We the people 7th Grade Social Studies

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We the people 7th Grade Social Studies Unit 1: What were the founders’ basic ideas about government?

Lesson 1: What were the British colonies in America like in the 1770s? Key Concepts Checks and balances Civic virtue Common good Consent of the governed Constitution Constitutional government Natural rights Purpose of government Republican government Separation of powers Social contract

What were the British colonies in America like in the 1770s?

Why study British colonies in North America?

How did American Indians live before the Europeans came?

Where did the British colonists settle?

How did people in the colonies earn a living?

How were the people living in the colonies different form one another?

How did this colonial farmer compare life in America with life in Great Britian?

Why were class differences not important in the colonies?

Whose opportunities were limited?

What rights did the colonists value?

Who were the Founders?