called the Indian mutiny, this fight for freedom unparalleled anything western colonists had...\n
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\nA Lesson to Accompany \"Benjamin Franklin and the Birth of a Paper Money Economy\"\n

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\nLearners investigate the role of money in the colonial economy. In this colonial economy instructional activity, students participate in a trading activity, read the booklet \"Benjamin Franklin and the Birth of a Paper Money Economy,\"...\n
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\nWriting Exercises: Modern Economic Issues, #1\n

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\nExplore modern economic issues occurring after WWII. The class responds to three short-answer questions on postcolonialism, changes in the global economy after 1945, and the ties that bind many nations to the colonial powers that...\n
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\nColonial Tobacco Economy\n

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\nTobacco as money? Middle schoolers investigate how eighteenth-century Virginia farmers used tobacco as a cash crop to buy tools, livestock, and household goods. They also examine the connection between tobacco production and the slave...\n
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\nThe Story of India - Freedom and Liberation - 2/6\n

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\nOpium, textiles, spices, and trade mark the beginning of part two in this six-part series. The British Raj conquered India through profit and Imperialism. But, in this episode viewers will also learn that some British fell in love with...\n
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\nCrossword: Introduction to Colonial America\n

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\nIn this crossword worksheet, students read 14 clues pertaining to colonial America. Students place their answers in this puzzle which does not have a word bank.\n
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\nEarly Colonial Labor Force: Indentured Servants and Slaves\n

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\nStudents study the labor force used during Colonial America. In this Colonial America lesson, students discuss labor types used in the colonies. Students read about indentured servants and the use of African slaves. Students...\n
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\nPlantation Economy Discussion: Activity 6\n

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\nLead your class in a discussion on the many components of plantation economics during the colonial period. This presentation is comprised of a single slide which houses 13 discussion topics related to plantation economy. Note: Use this...\n
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\nWhat can money tell us?\n

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\nStudents study the physical presence, imagery and written text on a reproduction of colonial currency. They apply their research to a modern day quarter to compare and contrast two coins. In addition, they design their own colonial...\n
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\nThe Trading Post with the Most: Colonial Dorchester's Settlement and Economy\n

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\nEighth graders explore the Dorchester settlement, In this American colonial history lesson, 8th graders examine primary resources and maps from the Dorchester trading post in order to learn about its contributions to the...\n
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\nCan't You Make Them Behave, King George?\n

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\nFifth graders describe the changes in King George III's policy toward the American colonies by sequencing key events between the French and Indian War and the American Revolution. They explain the colonial reactions to command decisions...\n
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\nAn Empire in the Balance\n

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\nEleventh graders investigate the role of New York state during the American Revolution. In small groups, they research a particular region within colonial America, analyze primary source documents, complete Document Analysis Sheets, and...\n
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