Colonial America
Social Studies
Colonial America starts at 4 and continues till grade 5.
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Describe one difference between the economies of the New England and Southern Colonies.
Describe one way colonial life was different from life today.
Describe one way the geography of New England affected how people lived there.
In the context of Colonial America, what is a 'charter'?
Name one cash crop that was important to the economy of the Southern Colonies.
Name one way Native Americans helped the early colonists survive.
The colony of Maryland was founded as a safe place for which religious group?
What is a colony?
What is an indentured servant?
What was the main job of most colonists?
What was the main purpose of colonial town meetings?
What was the main purpose of the House of Burgesses in Virginia?
What was the main reason colonists wanted to settle near rivers?
Who was the leader of the Jamestown colony who said, 'He who does not work, will not eat'?
Why did colonists in the Southern Colonies build plantations instead of small farms?
