Life in the
Colonies
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The Colonial Way of Life
Vocabulary
frontier
apprentice
backcountry
Important People
Benjamin Franklin
Life in the Colonies (p. 205)
Pages 204-209
Colonial Cities (p. 206)
 Philadelphia
 Boston
 New York
 Charles Town
Benjamin Franklin (p. 207)
Map Skill: “English Settlements Along the Atlantic Coast by 1760” (pg. 208)
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The Frontier (p. 208)
Yamasee War (p. 209)
Pick a prompt to write about.
 Suppose you lived in the back country during the early 1700s. Write a
journal entry describing your way of life.
 Look at the map on page 208 of English settlements along the Atlantic
coast by 1760. Use it to write an ad to attract Europeans to come to the
colonies. Include information on the map in your ad.
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Review and Assess Questions (p. 209)
1. Which colonial city published the first regular newspaper?
2. Why did many different religious groups choose to live in
Philadelphia?
3. How did the lightning rod improve people’s lives?
4. What caused the price of land to increase along the coastal plain?
What effect did it have?
The Colonial Economics
Vocabulary
export
agriculture
industry
free enterprise
triangular trade
Middle Passage
Important People
Eliza Lucas
Pinckney
Pages 216-221
Regional Economics (p. 217)
Colonial Trade and Industry (p. 218)
Datagraphic- “Rice and the Colonial Economy” (p. 219)
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Triangular Trade (p. 220)
Map Skill (p. 220)
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Review and Assess Questions (p. 221)
1. What kinds of resources did the New England colonies have?
2. Why did the economy of the English colonies grow?
3. Explain how supply and demand affects consumers and businesses.
4. What caused English colonists to begin looking for new places to
trade their goods? What were some effects of the new trade?
Write a paragraph on the benefits of free enterprise to the colonists
who started businesses and to the colonists who bought their goods.
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The Colonial Government
Vocabulary
assembly
legislation
militia
delegate
constable
treason
Important People
Richard Henry Lee
John Locke
John Peter Zenger
Phillis Wheatley
Pages 224-229
Governing the Colonies (p. 225)
Governors and Assemblies (p. 226-227)
Spirit of Freedom (p. 228)
Compare and contrast governments of colonial times with that of
today.
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Review and Assess Questions (p. 229)
1. Who elected the governor in Connecticut and Rhode Island?
2. What were the major duties of the colonial assemblies?
3. Identify some ways you think the rights of the colonists were
different from the rights of citizens today.
4. How do you think John Zenger made his decision to print stories
criticizing New York’s governor?
Culminating Project ~ Colonial Trade Poster
Due Date: ________________________
Research trades of the colonists during the time period of 1700-1770.
Pick the trade that most interests you. Create a poster promoting that trade.
Your poster must meet the criteria in the scoring rubric below.
Colonial Trade Poster Scoring Rubric
Requirement
Number of Points
Your Score
In large print you have the name of
your trade business centered on
your poster.
Underneath large print of trade,
you have a definition of what your
trade business does.
You have at least 4 facts in bulleted
style describing the details of your
trade business.
Images of tools used for your trade
business are attached, drawn, or
written on your poster
You have drawings or pictures of
your trade business
Overall neatness of poster: easy to
read, print is large, and poster is
colorful
Turned in on time
Total Score
1
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4
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3
1
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I am aware my child has this project to complete on or before the due
date listed above. I have read over and understand the requirements and
grading rubric.
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Parent/Guardian Signature
Date
Colonial Trade Poster ~ Research Notes
Name of trade- ___________________________________
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Drawings and names of tools used in this trade-
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