The Colonization of America

The Colonization of America
An Internet Hotlist on American Colonies

created by Gina Morrison
Grand Prairie ISD

Introduction | Teacher Resources | Student Resources | Web Quests and Virtual Tours

Introduction
Use the following resources to find out everything you ever wanted to know about the colonies that would become the United States of America. Teachers, please be sure to review the sites prior to use with your students.

The Internet Resources

Teacher Resources

Colonial America - A listing of thematic units and lesson plans from atozteacherstuff.com
Welcome to America: Life in the Colonies - Teaching resources and lessons from Education World.

Student Resources

The 13 Originals - A history of each of the original 13 colonies along with maps of the area.
The Middle Colonies - Listing of online resources from Kid Info relating to the Middle Colonies.
The New England Colonies - Listing of online resources from Kid Info relating to the New England Colonies.
The Southern Colonies - Listing of online resources from Kid Info relating to the Southern Colonies.

Web Quests and Virtual Tours

A Colonial Family and Community - A Web Quest that begins: 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?'
Colonial Williamsburg - Meet the people, see the places. Take a virtual tour of Colonial Williamsburg, Virginia and experience life as it was.
Jamestown - An online 'game' where students are charged with being the captain of the Jamestown colony to see if they could have fared any better than the original colonists!
Where Would You Settle? - An online research investigation module from Bellingham Schools in Washington State. It asks students to determine where they would live if they were coming to the New World as a European Settler in the 1600s.

Content by Gina Morrison, gina.morrison@gpisd.org
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Last revised Tue Oct 16 11:32:49 US/Pacific 2007