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Discussion Questions Page 213:

"Think, Pair, Share"

With your neighbor(s) beside you, please complete (handouts) the Venn Diagram and discuss responses to workbook page 53.

Summarize:

Name a few of Ben Franklin's contributions to the colonies?

What was the layout of New England towns?

What types of crops were raised on plantations?

Compare and contrast colonial life in cities, towns, and farms.

8. How were plantations like colonial towns?

9. What kinds of jobs did slaves do on a plantation?

10. Why do you think the kitchen of the planter's house was in a separate building?

Discussion Question Page 214:

11. What does Ruth Belknap tell us about life on a farm?

Colonial Cities, Towns,

and Farms

Discussion Questions Page 212:

4. Why is the mill located near the river?

5. Why were many New England towns able to be self-sufficient?

6. What were some reasons people went into towns in the New England and Middle Colonies?

7. Describe how the New England and Middle Colonies demonstrated a free enterprise system?

Minecraft Colonial Town

What does a 21st century

colonial town constructed

by Minecraft look like?

Main Idea:

The 13 Colonies had big cities,

small towns, and farms of all sizes

New England Colonies:

Massachusetts Bay; Connecticut; Rhode Island; New Hampshire

Middle Colonies:

New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania; Delaware

Southern Colonies:

Virginia; Maryland; North Carolina; South Carolina; Georgia

Lesson Objectives:

Discussion Questions Page 211:

1. What do Benjamin Franklin's accomplishments tell about his values?

2. Which colonial cities shown on the graph had less than half the population of Philadelphia in 1760?

3. How is Elfreth's Alley similar to your street?

1. Describe some of Benjamin Franklin's important contributions to the colonies;

2. Analyze the design of New England towns;

3. Identify the types of crops raised on plantations; and

4. Compare and contrast life in cities, towns, and farms

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