Thoughtful Application Using the Worksheet entitled "Graphing Fortunes," you will now compare the success of the characters in the game. You will need to be able to read other students' ledger sheets. You will need graph paper to complete this activity. You will then write a short paragraph about which character was most successful in increasing his fortune, and support your choice by describing the graph. As you complete this writing activity, you should think about these questions: How are the lines representing the fortunes of the characters the same? How are they different? What does the line look like that represents the character who earned the most money? What does the line look like that represents the character who earned the least money? What does the line look like that represents the character who increased his fortune the most? What does the line look like that represents the character who increased his fortune the least? Is the person who earned the most money also the person who increased his fortune the most? Which characters was the least successful? The most successful? In this Maryland Exploration, you investigated the reasons for the change from a tobacco-based economy to a wheat-based economy during the late 1700's in Maryland. As you finish this lesson, think about any modern examples of this type of change. You can ask your parents about what types of jobs people did in this country 50 years ago. Do you think people do the same kinds of jobs now?

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