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Sixth Grade

Colonial America Links
 


Here are 7 online sites to explore for information on colonial America.

Remember to use “command F” to search for individual words (ex. “southern”, “middle”, “New England”) on a page.


1.  World Book Encyclopedia online:  see article “Colonial life in America” (not divided into regions)
       see also: individual names of states




2. Compton’s Encyclopedia (Britannica’s middle school encyclopedia) online: see article on: Colonization of the Americas”:
    see also: individual names of states


3. Colonial America (1492-1763), from Library of Congress:
citation=
"Colonial America (1492-1763)." America's Story from America's Library. Library of Congress, n.d. Web. 5 Feb. 2013. <http://www.americaslibrary.gov/jb/colonial/jb_colonial_subj.html>.


4. About.com, Overview of Colonial America 1607 - 1754 by By Martin Kelly
citation =
kelly, martin . "Overview of Colonial America 1607 - 1754." American History From About. about.com, n.d. Web. 5 Feb. 2013. <http://americanhistory.about.com/od/colonialamerica/a/colamoverview.htm>.

5. Social Studies for Kids:


and

citation =
White, David . "The 13 American Colonies Part 2: Characteristics of the Colonies." Social Studies for Kids. socialstudiesforkids.com, n.d. Web. 5 Feb. 2013. <http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/articles/ushistory/13colonies2.htm>.

6. The Three Regions of the 13 Colonies
- from University of Oregon Behavioral Research and Teaching

citation=
Regions." Behavioral Research and Teaching - University of Oregon. University of Oregon Behavioral Research and Teaching, n.d. Web. 5 Feb. 2013. <http://www.brtprojects.org/cyberschool/history/ch04/regions.html>

7. EBSCO databases, “Kids Search”

At “Kids Search”  use “detailed search”. Try the following search string”

“united states history” AND colonial AND “new england”