Colonial Life

Learn about life as a child in Colonial America
http://www.nps.gov/fofr/col_kids.htm

How lived in early colonial times
http://www.macomb.k12.mi.us/wq/WebQ97/COLAMER2.HTM

What kind of job might you boys like to have in the 18^th century?
http://www.history.org/Almanack/life/trades/tradehdr.cfm

Meet the people, especially the children, of Colonial Williamsburg
http://www.history.org/Almanack/people/people.cfm

 Education for children in colonial times
http://www.malonesean.i-p.com/introduction.html

 Could use with whole class to discuss life (infocus)
http://lincoln.midcoast.com/~wps/3ripley9899/ripley.html

 Important colonial leaders
http://www.colonialhall.com/

 Learn about the Daggett family’s colonial days
http://www.hfmgv.org/education/smartfun/colonial/intro/index.html

Try this Yahooligan search site
http://yahooligans.yahoo.com/around_the_world/countries/united_states/history/colonial_life__1585_1783_/

More resources for research
http://falcon.jmu.edu/~ramseyil/colonial.htm

Boys chose a trade and became an apprentice.
http://www.malonesean.i-p.com/apprenticeship.html

  Primary sources on colonial life
http://www.geocities.com/ils50371/How_Historian.html

Sites for important people
http://yahooligans.yahoo.com/around_the_world/countries/united_states/history/colonial_life__1585_1783_/biographies/

Study Early American Paintings from the 1700’s and 1800’s to learn about their life style and clothing.
http://www.worcesterart.org/Collection/Early_American/

Learn about Paul Revere’s Ride when the British were coming!
http://www.cvesd.k12.ca.us/finney/paulvm/foyer.html

                       
Find out more about education in the colonies and other items at the bottom of the page.
http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/articles/ushistory/13coloniesschool.htm

Study these photos and record information on life in the 1700’s and 1800’s.
http://www.mohicanpress.com/mo08020.html

Learn about Early Colonial Life in North Carolina
http://www.kidinfo.com/American_History/Colonization_Roanoke.html

 More sites about colonial history
http://www.kidinfo.com/School_Subjects.html#AmericanHistory

Colonial NC and Revolutionary War
http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncbertie/bertwar.htm

Colonial naval stores in NC and SC
http://www.hchsonline.org/places/turpentine.html

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