Menu	Colonial life was certainly different from our life today. They didn’t have iPods, cars, television, or electricity. Let’s take a closer look at colonial life. Look at the image below on the right. According to that picture, what do you think colonial life was like? Discuss your ideas with your classmates. With your partner, click on your assigned picture and carefully study it. What inferences about colonial life can you make based on your picture? Don’t forget to record your ideas on your Picture Detective Sheet. · Pictures 1 and 2 · Pictures 3 and 4 · Pictures 5 and 6 · Pictures 7 and 8 · Pictures 9 and 10 · Pictures 11 and 12 · Pictures 13 and 14 Now that you’ve analyzed your illustration, you’ll meet with another group to share your ideas. Add their inferences to your Picture Detective Sheet, and mark whether or not you think their inferences match the clues in your picture. What conclusions can you draw about colonial life based on those two pictures? * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Colonial life was different depending on where you lived. The 13 British Colonies were separated into three main regions: New England, Middle, and Southern. Several factors affected how the colonies developed and how colonists lived. The settlers’ motivation, the geography and climate of the land, the leadership, and the economy all influenced the colonies. Take a moment to think about how your life and town today is affected by all five of the factors mentioned above. Log on to your bubbl.us account and create a team web that looks like the one below. Save the skeletal web as “Factors Affecting Us” and share it with your teammates.
Introduction
Task
New England Colonies
Middle Colonies
Southern Colonies
The Writing Process
Conclusion
Evaluation

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