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13 Colonies - The Colonies and Events
This section contains articles and descriptions of each of the 13 colonies along with a beautiful interactive map and interactive map activities. It also includes important historical events impacting the colonies.
13 Colonies Interactive Map
Description: This awesome map allows students to click on any of the colonies or major cities in the colonies to learn all about their histories and characteristics from a single map and page! Below this map is an interactive scavenger hunt. Answer the multiple choice questions by using the interactive map. You'll get immediate feedback. Alternatively, you can print out the scavenger hunt.
13 Colonies Interactive Fact or Fiction - New!
Description: This interactive page allows students to use the interactive 13 Colonies map to determine whether statements about the colonies are fact or fiction.
13 Colonies - Two Truths and a Lie
Description: This interactive activity requires students to evaluate three statements about a colony, two of which are truths, and one of which is a lie. The program gives immediate feedback.
Connecticut Colony
Description: This page tells about the history of the Connecticut Colony.
Delaware Colony
Description: This page tells about the history of the Delaware Colony.
Georgia Colony
Description: This page tells about the history of the Georgia Colony.
Maryland Colony
Description: This page tells about the history of the Maryland Colony.
Massachusetts Colony
Description: This page tells about the history of the Massachusetts Colony.
New Hampshire Colony
Description: This page tells about the history of the New Hampshire Colony.
New Jersey Colony
Description: This page tells about the history of the New Jersey Colony.
New York Colony
Description: This page tells about the history of the New York Colony.
North Carolina Colony
Description: This page tells about the history of the North Carolina Colony.
Pennsylvania Colony
Description: This page tells about the history of the Pennsylvania Colony.
Popham Colony
Description: This page tells all about the scarcely known story of Maine's Popham Colony.
Plymouth Colony
Description: This page tells all about the Plymouth Colony and what some call the first Thanksgiving.
The Lost Colony at Roanoke Island
Description: This page tells the story of the Lost Colony of Roanoke and the different theories on their disappearance.
Rhode Island Colony
Description: This page tells about the history of the Rhode Island Colony.
South Carolina Colony
Description: This page tells about the history of the South Carolina Colony.
Virginia (Jamestown) Colony
Description: This page tells about the history of the Virginia Colony.
Virginia (Jamestown) Colony - Part 2
Description: This page tells about the history of the Virginia Colony.
The Winter of 1609-1610 at Jamestown: The Starving Time
Description: This article provides a summary of the dreadful winter of 1609 and 1610 at Jamestown known as the Starving Time.
The Headright System in Virginia
Description: This article provides a brief overview of the Virginia Headright System, in which land was given to those who could bring settlers to the region.
The Kidnapping of Pocahontas
Description: This articles describes the kidnapping of Pocahontas in the early years of the Jamestown settlement.
The Establishment of the House of Burgesses - Article
Description: This brief article discusses the formation of America's first representative government in Virginia.
The Birth of Slavery in America - 1619
Description: This article provides a brief overview of the arrival of the first enslaved people in America at Jamestown in 1619.
Adventures on the Mayflower - An Interactive Comprehension Story
Description: In this interactive story, students take an interactive tour of the Mayflower, guided by the captain and crew. In each part of the ship, they explore illustrated scenes, read narrated passages, and answer thoughtful comprehension questions to track progress. When all sites are visited, students receive a printable score report showing their journey onboard this iconic ship.
Adventures Through the Lives and Times of the Pilgrims
Description: In this interactive story, students travel through key moments in the history of Pilgrims heading to the New World, guided by their thoughts, hopes, and experiences. At each historic location, they explore illustrated scenes, read narrated passages, and answer thoughtful comprehension questions to track their progress. When all sites are visited, students receive a printable score report showing their journey through America’s founding story.
Comparing and Contrasting Enslaved People and Indentured Servants in Colonial America
Description: This article provides a brief overview of the similarities and differences between enslaved people and indentured servants.
The Mayflower Compact
Description: This article describes the creation, meaning, and legacy of the Mayflower Compact - the document that some say describes America's first rudimentary constitution.
Life in Puritan Massachusetts
Description: This articles discusses life as a Puritan settler in Massachusetts.
The First Thanksgiving: Myth or Reality?
Description: This page discusses the realities and myths of what would become the holiday of Thanksgiving.
The Triangular Trade
Description: This article provides an explanation of the colonial Triangular Trade.
Roger Williams and the Founding of Providence
Description: This is a short biography on Providence founder Roger Williams.
Pequot War
Description: This section contains detailed information about the deadly Pequot War in Connecticut.
The Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
Description: This article provides a brief overview of the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut - one of the first examples of Democracy in colonial America.
The Maryland Toleration Act
Description: This article describes the landmark 1649 Maryland Toleration Act, which gave Christians the right to worship as they chose. It did not extend to non-Christians.
Bacon's Rebellion - 1676
Description: This article describes the 1675-1676 Bacon's Rebellion in the Virginia Colony.
King Phillip's War
Description: This article discusses the increasing hostility between Puritan settlers in Massachusetts and local Native groups that culminated in the deadly war.
The Salem Witch Trials - 1692
Description: This article provides a brief overview of the events which culminated in the infamous Salem Witch Trials.
Who were the Quakers?
Description: This articles discusses the history of the Quakers in Europe and in Pennsylvania.
The War for Delaware and the Creation of the Mason-Dixon Line
Description: This article describes the ongoing dispute between the colonies of Maryland and Pennsylvania over the land that would eventually become Delaware.
Virginia's Capital moves from Jamestown to Williamsburg - 1699
Description: This article describes the moving of Virginia's capital from Jamestown to Williamsburg in 1699.
Highlights of a Colonial Town: Williamsburg, Virginia
Description: This page tells all about the history, culture, and important points in the colonial town of Middle Plantation, eventually Williamsburg.
The History of Cotton in America
Description: This articles discusses the history of colonial America and during the Civil War era
Indigo in the South Carolina Colony
Description: This articles discusses the role that indigo played in the South Carolina Colony.
Tobacco In the Southern Colonies
Description: This articles discusses the roles that tobacco played in the southern economy and culture.
The Albany Congress
Description: This article describes the goals of the Albany Congress - one of the first instances of colonial unity during the Pre-Revolutionary Era.
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