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Teaching The English Colonies

The English Colonies

The United States began as a group of thirteen English colonies. These thirteen colonies did not begin all at once. Explorers and traders came first. Then slowly, over time, the colonies were created. The early colonists had different reasons for coming to America.

Core Knowledge
Core Knowledge Foundation

ESSENTIAL QUESTION:

Why did people come to the English colonies?
STANDARDS:

DEPTH OF KNOWLEDGE (DOK) LEVELS:

1,2,3
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