The 13 American Colonies for Kids and Teachers

Most of the people who immigrated to the New World were people of courage who wanted a better life for themselves and their families.

The First Colonies

• Jamestown Colony - Thank goodness for the Native Americas!
• Roanoke Colony - How do you lose a colony?

Things get organized:

• New England Colonies -
  The "village green" colonies of New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Connecticut, and Massachusett
• Middle Colonies -
  The cosmopolitan and tolerant "breadbasket colonies" of New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware
• Southern Colonies -
  The "plantation colonies" of Virginia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia

• Pilgrims
• Puritans
• Quakers
• Quick View: Comparison, Pilgrims, Puritans, Quakers

Daily Life and Religion:

• Colonial Daily Life
• Colonial Religions
• Colonial Occupations
• Colonial Kids - Toys and Games
• Colonial Schools
• Colonial Homes
• Colonial Clothing

Government and Trade

• Colonial Government & Founding Fathers
• Mercantilism
• Exports and Imports
• The Triangular Trade

The Woodland Indians

• Woodland Indians
• The First Thanksgiving
• Effects of the French and Indian War