Colonial Life in America

Click on the image above to view the Colonial America Reference Library and to search for topics; you may also click below for specific topics:

Almanac V.2 -- scroll down a bit to click on any of the topics like Community Life, Family Life, Religion, etc.

Government and Law (scroll WAY down to get to the part about the English colonies' forms of government

Click on the image above to search for topics or click below to directly to Colonial America articles.

• The American Colonies (1607-1753)

• Colonial Life in America Article

• State history articles from World Book Student:

  • Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Virginia

When using information from websites or looking for new ones to use in assignments, make sure you can answer "yes" to the following three things:

1) Readable -- Do I understand what I am reading?

2) Reliable -- Is the site safe, authoritative,and accurate ? Did an expert person or organization write the information? How do I know?

3) Relevant -- Is the source on topic, focused and useful?

The following websites are readable, reliable and relevant.

• 13 Colonies Overview

• 13 Originals -- Information on each colony

• Colonial House -- Laws

• Colonial Times -- Click on farming, food, education, religion and more.

• Colonial Trades (Jobs) -- List with definition

• Colonial Williamsburg Life -- food, family, tools, gardening, and more.

• Colonial Williamsburg Trades (Jobs)

• Daily Life in the Colonies (PBS)

• Social Studies for Kids -- Clickable map of the 13 colonies with information about each colony.