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Founding and Settling the Thirteen Colonies of the United States

Dates covered: 1607-1733

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Sonlight Selection: 

American History Easy Make and Learn Books:

Easy Make and Learn Projects: Colonial America

  • New York: Homes and Buildings 
    • Dutch Step House 
    • Dutch Windmill 
  • Maryland: Early Currency 
    • Maryland Coin Code 
  • Rhode Island: Early Industry 
    • New England Seaport Diorama 
  • Connecticut: Finding Food 
    • Pequot Indian Double Diorama 
  • New Hampshire: Home Life 
    • Candle-Making Slider
    • Candleholders 
  • Delaware: Homes 
    • Look-Inside Log Cabin 
  • South Carolina: Transportation 
    • Rolling Coach 
  • New Jersey: Clothes Making 
    • Spinning Wheel 
    • Connect-the-Dots Spinning Wheel 
  • Pennsylvania: Cities 
    • Peek-Inside Philadelphia 
  • Georgia: Growing Crops 
    • Lift-and-Look Plantation 

Arts and Crafts: 

Books (All Ages): 

Virginia: See Jamestown, John Smith, and Pocahontas (1607-1619)

Massachusetts: See Pilgrims, the Mayflower, and the First Thanksgiving (1620-1622)

1634

1704

  • Puritan Girl, Mohawk Girl As the armed conflicts between the English colonies in North America and the French settlements raged in the 1700s, a young Puritan girl, Eunice Williams, was kidnapped by the Mohawk people and taken to Canada. She is adopted into a new family, a new culture, and a new set of traditions that will define her life.  Although her father and brother try to persuade Eunice to return to Massachusetts, she ultimately chooses to remain with her Mohawk family and settlement. Level 6.0. Contains some romance and violence. Older students. 

New Hampshire (1623-1629) 

1623 

  • The New Hampshire Colony (True Books) A history of the New England colony, from its earliest Native American inhabitants to the arrival of European colonists, through to the Revolutionary War and its aftermath. 

New Netherlands/New Amsterdam/New York (1624 – New Amsterdam; 1664 – New York; Also: Peter Stuyvesant)

1624

1625

  • New Amsterdam: Old Holland in the New World A look at Henry Hudson starting the first Dutch Colony in the area, how New Amsterdam was started by the Dutch West India Company, and life in New Amsterdam, including daily life such as making soap and washing clothes.  Middle students. New York. 

1626

  • The New York Colony (A True Book) A True Book: Thirteen Colonies series allows readers to experience what makes each of America’s colonies distinctive and exceptional. Readers will get to know each colonies’ history, geography, and contributions. This series includes an age-appropriate (grades 3-5) introduction to curriculum-relevant subjects and a robust resource section that encourages independent study. 
  • Manhattan: The Mapping of an Island, longer nonfiction picture book about the history of the Island. Level 6.3. New York. 
  • The Colony of New York: Spotlight on the 13 Colonies New York played an important part in America’s fight for independence. New York City even served as the first capital of the United States. Readers explore the history of New York from its discovery by Europeans and its colonization by both the Dutch and British through its role in the American Revolution and the signing of the U.S. Constitution. Level 5.8. Middle students. 
  • The Colony of New York: A Primary Source History From the discovery of the island of Manhattan and the founding of a tiny Dutch trading village, to New York’s emergence as one of the world’s most influential cities, the history of the colony of New York is traced through primary source documents. Level 5.8. Younger to Middle Students. 

1647

  • Peter Stuyvesant, a biography of a leader of New Amsterdam. New York. 
  • Peter Stuyvesant: Boy with Wooden Shoes, Childhood of Famous American series, the boyhood story of the man who would grow up to be the most famous director-general of New Amsterdam, later New York. Middle students. 

1686

  • Escape Across the Wide Sea When his family’s weaving shop is destroyed because his family refuses to convert to the king’s religion, Daniel and his family flee France and the only home they’ve ever known and end up on a two-year journey aboard various sea vessels that take them to Africa, the Caribbean, and their final destination of the colony of New York in 1688. Gives an in-depth look at a slavery ship and slavery in the Caribbean. Level 3.6, but sensitive readers might struggle. New York. Middle to Older students. 

1730

  • A Pickpocket’s Tale Molly Abraham is a kinchin mort: a ten-year-old thief trying not to starve on the London streets. But everything changes for Molly when she is sentenced to be transported to the American colonies. She becomes an indentured servant to a kind Jewish family in New York City, and Molly has it good. So why is it that all she wants to do is go back to London? Level 5.1. New York. Contains content and behaviors that might be harder for sensitive readers. Middle to Older students.  

Maryland (1632)

1634

  • The Maryland Colony (True Books) Are you thrilled by true adventure stories? do you wonder how our founding fathers conquered the wilds of North America to create the United States? You’ll experience it all in these books that tell the story of the brave men and women who escaped tyranny from across the ocean to forge a new world in 13 colonies that led to the birth of the United States of America.

1683

  • Molly Bannaky Benjamin Bannaker’s grandmother’s story, picture book. Note: She was almost executed by the court, she later married a slave and faced some prejudice because of it. Maryland. 

Connecticut (1636)

1636

  • The Connecticut Colony (True Books) Are you thrilled by true adventure stories? do you wonder how our founding fathers conquered the wilds of North America to create the United States? You’ll experience it all in these books that tell the story of the brave men and women who escaped tyranny from across the ocean to forge a new world in 13 colonies that led to the birth of the United States of America.

Rhode Island (1636; Also – Roger Williams)

1636 

  • The Rhode Island Colony (True Books) Are you thrilled by true adventure stories? do you wonder how our founding fathers conquered the wilds of North America to create the United States? You’ll experience it all in these books that tell the story of the brave men and women who escaped tyranny from across the ocean to forge a new world in 13 colonies that led to the birth of the United States of America.
  • Finding Providence: The Story of Roger Williams, When Roger Williams is banished from the church for holding true to his beliefs, he is to be sent back to England as a punishment, but instead escapes and founds Providence, Rhode Island as a place where people can believe in God in freedom.  Level 3.3. Rhode Island. Narragansetts
  • Roger Williams: Discover the Life of a Colonial American Mini-biography of the founder of the Colony of Providence. Level 5.6. Younger to Middle Students. Rhode Island. 

Delaware (1638)

1638

  • The Delaware Colony (True Books) Are you thrilled by true adventure stories? do you wonder how our founding fathers conquered the wilds of North America to create the United States? You’ll experience it all in these books that tell the story of the brave men and women who escaped tyranny from across the ocean to forge a new world in 13 colonies that led to the birth of the United States of America.

South Carolina (1663)

1670

  • The South Carolina Colony (True Books) Are you thrilled by true adventure stories? do you wonder how our founding fathers conquered the wilds of North America to create the United States? You’ll experience it all in these books that tell the story of the brave men and women who escaped tyranny from across the ocean to forge a new world in 13 colonies that led to the birth of the United States of America.

1724

  • Mystery on Skull Island American Girl History Mysteries A young girl in Cape Town, South Carolina discovers, along with her friends, a secret on a small island that leads her to suspect pirates are at work. Some tense/scary or descriptive scenes. Historical fiction. Level 5.6

New Jersey (1664)

1664 

  • The New Jersey Colony (True Books) Are you thrilled by true adventure stories? do you wonder how our founding fathers conquered the wilds of North America to create the United States? You’ll experience it all in these books that tell the story of the brave men and women who escaped tyranny from across the ocean to forge a new world in 13 colonies that led to the birth of the United States of America.

Pennsylvania (1681; Also- William Penn)

1681

  • The Pennsylvania Colony (True Books) Readers will get to know each colonies’ history, geography, and contributions. This series includes an age-appropriate (grades 3-5) introduction to curriculum-relevant subjects and a robust resource section that encourages independent study.
  • William Penn, Friendly Boy Childhood of Famous Americans book, a biography of his childhood. 
  • William Penn: Liberty and Justice for All, Janet and Geoff Benge series, Pennsylvania. 
  • Seeds of a Nation: Pennsylvania, longer nonfiction, level 6.8
  • Quakers in Early America, easy nonfiction, level 2.3. Pennsylvania. 
  • William Penn: A Discovery Book reader-level biography of his childhood. Younger to Middle students. 
  • William Penn Biography. Middle students. 
  • William Penn: Founder of Pennsylvania In graphic novel format, tells the story of Quaker leader William Penn, founder of the Pennsylvania Colony, whose ideas about government influenced the U.S. Constitution.
  • The World of William Penn Continuing her unique approach to “horizontal history”, Genevieve Foster explores the wide world of William Penn – a world reaching through Louis XIV, Peter the Great, Edmund Halley, Sir Issac Newton, Shah Jahan (who built the Taj Mahal), and the great explorers Marquette, Jolliet, and La Salle. Penn’s life spans a fascinating age of exploration and discovery. Penn’s Quaker beliefs undergirded his relationships with the Pennsylvanian tribes and established the longest-standing peace treaty between American Indians and European settlers. Middle to Older students.
  • I am a Quaker an easy-to-read history and look into what it means to be a Quaker. Level 3.9. Younger students. 

1682 

  • Quakers in Early America A simple introduction to William Penn, the Quakers, and their life in colonial Pennsylvania. Nonfiction, easy to read. Level 2.3. Pennsylvania. Young students.
  • William Penn: A Life of Tolerance Highlights the life of the man who founded the state of Pennsylvania. Nonfiction, easy to read. Level 3.4. Pennsylvania. Young students.  

1700

  • Hostage on the Nighthawk Dave and Neta Jackson series, occurs in the time period of William Penn and Captain Kidd, although neither really appear.  Historical fiction. While trying to sail back to England, a mother and two children wind up on a pirate’s boat and try to escape.  Grade level 4-6. Pennsylvania. Middle to older students. 

North Carolina (1729)

1729 

  • The North Carolina Colony (A True Book) Readers will get to know each colonies’ history, geography, and contributions. This series includes an age-appropriate (grades 3-5) introduction to curriculum-relevant subjects and a robust resource section that encourages independent study.

Georgia (1732/1733)

1732

1733 

  • The Georgia Colony (True Books) Are you thrilled by true adventure stories? do you wonder how our founding fathers conquered the wilds of North America to create the United States? You’ll experience it all in these books that tell the story of the brave men and women who escaped tyranny from across the ocean to forge a new world in 13 colonies that led to the birth of the United States of America.

Coloring Pages/Drawing: 

Documentaries/Movies/Videos

Field Trips:

Virginia

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Massachusetts

  • a

New Hampshire

New York

Maryland

Connecticut

  • Wethersfield, Connecticut. One settling place for some of the Puritans, where the “first written constitution” was written in 1639, where Washington met to plan the final battles of the Revolutionary War, and over 150 houses built before 1850. Once called the “most ‘Auncient’ Towne in Connecticut.

Rhode Island

Delaware

  • Old Swedes Church “The Oldest Church in Delaware” built on land purchased by Peter Minuit (the same man who purchased the island of Manhattan) for a group of Swedish settlers in 1638. Wilmington, Delaware.
  • New Castle Historic District Settled in 1664, then deed “turf, twig, soyle, and water” to William Penn in 1684 as a part of Pennsylvania, and became an Anglican settlement in 1704, was originally Delaware’s colonial capital until 1777. It features more than 30 old homes, offices, shops, and churches still in use, including the Old Dutch House built before 1700, and the Old Court House, where the Declaration of Independence was approved in 1776. New Castle, Delaware

South Carolina

New Jersey

Pennsylvania

North Carolina

Georgia

Recipes: 

Songs: 

13 Colonies

Virginia

Massachusetts

New Hampshire

New York

Maryland

Carolinas

Pennsylvania

 

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