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Subject

Social Studies (NYS K-12 Framework Common Core)

Web-based Resource

Access this resource at: http://freepages.history.rootsweb.com/~cescott/colonial.html

Description

This site provides information about the economy of colonial America. It discusses the use of trade, mercantile, etc.  The various people and their roles they had in helping create the economy are mentioned, as well as what some of the colonies were economically known for. The passage teaches about economic terms such as barter, supply and demand.

Content Provider

Roots Web

Submitted By

Patricia Parkinson, Educator
Technology in Education Mentor Project (TEMP)
Niagara Falls City School

Related Academic Standards

New York State

SS.3.ECO.9 Communities meet their needs and wants in a variety of ways, forming the basis for their economy.

SS.4.3.b Colonial New York became home to many different peoples including European immigrants, and free and enslaved Africans. Colonists developed different lifestyles.

SS.5.7.c.1 Students will examine products that are imported into markets within the United States based on demand for these products, noting how this affects the United States economy.

SS.E.2.3A Students understand the roles and contributions of individuals and groups to social, political, economic, cultural, scientific, technological, and religious practices and activities.

SS.E.4.2B Students collect economic information from textbooks, standard references, newspapers, periodicals, and other primary and secondary sources.