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	Colonial America - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Middle Colonies, consisting of the present-day states of New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Delaware, were characterized by a large degree of diversity--religious, political, economic, and ethnic.
		Colonial perceptions of the British Government's crushing of Jacobite Risings and a huge influx of dispossessed Scots and Irish Jacobites caused the colonies to swell with anti-governmental and anti-Hanoverian sentiment.
		During the war, the thirteen colonies' position as part of the British Empire was made truly apparent, as British military and civilian officials took on an increased presence in the lives of Americans.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Colonial_America (8019 words)

	History of Colonial America - MSN Encarta
		Shortly thereafter, most of the British colonies on the mainland of North America revolted against imperial control and established their independence in 1776 as the United States of America.
		It covers their experience during the colonial period, which lasted from 1607 to 1763; a separate article covers the era of the American Revolution, which began in 1763.
		The colony was known as New France, and eventually encompassed Acadia, the island of Newfoundland, Canada (the area drained by the St. Lawrence River), as well as French claims along the Mississippi River valley that were collectively known as Louisiana.
	encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_1741502191/History_of_Colonial_America.html (1631 words)

	Colonial America - MSN Encarta
		Life in Colonial America, the combination of customs, traditions, and social practices that governed the daily lives of the citizens of the British colonies in North America that became the United States.
		In 1750 British North America comprised the territory from the Atlantic Coast in the east to the Appalachians in the west, and from what is now Maine in the north to the border of Spanish Florida in the south.
		In 1750 there was not one 'American' colonial society, but three regional social orders united by political bonds of the British Empire and the common English origins of the majority of their inhabitants.
	encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_1741502192/Colonial_America.html (1306 words)

	Colonial America
		This new life in America was certainly not easy and only the most courageous were able to survive the bitter winters in the north as they tried to build shelters and provide food for themselves and their families.
		Colonial aristocracy in the south was made up mostly of the larger rice and tobacco planters.
		Shallops and sloops, which carried passengers and freight between the colonies, were large enough to sail in the ocean near the coast and small enough to travel on the rivers.
	www.richmondancestry.org /colonial.shtml (2958 words)

	Colonial America Subject Matter Sites
		Colonial America - Learn about the history of the 13 colonies, colonial currency and religion, through photographs and manuscripts from the Library of Congress.
		Colonial America Discussion Port - This forum is devoted to the light-hearted discussion of all aspects of life in Colonial America, including live chat room.
		The Wyoming Valley Massacre of 1757 - The story describes a violent episode during Colonial America, and the history was written by a descendant of massacre victims, not a historian.
	www.teach-nology.com /teachers/subject_matter/social_studies/colony (934 words)

	1727: Colonial America
		Colonial society was composed of several social classes.
		Colonial news was exchanged chiefly by word of mouth on the grapevine, which met at least every Sunday morning.
		Colonial girls were taught how to garden, sew, spin, cook, and care for the animals.
	www.acadweb.wwu.edu /OSL/colonial_america.htm (956 words)

	Colonial America
		Colonial Boston and Paul Revere - An Interactive Map - Use this interactive map from the Midnight Rider Virtual Museum to zoom in on Colonial Boston.
		America's First Homes - The homes in this collection were all located in southern New England in the 17th and 18th centuries and are presented at this site in photographs and text.
		Colonial Trades in America - This site is a wonderful introduction to the jobs that people in colonial America had.
	www.rock-hill.k12.sc.us /departments/research/colonial_america.htm (1166 words)

	U.S. History - Colonial
		Divining America: Religion and the National Culture is designed to help teachers of American history bring their students to a greater understanding of the role religion has played in the development of the United States.
		America's Story is a site for children from the Library of Congress and is designed to be both entertaining and fun to use.
		America as a Religious Refuge: The 17th Century looks at religious persecution in Europe that drove so many to British North America where settlers often established colonies centered on passionate religious convictions.
	www.besthistorysites.net /USHistory_Colonial.shtml (3669 words)

	Colonial Trades (Site not responding. Last check: )
		A colonial brickmaker was usually an unskilled laborer, slave, or indentured or convict servant.
		The amount of fancy decoration on the furniture showed the social class of the customer and the importance of the occasion for which the furniture was used.
		To be a gunsmith in colonial times you had to have the talents of a flsmith, whitesmith, founder, and wood worker.
	www.promotega.org /csu30025/Trades.htm (1118 words)

	Just Curious - Colonial America
		Archiving Early America - The main focus is primary source material from 18th Century America-- all displayed digitally.
		Colonial Hall: Biographies of America's Founding Fathers - Biographical sketches of the signers of the Declaration of Independence taken from an 1829 book.
		Colonial Soap Making - Learn about the history of soap and how it was made in the colonies.
	www.suffolk.lib.ny.us /youth/jcsscolonial.html (495 words)

	Colonial, Revolutionary, and Early America
		Among the best-known men in the colonies were George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Samuel Adams, Patrick Henry, and John Hancock.
		A business man, public servant, statesman, and inventor, Franklin's greatest achievment was in proving, by his own life and example, that a man humbly born in colonial America could become the equal of anyone, anywhere.
		The Leslie Brock Center for the Study of Colonial Currency (Virginia) -- Useful primary and secondary documents on early American currency.
	www.7cs.com /collectibles.colonial.html (1136 words)

	Colonial America
		Colonial manners: Rules of Civility and Decent Behavior...
		Colonial Dress - This colonial Williamsburg site contains detailed information about dress styles, the articles of clothing worn by colonists, and the making of colonial clothes.
		Colonial Education - what were children required to learn in the colonies?
	www.patmedia.net /campos/us_history_1/colonial_america/colonial_america.html (190 words)

	COLONIAL AMERICA
		Though religious toleration had been introduced into other colonies previously by individual proprietors or governors, this was the earliest legislative enactment in America asserting the principle of religious toleration.
		According to the Act all English possessions could allow only English or Colonial vessels entrance to their ports; certain articles, produced in the colonies, such as sugar and tobacco, were known as "enumerated" goods, and were to be shipped to England only.
		France relinquished to England all her possessions on the mainland of North America east of the Mississippi River except New Orleans; Spain ceded Florida to England in exchange for Havana, captured during the war; and France ceded to Spain the territory west of the Mississippi.
	www.usgennet.org /usa/topic/colonial/main/timeline.html (4337 words)

	Colonial Life
		In North America, the Colonial period was between the early 1500s and late 1700s.
		The Colonial period ended with the start of the Revolutionary War which was fought to gain independence from the British.
		Go to Colonial Family and Community (Henry Ford Museum and Greenfield Village) and travel back in time to investigate the daily lives of the Daggetts.
	www.42explore2.com /colonial.htm (1027 words)

	Colonial America
		The goal will be for each student to have a career or aspect of colonial life to reinact with the class as a whole.
		Have students visit the library and begin to research when the Colonial period began and the period of timeto which it extended.
		Goals: Students will be able to identify the original 13 colonies and use a map to locate them as they were and as they are today.
	www.easternct.edu /depts/edu/units/colonialamerica.html (2479 words)

	Colonial Times in America
		America began as colonies of England, France, Spain, and the Netherlands.
		The story of America as a nation must begin with the colonization of the East Coast.
		Explorers had been landing in America for some time before English settlers arrived in what is now Jamestown, Virginia, in 1607.
	www.socialstudiesforkids.com /subjects/colonialtimes.htm (294 words)

	13 Originals
		Sir Richard Grenville led the fleet that brought them to the New World, the Governor of the colony was Master Ralph Lane and among the colonists was Walter Raleigh's confidant Thomas Harriot, author of "A Briefe and True Report of the New Found Land of Virginia", a chronicle of their adventure.
		Although Rhode Island was one of the first colonies to embrace autonomy from the British and espouse Revolutionary ideals, it was the last of the 13 colonies to ratify the Federal Constitution and became a State in 1790.
		In 1681 however, Pennsylvania's colonial status was sealed when approximately the present state of Pennsylvania was granted to William Penn, a member of the Society of Friends (Quakers), to offset a debt owed to Penn's father.
	www.timepage.org /spl/13colony.html (4061 words)

	Colonial America: Teacher's Resources
		Experience Colonial America through biographies of early colonists and descriptions of the lives they led.
		America's journey through slavery is presented in four parts, each containing a narrative, resource bank and teacher's guide.
		Encourage students to experience the lives of Colonial children by providing some of the same activities children enjoyed - or endured - more than 200 years ago.
	www.geocities.com /gibsonny5 (844 words)

	Colonial America and Children's Literature
		Before beginning classroom or individual work with the Colonial period it is important to set the stage of the time preceding the colonization of what was to become the United States.
		This is a good point at which to learn about the Spanish colonization of Latin America that preceded English colonization of the Eastern Seaboard and the Spanish colonization of the US Southwest.
		An indentured servant, Charlie Brig comes to America seeking a prosperous life and finds instead that he is indentured to an impossibly cruel man, the only escape from whom is to cast his lot with the runaway slaves.
	www.carolhurst.com /subjects/ushistory/colonial.html (2904 words)

	Colonial Williamsburg Online Museum Exhibits
		The exhibit includes the ubiquitous English half-penny and a 1774 Virginia shilling – one of only five known to exist – and is presented through the generosity of Joseph R. and Ruth P. Lasser of New York.
		The exhibition features a zooming tool allowing a close look at map details, a glossary of terms, and a timeline of major events in history that occurred near the date a particular map was drawn.
		Colonial Williamsburg's Southern Furniture Collection can now be seen online and enjoyed by a wide range of people because of the foresight of a generous couple whose love of antique furniture grew into a public gift.
	www.history.org /history/museums/online_exhibits.cfm (486 words)

	Colonial History, Kitchens, and Books
		Starting with basic shelter, which were sometimes actually caves in the earliest days, she goes on to describe in detail the critical element of food supply, with careful explanations of culinary practices and useful drawings to illustrate the often-obscure utensils.
		Ron lived in colonial times, his work would have encompassed both joinery (like the work done on the stools, pegboards, and shelves) and cabinetmaking (like his spice and kitchen cabinets, clock, and boxes).
		I first read this book in 5th grade, and it was an exciting introduction to colonial history through the eyes of a young apprentice silversmith.
	www.replitiques.com /history.html (1902 words)

	Our America
		Colonial America was the time in American history when Europeans first set up permanent settlements on the North American continent.
		It ended with the Revolutionary War when the settlements were no longer colonies but part of a new nation.
		Throughout this period, people left their homes in the Old World (Europe) to settle in the New World (the Americas).
	teacher.scholastic.com /activities/our_america/colonial (111 words)

	Innovative Teaching - Colonial America
		If you're planning a colonial day this is a great place to look for ideas on the different artisan roles your students can take on in your classroom.
		The premier site on daily life in Colonial America - the only way to see more is to visit there in person; virtual tours, awesome images, scholarly documents, teacher resources, and a wonderful set of materials on Christmas in colonial times.
		As the colonial era ended there was intense discussion about the nature of government and the rights of men.
	surfaquarium.com /newsletter/colonies.htm (2760 words)

	"Colonial America" Activity Ideas for Elementary School
		This is a place for teachers to find great activities for incorporating the Colonial American theme into their daily lesson plans.
		Colonial Silhouette Art: Another form of paper art was the making of portrait silhouettes.
		Colonial Silverware-Making: The work of a silversmith was almost as important as that of flsmith's.
	www.sinc.stonybrook.edu /Class/est572/joreste (1607 words)

	Internet Public Library: Pathfinders
		The primary focus of this pathfinder is life in colonial America leading up to but not including the American Revolution.
		America's Most Historic Mile (http://www.ushistory.org/tour/index.html) which is a virtual tour of historic Philadelphia.
		Search under "colonial America" and you will find articles written by amateur editors who are passionate about colonial American topics.
	www.ipl.org /div/pf/entry/48454 (1139 words)

	Colonial America Theme - Lesson Plans, Thematic Units, Printables, Worksheets, and More from A to Z Teacher Stuff
		Students will explore the people, places, and events of life in the early settlements and colonies of the United States of America.
		Provides an opportunity for American History students to gain practical experience in the basic types of challenges that may exist in the establishment of an early colony.
		Students learn the economic reasons colonists settled in America, and understand what job opportunities were available in the colonies.
	atozteacherstuff.com /Themes/Colonial_America (392 words)

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