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Comparison between Wampanoag and Pilgrims

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Second graders compare and contrast the lives of Pilgrims and Wampanoag. Students conduct research using an interactive website and collect information about each group. Students then decide which they would rather be, a Pilgrim or a Wampanoag and write three reasons to defend their decision.

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pilgrims, colonial america, the wampanoag

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pilgrim, wampanoag, social studies
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Grade
2nd
Subjects
Social Studies & History
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