Topic 1-The Thirteen Colonies

Colony Investigation Activity

There are ten “crimes” in which your students are to solve by

looking at the clues left behind and determine where the

criminals are from. The evidence left behind at each crime

scene is a natural resource and will lead your students to

classify them as either from the New England, Middle or

Southern regions.

Who started each of the colonies?

A fun info-graphic to teach us about who started each colony.

Smithsonian Learning Lab

The Three Branches of Government

Colonial Toys

Crash Course in History: The Quakers, the Dutch, and the Ladies

In which John Green teaches you about some of the colonies that were not in Virginia or Massachussetts. Old New York was once New Amsterdam.

Mr. Betts' Class

Ultimate 13 Colonies Review

From New Amsterdam to New York

Pennsylvania, the Quakers Delight

Moving to the Colonies