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=//The Americans//= =Chapter 3: "The Colonies Come of Age"= Significant Concept: People migrate for different reasons. MYP Unit Question: How do our environments impact our actions towards others?

Create your own wikispace to take notes on Sections 1, 2, 3 and 4 of Chapter 3.

 * Make a different page of your wikispace for each section of the chapter.
 * Section 1: England and Its Colonies
 * Section 2: The Agricultural South
 * Section 3: The Commercial North
 * Section 4: The French and Indian War

Remember that the focus of our unit is how do people's environment impact their actions towards others.

 * Natural environments of the colonies includes
 * Water – transportation, trade access, irrigation of farm land, etc.
 * Trees, grass, plants, etc.
 * land for farming and/or hunting
 * Minerals available in order to make tools, etc.
 * Climate – what is it suitable for growing, hunting, etc.?
 * Built environments of the colonies includes
 * Cities, towns, villages, etc.
 * Political systems
 * Religious systems
 * Social hierarchies
 * Other issues related to environments include
 * constraints and opportunities people got from their environments in the colonies
 * issues related to their environments in the colonies – drought, famine, lack of civil rights/human rights, etc.

What do you do when your wikispace is complete?

 * Invite Ms Wrightson to be a member of it.
 * Invite your classmates to be a member of it.