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A day in the life of three different colonial children.

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A Day in the Life | Colonial Williamsburg Education Resource Library

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Regions of the Thirteen Colonies - BrainPOP

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Learn the features that defined the New England, Middle, and Southern colonies, and set the foundation for America!

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Look through the books in your assigned list to learn more about the founders and explorers of the colonies.

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The Thirteen American Colonies

Part 1: Coming to America

The first colonies in North America were along the eastern coast. from Spain, France, Sweden, Holland, and England claimed land beginning in the 17th century. The struggle for control of this land would continue for more than a hundred years.

The first permanent settlement in North America was the English colony at Jamestown , in 1607, in what is now Virginia. John Smith and company had come to stay. The Pilgrims followed, in 1620, and set up a colony at Plymouth , in what is now Massachusetts.

Other English colonies sprang up all along the Atlantic coast, from Maine in the north to Georgia in the south. Swedish and Dutch colonies took shape in and around what is now New York.

As more and more people arrived in the New World, more and more disputes arose over territory. Many wars were fought in the 1600s and 1700s. Soon, the two countries with the largest presence were England and France.

The two nations fought for control of North America in what Americans call the French and Indian War (1754-1763). England won the war and got control of Canada, as well as keeping control of all the English colonies.

By this time, the English colonies numbered 13. They were Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia.

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The Thirteen American Colonies Part 1: Coming to America The first colonies in North America were along the eastern coast. from Spain, France, Sweden, Holland, and England claimed land beginning in the 17th century. The struggle for control of this land would continue for more than a hundred years.

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For Kids

There were many occupations in colonial times - butchers and bakers and candlestick makers and hatters and coopers and printers and cobblers and wheelwrights and all kinds of smiths and more!

Like Father Like Son: Many businesses in the New World were family businesses. Fathers taught their sons the trade they knew. As the population grew, more craftsmen and workers were needed.

Indentured Servants: To help solve this, people in Europe were offered an opportunity to purchase their passage to the New World by signing a contract that said they would work for a certain number of years as a servant. As part of their contract, they were provided with a place to sleep, food to eat, and taught a trade. Most contacts obligated them for 7-14 years, which was considered a fair amount of time to pay back the cost of the passage, their room and board, and their training. When their time was up, they would be free of this obligation. Some people signed up for a specific type of work, like learning to be a baker or a blacksmith. But contracts could be bought and sold.

By 1775, it is estimated that about 400,000 indentured people had arrived in the colonies. People became indentured in different ways. Some were eager for a new life and willing to work hard to get it. Some people were offered the option of becoming an indentured servant instead of going to jail for a crime they had committed. Some people were kidnapped and shipped off to the New World where they were purchased by the highest bidder in the same manner as slaves were purchased.

Not all owners were cruel. In fact, very few of them treated their indentured servants poorly. Still, about 20% of indentured servants were unhappy with their situation and became runaways. If captured, they were returned to their masters and had to serve extra years on their contract as well as other punishments.

Occupations: Explore the many occupations in colonial times by clicking on the interactive links below. (Watch out for the bellows!)

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Colonial Occupations - The 13 Colonies for Kids

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There were many occupations in colonial times - butchers and bakers and candlestick makers and hatters and coopers and printers and cobblers and wheelwrights and all kinds of smiths and more! Like Father Like Son: Many businesses in the New World were family businesses. Fathers taught their sons the trade they knew.

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Search Results for "13 colonies" - MrNussbaum.com

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