Colonial America

Books - Dewey Decimal call number 973.2 or do a KEYWORD search
Encyclopedias - book sets or Grolier's online

• World Book: look under "Colonial America"
• Encyclopedia Americana: look under "Colonial Life"
• New Book of Knowlege: look under "Colonial Life and "Thirteen Colonies"

General resources and links

• 13 American Colonies - Social Studies for Kids - by colony, by region
• 13 colonies Includes brief history of the each of the original 13 colonies with links to additional information for each colony. Also has links to maps
• Colonial America IPL pathfinder - set of links to web sites, books, and other resources
• Colonial America prizewinning, most thorough list of links by subject -almost too much and not all links work!!
• Colonial America pathfinder by 5th grade to web sites, books, and more
• Colonial America - list of links from 5th grade at Curtis School, including trades, Northern, Middle and Southern Colonies
• Colonial America 1600-1775 (thorough list of K-12 links - cooking, everyday life, architecture, education, trades, crafts
• Colonial life (links from East Ward, PA. 5th grade)
• Colonial life in the 1770s - Connecticut = New England
  • Amusements and games
• Colonial life (Maryland)
• Colonial Williamsburg
• Colonialization - extensive list of links, lessons, etc. - Ed Tech Center Kennesaw, GA
• Colonization Project and Pathfinder - Bellingham School District class project
• Creating a Colony in the New Land (Tefft Middle School, IL web quest with extensive links- scroll down!
• Currency Converter National Archives compares old money to new and also what work it would be worth today - note: it starts with English pounds
• Growth of the 13 Colonies - well done PowerPoint outline and presentation- Conant HS, IL
• Mr. Nussbaums 13 Colonies - with interactive map, history, quiz
• Old Sturbridge Village click on Tour the Village to see pictures of the Commons, Meeting House, Shoe shop and more - plus online tour and all the collection artifacts online
• Pilgrim Clothing
• Trades in Colonial Times

Comparisons of:

• 18th Century American Colonies - outline form of colonial characteristics of different colonies - Feldmeth, Greg D. "U.S. History Resources"- US history teacher, Polytechnic School, CA
• Chart of the 13 colonies: reasons, date, founder - Feldmeth, Greg D. "U.S. History Resources"- US history teacher, Polytechnic School, CA
• CyberSleuth History for Kids Colonial Period-
  • New England
  • Middle colonies
  • Southern Colonies
• Farming in the 13 colonies -and Food in the 13 colonies - from Social Studies for kids
• Growth of the 13 Colonies - well done PowerPoint outline and presentation- Conant HS, IL, includes section on New England, Middle and Southern
• Life in Colonial America - outline comparing the differences of New England and Southern colonies only -teacher Ms. Fye Junior class outline
• Occupations and Cultures - describes different life styles of New England, Middle (New York, Pennsylvania, Maryland) and Southern (Virginia and South Carolina) - from USA History - including tavern
• Regions outline on climate, resources, religion of New England, Middle, Southern - UOregon Cyberschool course outline - see also EconomicSystems which includes agriculture and trade
• The 13 colonies - Social Studies for Kids -click on map to get brief information on each

Student projects with other information on Comparisons -- CAUTION

• America's 13 colonies - brief - with a chart listing reasons why each founded
  • New Enland
  • Middle
  • Southern
• Colonization - class project Harlingen School District
  • New England
  • Middle
  • Southern
• Introduction to Colonialization 6th grade Oakview Elementary analysis - scroll down to
  • New England
  • Middle
  • Southern
• Life in Colonial America (use drop down menus to find New England, Middle, Southern - by 8th grade East Buchanan Middle School in Winthrop, Ia)
  • New England description
  • Middle Colonies description
  • Southern not as thorough information

Occupations, trades, jobs

• Colonial currency
• Colonial Occupations - a glossary
• Gunsmith's Shop
• Indentured servants
• Leather working
• Williamsburg
  • Apothecary / Blacksmith / Founder / Harnessmaker / Milliner / Printer & Bookbinder / Shoemaker / Silversmith / Wigmaker

Map

• Colonial map - outline map of 13 colonies
• 13 colonies - printable map

Lesson Plans/Ideas

• Colonial America extensive thematic units/lesson plans/activities by grade from Teacherscorner
• Colonial America Webquest - what was it like to be a child in Colonial America - PacBell
• Come to America - create a brochure, with planning worksheet for separate colonial areas
• Colonial Era Webquest - Wentworth Intermediate School, Maine - with list of questions to answer
• Jamestown online adventure Do you think you could survive or lead the Jamestown settlers better than the original Jamestown settlers?
• Many pasts - primary source materials - letters,etc. on colonial time - HistoryMatter.gmu.edu