Research/Informational Sites

• 13 Originals: Founding the American Colonies 
• A Colonial Family and Community - Be a history detective. Go back in time and investigate the daily lives of the Daggetts, a colonial family from northeastern Connecticut. Collect clues to uncover answers to 7 questions about colonial life in the 1700s. Then prove your skills as a history detective by discovering "What's wrong with this picture?" 
• A Day in the Life of...Thomas Jefferson - Click on the links to continue your journey with Thomas Jefferson.
• Ben Franklin: Glimpses of the Man From the Franklin Institute.
• Archiving Early America - This site is awesome!
• Benjamin Franklin ThinkQuest
• Betsy Ross and the American Flag
• Betsy Ross - The story of her life.
• Boundaries of the Contiguous United States - Animation!
• Brief History of Jamestown
• Children in Colonial Times
• Colonial America - Elementary Teachers' Resources.
• Colonial America - Teaching theme from Teach-Nology.
• Colonial America - Theme from AtoZ Teacher Stuff.
• Colonial America Resources 
• Colonial America: 1600-1775 
• Colonial Choices - ThinkQuest
• Colonial Currency - Click on a subheading to view the currency from a state/colony.
• Colonial Life - Hotlist
• Colonial Resources - Hotlist
• Colonial Times - Theme page.
• Colonial Times II - Theme page.
• Colonies:

  New England - absolutely everything you want to know about the New England Colonies.

  Middle - absolutely everything you want to know about the Middle Colonies.

Southern - absolutely everything you want to know about the Southern Colonies.

• Colonies - Theme page.
• Early America - Explore Early America through the media of the day (its newspapers, maps, magazines and writings).
• Gallery of Early American Portraits
• Historic Hudson Valley
• Hotlist of Historical Links
• Jamestown Virtual Colony - Web sites relevant to the Jamestown Colony.
• Kid Info...Colonization - EVERYTHING about the colonies!
• Life in Colonial America - Created by eighth grade students.
• Life in the Colonies - Special theme from Education World.
• Mayflower Web Pages - A great resource on  the pilgrims, Mayflower and the early history of Plymouth Colony. Includes a complete listing of passengers on the Mayflower!
• Plimoth on Web
• Salem Witch Trials
• Schooling, Education & Literacy in Colonial America
• The Adventures of Daniel Boone - Click on "Continue to Next Installment" at the bottom of each page.
• The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin Click on Chapter Two, etc. to continue.
• The Bill of Rights - Read it all here!
• The Constitution - Read it all here!
• The Declaration of Independence
• The Electric Ben Franklin - Everything you ever wanted to know about Ben Franklin.
• The Life of George Washington - Click on Chapter Two, etc. to continue.
• The Mayflower - Contains lots of great information with lots of links.
• Toys and Games for Kids in Colonial Maryland

 

• Offline Lesson Plans/Activities

• Life in Early America - Thematic unit for 3rd graders.
• Colonial Lesson Ideas
• Colonial Life
• Label the 13 Colonies - Printout

 
Online Lesson Plans
• Colonial America - WebQuest 
• Colonial Williamsburg - WebQuest
• Colonial America - WebQuest
• Children in Colonial America - WebQuest
• Ye Olde Colonial WebQuest
 
Online Activities
• Colonial Days Web Adventure - Pick an activity of your choice.
• Interactive Crossword Puzzle on Early America
• Colonial Scavenger Hunt
• America's Freedom Documents -  Scavenger Hunt
• Jamestown Rediscovery - Click on all the links to find out about the new discoveries.
• Old Sturbridge Village -  Scavenger Hunt

 
Mr. Donn's Colonial Period Lesson Plan Resources -  Many lessons and units!!!

 

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Updated: August 9, 2005
Jerrie S. Cheek
Educational Technology Center - KSU
Kennesaw, GA 30144