Thirteen Colonies: Founding History
These sites are about the founding history of the first 13 colonies. Learn more about the history of each colony. Includes a link to an eThemes Resource on colonial daily life.
Grades
- 3,
- 4,
- 5
Links
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FactMonster: Thirteen Colonies
Students can read this encyclopedia entry on the thirteen colonies. NOTE: The site includes ads.
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Colonial Kids: A Celebration of Life in the 1700's
This student-designed Thinkquest site gives information about colonial life from kids perspectives. The site includes recipes, video, popular colonial games, crafts, and more.
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Rare Colonial Maps
A list of digitized rare maps of many colonies and colonial regions from the University of Georgia's collection.
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13 Originals: Founding the American Colonies
Brief histories of each colony accompanied by links to additional resources.
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Colonial America (1492-1763)
General background and timeline of the era. Scroll to the bottom to find brief themes on interesting people and places.
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The History Place Timeline
This timeline follows the history of American colonization up to 1700. Scroll down to find the link to the continuing timeline. NOTE: The site includes ads and pop-up ads.
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Colonial Williamsburg
Learn more about the people, life and different lifestyles of colonial Virginians.
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Jamestown Fort: Rediscovered
This exhibit displays the findings of archaeologists who uncovered the Jamestown site, the first English settlement in America.
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A Robin's Eye View of Connecticut History
This page gives tells about colonial life in Connecticut and gives related sites to visit.
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State of Delaware: A Brief History
This page tells about the early history of Delaware.
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Georgia's Early Years
Learn about the beginning history of this colony. Includes links to related topics. NOTE: The site includes ads.
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A Brief History of New Hampshire
Read about the founding of New Hampshire.
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Massachusetts
Read about the Native Americans and the colonization of this land.
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Big Apple History
This interactive page lets children explore the history of New York.
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You Be the Historian
Learn about life in Delaware 200 years ago. From evidence they left behind, figure out how this family lived.
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South Carolina Indians
The Native Americans were greatly affected when the Europeans came to South Carolina.
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Africans in America
Read about the Africans who came to this country. Read about their history from 1450-1750. Go to "Narrative" to begin.
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PBS: A Picture of Daily Life in the Colonies
Click around on the painting to discover some facts about colony life.
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eThemes Resource: Thirteen Colonies: Daily Life
These sites are about daily life in colonial period. Learn about the colonists' education, clothing, chores, and games. Includes online quizzes and some videos. There is a link to an eThemes Resource on the Thirteen Colonies and the Pilgrims.
Education Standards
- MO
- NV
- UT
