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Common Lit: Text Sets: The American Colonies HandoutCommon Lit: Text Sets: The American Colonies Handout
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Common Lit: Text Sets: The American Colonies

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Collection of 14 Grade-Leveled texts (4-11) on the topic "The American Colonies." What was life like for European settlers in the New World? How did American colonies function before the Revolutionary War? Explore life in the pre-Revolutionary era of North America. [Free account registration required for specific tools.]

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  • Knovation Readability Score: 5 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)
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