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title: "SS3H3: British Colonial America Factors (Georgia Social Studies standard)"
code: SS3H3
cite_as: Georgia Standards of Excellence, Social Studies, SS3H3
subject: social_studies
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# SS3H3: British Colonial America Factors

Explain the factors that shaped British Colonial America.

- Subject: Social Studies
- Appears in: Grade 3, https://georgiahomeroom.org/standards/social_studies/grade-3.md

## Expectations

- **SS3H3.a**: Identify key reasons why the New England, Mid-Atlantic, and Southern colonies were founded (religious freedom and profit).
- **SS3H3.b**: Compare and contrast colonial life in the New England, Mid-Atlantic, and Southern colonies (education, economy, and religion).
- **SS3H3.c**: Describe colonial life in America from the perspectives of various people: large landowners, farmers, artisans, women, children, indentured servants, slaves, and American Indians.

## Georgia Milestones coverage

No Georgia Milestones blueprint cites this standard.

Source: Georgia Standards of Excellence, published by the Georgia Department of Education at case.georgiastandards.org.