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Middle Colonies: Picture Story

Characteristics of the Middle Colonies Use Picture Stories for discussion starters. Also, as an activity, ask your child to interpret the images, and tell a story about the Middle Colonies. Image Credits: “American Beaver” by Steve is licensed under CC BY 2.0 “American Mink” by Pdreijnder is licensed under CC BY 3.0

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New England Colonies: Picture Books

Characteristics of the New England Colonies John Rolfe, in the Virginia Colony, developed an export crop of tobacco. In the New England Colonies, a colder region, tobacco could not be grown. The New Englanders created an economy based on farming grains, fishing, whaling, and logging. A perfect book to read at this point would be […]

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New England Colonies: Picture Story

Characteristics of the New England Colonies Use Picture Stories for discussion starters. Also, as an activity, ask your child to interpret the images, and tell a story about the New England Colonies.         Image Credits: “An Ear of Rye” by LSDSL at en.wikipedia is licensed under CC BY 3.0 “Cucurbita” by George […]

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U.S. History and Immigration

Examining a map showing the “ancestry with the largest population in each state” reveals immigration patterns. This map, created with data from the most recent census, shows a wealth of information. Notice that the map shows “Ancestry with largest population in state.” Much of what was shown on the map made total sense, when I […]

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Southern Colonies: Picture Story

Characteristics of the Southern Colonies Use Picture Stories for discussion starters. Also, as an activity, ask your child to interpret the images, and tell a story about the Southern Colonies. Image Credits: “The Old South” by Nimur at en.wikipedia is licensed under CC BY 3.0 “Nature of Pinar del Rio” by Gorupdebesanez via Wikimedia Commons (Own […]

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