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Colonial America for Kids: The Thirteen Colonies

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Kids learn about the history of the thirteen British American Colonies that formed the United States including when they were each founded, the colonial regions, and fun facts.

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For Kids - The New England Colonies

The New England colonies were composed of the colonies of New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Connecticut, and Massachusetts.

In the New England colonies, land was given to a colony by the crown (the king or queen of England.) In these early days of settlement, a colony was not a state. A colony was a business. Each colony was in the business of sending riches back to England in exchange for money, tools, and supplies they needed in their colony. Each colony had a central government. The central government of each New England colony divided their own colony into pieces called towns.

Towns varied greatly in size. But the average town was about 100 square miles (10 miles long and 10 miles wide). Towns were populated by assignment at first - the central government of the colony not only assigned a site for the town, they also assigned a group of people to that town. This initial group was made up of about 30 or 40 households, or about 150-200 people. Most of the people in a group knew each other, and had a common lifestyle back in England or in another settlement. This was done to keep arguments at a minimum. It was also done to keep control. People in a town had the freedom to govern themselves as long as they understood that the colony was in charge of all the towns, and the king of England was in charge of all the colonies; this was understood.

The core of the "town" was the village. There was one street that ran down the middle of the village, with houses on either side. There was a "green", a central park, in approximately the middle. The green held the meeting house, which was also the church in most towns. The militia (the men of the village) gathered to practice on the green. People gathered on the green to chat. Each villager owned the plot of land that held their house. They also owned a plot of land, or several plots scattered about, in the land that surrounded the village. They could sell the land or all their "holdings" (which included their house in the village), as long as the villagers found the new owner acceptable.

The poor were assigned the worse farm plots and lived at the edge of the village. The rich were assigned the best plots and lived near the meeting house. But for the most part, people in a town shared good and bad fortune. They worshiped together. They governed together. They tried to regulate everything, from what a craftsman could charge to the amount of the fine for using bad language. They did not appreciate interference from other towns. A town was a unit. Each town had its own character.

The "town" approach did continue into the early 18th century, but it never got much beyond the New England colonies. The New York colony had town meetings, but it was voluntary. In the New England colonies, town meetings were required forms of government.

The tight hold the New World towns initially held on the early settlers through the establishment of colonial central government approved "towns" soon disappeared. Three things made a huge difference - an abundance of wood, countless fresh-water streams, and seemingly endless land. Slowly, people started to expand beyond the towns. If they didn't like the way they were treated, they could leave, as their courage and other town boundaries allowed.

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The 13 Colonies for Kids - New England Colonies

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The New England colonies were composed of the colonies of New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Connecticut, and Massachusetts. In the New England colonies, land was given to a colony by the crown (the king or queen of England.) In these early days of settlement, a colony was not a state.

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La economía regional y la Revolución de las Trece Colonias

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La economía regional y la Revolución de las Trece Colonias

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Newsela | La economía regional y la Revolución de las Trece Colonias

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Los avances en el transporte y la comunicación en el siglo XVIII (18) ayudaron a crear las condiciones para la independencia.

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Regional economy and the American Revolution

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Regional economy and the American Revolution

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Newsela | Regional economy and the American Revolution

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Advancements in transportation and communication within colonial America in the 18th century helped create the conditions for independence.

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Newsela | Libertad de religión en el Nuevo Mundo

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Los colonos huyeron al Nuevo Mundo para escapar de la persecución religiosa que se extendía por Europa.

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Newsela | Freedom of religion in the New World

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Colonists fled to the New World to escape religious persecution that was spreading in Europe.

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The New England colonies and Native Americans

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The New England colonies and Native Americans

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Newsela | The New England colonies and Native Americans

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After only five years, the Plymouth Colony was no longer financially dependent on England due to the roots and local economy it had build along side native Massachusetts tribes.

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Puritan Life and Dissent in Colonial New England

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Puritan Life and Dissent in Colonial New England

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Newsela | Puritan Life and Dissent in Colonial New England

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In the 1600s, Puritan migration from England helped New England prosper, but not everyone who settled there agreed with Puritan doctrine

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America's early economy was built on cotton and slavery

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America's early economy was built on cotton and slavery

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El crecimiento del comercio de tabaco en Norteamérica

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El crecimiento del comercio de tabaco en Norteamérica

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Newsela | El crecimiento del comercio de tabaco en Norteamérica

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The Growth of the Tobacco Trade in America

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The Growth of the Tobacco Trade in America

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Newsela | Slavery in the New England colonies

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Although slavery ended earlier in the North than in the South (which would keep its slave culture alive and thriving through the Emancipation Proclamation and the Civil War), colonial New England played an undeniable role in the long and grim history of American slavery.

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Las primeras colonias británicas en Estados Unidos

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Las primeras colonias británicas en Estados Unidos

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Newsela | Las primeras colonias británicas en Estados Unidos

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Las 13 colonias británicas originales que fundaron Estados Unidos.

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Newsela | Early British colonies in America

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The original 13 British colonies that started America.

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Author: Verna Fisher , Illustrator: Bryan Stone

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