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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
- 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
- American Colonies: chart of New England, Middle, Southern by geography, economy, people - Mrs. Sauter's E-class, Washington-Lee High School
- Chart of the 13 colonies: reasons, date, founder - Feldmeth, Greg D. "U.S. History Resources"- US history teacher, Polytechnic School, CA
- Colonial Period - GOOD - from An Outline of Am. History USIA
- Colonial Society Mr. Ferguson's AP History outline and webnotes on Northern, Middle and Southern chart
- Comparisons of American Colonies - outline by Sites Alive Homeschool Guide
- CyberSleuth History for Kids Colonial Period-
- 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
- Home Sweet Home Far Away from Home - brief geographic reasons
- 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
Thirteen Colonies - web unit created by teacher interns at
Illinois State University
- New England - and Life in New England Colonies - GOOD details
- Middle - and Life in the Middle Colonies
- Southern - and Life in Southern Colonies
- 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
- Colonial America - Mountain City Elementary, TN - with online quizzes!
- Colonial America - Mr. Skeen's class project at Red Rock Elementary, Royal City, WA - giving information on economy, geography, climate, natural resources of New England, Middle and Southern colonies
- Colonization - class project Harlingen School District
- Introduction to Colonialization 6th grade Oakview Elementary analysis - scroll down to
- 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
- Room 20's colonial webpage: comparison of New England, Middle and Southern colonies by 5th grade class
- The Thirteen Colonies - 5th grade at Sager Solomon Schechter Day School - by state in
Occupations, trades, jobs
- 18th century colonial trades 5th grade class project: Blacksmith, Brickmaker, Silversmith, Wigmaker
- Children in Colonial Times
- Colonial currency
- Colonial Games and Toys
- Colonial occupations - definitions only
- Colonial Occupations - a glossary
- Gunsmith's Shop
- Indentured servants
- Jobs brief info from class project
- Leather working
- Trade
sampler with picture of interiors (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
- Creating a colony in the new land - by themes: homes, health, economics, recreation, religion
- 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
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