Creating A Colony In The New
Land
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GENERAL RESOURCES
The Mayflower
Web Page
Ask an Expert about Life in Colonial Maryland
Jamestown Rediscovery
Jamestown
Information
A History of
Jamestown
Library
of Congress - American Memory Map Collections (1500-1999) (Use this
site to search for a map of how a particular place looked 400 years ago.)
The
First Thanksgiving
Mayflower Families and
more information
Colonial
America
US History
- Colonial Cycle (Courtesy of the Internet Archive)
Plimoth
Plantation's Web Page
Colonial American
History Resources (Courtesy of the Internet Archive)
American
History: The Colonial Period
American
History Sources for Students: Colonial History
Colonial
Period Timeline
Colonial
America
Where Would You Settle
The Colonial American Gazette (Courtesy of the Internet Archive)
Colonial America
1600-1775
Life in Colonial America
From Colonies to
Revolution in America
ESTABLISHING A NEW HOME
Choosing a site, clearing the land, building the home, and planting
the crops were necessary for survival.
Historic
Buildings
 
RELIGIOUS FREEDOM
The new immigrants often settled in areas that practiced common religious
lifestyles.
 
SOCIAL, POLITICAL, ECONOMICAL
& EDUCATIONAL CUSTOMS
Daily life centered on family values. Fathers, mothers, and children
all had roles and obligations to meet. Customs were established.
 
Colonial
Life (This site has a great deal of information - Scroll down the page)
Experience
Colonial Life in Virginia
Colonial
Kids
Colonial
Clothing (Choose a topic from the list at the left)
Education
in the Colonies
RELIGION;
EDUCATION; MEDICINE
Lessons
from a Colonial Classroom has information about colonial schooling and
lots of links about colonial life.
Women:
Stride Toward Freedom has information about women's rights in the colonies
Courtship in Early America
Colonial Women Plymouth
Colony Legal Structure
Letters
From An American Farmer
American
Colonies
Thirteen Originals:
Founding the American Colonies
Occupations
and Customs
Money
in North American History
Indentured
Servitude
Charles Ball compares
working conditions on tobacco and cotton plantations
(Courtesy of the Internet Archive)
 
MEETING THE NEIGHBORS
Relations between all the new neighbors were often tense. Relationships
between the Indians and the new settlers took constant attention. Peace
was often difficult to maintain.
WORKING, EATING, AND PLAYING
Life in this new land was hard. Not all adventures were pleasant
or successful. For those who survived, a new world had now been opened.
Colonial
Trades
A List of Settlers to
Jamestown and Their Occupations (what kind of work they did) Occupations
and Customs
Amusements
in Colonial New England
Colonial
Lexington
Where Food Crops
Originated
Colonial
Gardens (Choose from the lists at the left)
 
HEALTH
Medicine
in the Colonies
(Courtesy of the Internet Archive)
Colonial
Diseases
RELIGION;
EDUCATION; MEDICINE |
