Industry and Economics
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An Agricultural Economy
Many of the people that lived in Colonial America worked on a farm, and many of the people during this
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Thomas Jefferson’s Dream
Thomas Jefferson was the third president of the United States and he also was the one who wrote the Declaration of Independence.
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Servants, Slaves, and Apprentices
During the 1700’s, slavery was something that was very common with the thirteen colonies.
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Family Businesses
Families were strong during the Colonial times and there were many different businesses, many of them being family businesses.
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Printing and Publishing
People that would print during Colonial times were called printers. They would print newspapers, books, pamphlets, speeches, and other things.
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The Tobacco Industry
The economy during the Colonial times did not work out well because of gold, but it worked out because of tobacco.
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Plantation Life
A plantation is a word that is used to describe a large farm, and this was a place that colonies used to force slaves into labor.
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Crafts and Trades
Crafts and trades were very important during Colonial times. There were specific trades that the people would have,
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Colleges and Schools
Schools were different in the 17th and 18th century, and sometimes there were schools that were public
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Socioeconomic classes
When people begin to move to the Colonial America, there were a lot of people and so social classes
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Life of a Redcoat
Living life as a Redcoat was not an easy life. This was a life of a soldier who worked hard and would fight
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American Revolution
There were two main kinds of soldiers that fought in the Revolutionary War in America,
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The Overland Trail
When the pioneers traveled to the American West in the 19th century, one of the trails that
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