Colonial America - Fact or Opinion

The settlers of early Colonial America traded goods with one another. They were able to sustain a decent way of life with assets from sharing and utilizing a barter system.

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Farming families were the best workers.

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Slaves were brought over from Africa against their will, broken up from their families and tribes, forced into hard labor in the colonies, and were owned by plantation owners.

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Leaders during this time were excellent speakers.

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The Quakers had the best ideas about religion and beliefs of the world.

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If children misbehaved in school, they were punished in front of the class with lashings, whippings, and other forms of discipline.

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Trading is a better way to run a community than using money. Money is not the most important source of living within the colonies.

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The Southern Colonies had many plantations due to the lush and fertile soil and other natural resources making the territory more suitable for an agricultural economy.

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