Social Studies Lesson Plan Template Title: Colonialism/ 8th grade After finishing this lesson, the student will be able to explain how the average person in the American colonies lived in the 1770s and be able to explain how life in the colonies influenced people’s ideas about good government that ultimately laid the foundation 26.81 Kb. 1
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