Books in the Classroom
Carol Hurst's Children's Literature Site: Colonial America, 1600 1776
An extensive collection of ideas to use when planning a unit on Colonial America. The plan includes detailed lessons, a broad list of resources,and more.
OpenStax
Open Stax: 1775 1783: Britain's Law and Order Strategy and Its Consequences
This section of a chapter on "America's War for Independence" deals with Great Britain's response to the destruction of a British shipment of tea in Boston Harbor in 1773 and how it set the stage for the Revolution.
Curated OER
Etc: The Colonies During the Revolutionary War, 1775 1783
A map of the Thirteen Colonies during the American Revolution. The map shows the territorial claims west of the Allegheny Mountains, and includes inset maps detailing the vicinity of Philadelphia, the vicinity of Boston, and the vicinity...
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Etc: Maps Etc: Accessions to the Principal of Independence, 1776
A map of the Thirteen Colonies color-coded to show the accessions to the principal of Independence before July 2, 1776. The map shows when the colonial delegates to the Continental Congress were instructed to vote on the Declaration of...
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Jamestown, Plymouth Compare and Contrast
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart is a chart to compare and contrast the Jamestown colony with the Plymouth colony.
Siteseen
Siteseen: Land of the Brave: New England Colonies
Article explores the religion, government, economics, and history of the New England colonies of New Hampshire, Massachusetts Bay Colony, Rhode Island, and Connecticut.
Library of Congress
Loc: Geography and Its Impact on Colonial Life
European settlement patterns were influenced by geographic conditions such as access to water, harbors, natural protection, arable land, natural resources and adequate growing season and rainfall. Examine a variety of primary sources to...
SMART Technologies
Smart: Colonial Life
Factors that shaped British Colonial America. Compare and contrast life in the New England, Mid-Atlantic, and Southern colonies.
The Dirksen Congressional Center
Congress for Kids: Democracy
Aimed at younger students learning about government, this section of the larger 'Congress for Kids' website focuses on Democracy. Links to related topics include democracy vs autocracy, 13 Colonies, Declaration of Independence, and...
Library of Congress
Loc: John Bull and Uncle Sam
Part of an exhibit that talks about the British exploration and settlement of America.
Smithsonian Institution
National Postal Museum: Letter Writing in America
Article from the National Postal Museum on letter writing in America and how it became important as a tie between people exploring or settling in the new world and the sponsors or loved ones they left behind. With primary source material.
Curated OER
Click on the Image to See the Complete Panoramic View of Vale Road
Summary of the African settlers that left the Thirteen Colonies in favor of British North America during the late 18th and early 19th centuries is presented in this web page. Nova Scotia's people and government forced many Black...
Curated OER
Etc: Territorial Development of the United States, 1783 1889
A map from 1889 of North America showing the expansion in the region of the United States from the original Thirteen Colonies at the end of the Revolutionary War in 1783 to the time the map was made, around 1889, before the territories...
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Etc: Maps Etc: Land Claims of the Colonies, 1783
A map of eastern North America showing the land claims of the thirteen original states in 1783, from the Atlantic coast west to the Mississippi River. The map notes that New York claimed all the lands west of the Alleghany mountains....
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: North American Colonies, 1783
A map of eastern North America in 1783 at the end of the American Revolutionary War, showing the territory of the newly formed United States as proposed by the Treaty of Paris, the Canadian border extending to the Ohio River proposed by...
Curated OER
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: The State of Ohio, January 1804
After the French and Indian War, France ceded control of the Northwest region including Ohio to Great Britain. With American independence, Ohio became a part of the Northwest Territory, the first organized land addition to the original...
Curated OER
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: The United States, 1900
A map from 1900 of the United States showing the territorial expansion from the original Thirteen Colonies to the states and territories of 1900. The map is color-coded to show the original states, states admitted between 1791 and 1860,...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: The United States, 1890
A map from 1890 of the United States showing the territorial expansion from the original Thirteen Colonies to the states and territories of 1890. This map shows state capitals, railroads, lakes, and rivers. The map is color-coded to show...
Curated OER
Etc: Maps Etc: Second Continental Congress, 1775
A map of the thirteen colonies during the Second Continental Congress held in Philadelphia in 1775, showing the number of delegates from each of the colonies.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Primary Source Set: Colonial Religion
A collection that uses primary sources to explore religion during the Colonial period of United States History.
History Teacher
Historyteacher.net: Early Discovery & Settlement: Quiz (5)
Choose the correct word from the drop down menu for each of the nineteen questions to determine your proficiency of early Colonial America.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: How Landforms Affect Settlers' Choices
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart has students engage in a research project looking at how geographical features affected the colonists' settling of the New World. Web links to aid the research process are included. An...
Curated OER
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: George Iii, King of England
George III (1760-1815). The first two Hanoverian kings were ignorant of English politics and obliged to rely on their ministers. Moreover, they cared more for Hanover than for England. But George II had English ideas. He was born and...
Curated OER
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Rhode Island, 1898
A map from 1898 of Rhode Island, "One of the thirteen original States and smallest in the Union; supposed temporary settlement of Icelanders as early as 1000. Settled by Roger Williams at Providence 1636. Island of Aquidneck (Rhode...