A Hotlist on The 13 Colonies

A Hotlist on The 13 Colonies
An Internet Hotlist on The 13 Colonies

created by Mrs. Dailey
Parkview LMC

Introduction | Information on The 13 Colonies | Maps of The 13 Colonies | WebQuests | Fort Orange

Introduction
In addition to using books and magazines to find out about The 13 Colonies, why not also use the power of the Internet? The links below will get you started.

The Internet Resources

Information on The 13 Colonies

13 Colonies - A site with many links to information on The Colonial Era.
13 Originals: Founding the American Colonies - The site has many links to maps, colonial charters, grants, and to a history of the formation of the colonies.
Chart of the Thirteen Original Colonies - Basic Information on the Founding of the 13 Colonies.
Jamestown in 1607 - An interactive website exploring the history and development of Jamestown created by the History Channel in commemoration of Jamestown's 400th anniversary.
Original Thirteen Colonies - This site is all about fun; you can find games and puzzles all about the colonies here at this site.
Original Thirteen Colonies Online Resources - This site has many links to resources on The 13 Colonies.
Social Studies for Kids: The 13 American Colonies - A very neat site with tons of information on pilgrims, Jamestown, each colony, school, farming, food, church, etc.
The 13 Colonies - This is a site with links to information on colonial life, the colonies, and The Declaration of Independence.
The 13 Original Colonies Pathfinder - This is a page with many links to information on all 13 colonies, general colonial history, daily life, and geography.
The Declaration of Independence of the 13 Colonies - This site has the full Declaration of Independence and a list of all of the signers of the Declaration of Independence.
Thirteen Colonies - A nice listed summary of all of The 13 Original Colonies along with a list of the statehood of each state.

Maps of The 13 Colonies

The 13 British Colonies - A nice map of the colonies and towns.
Welcome to the Colonial America Web Page - This site has a great map that links to information on colonies.

WebQuests

13 Colonies WebQuest - The King is arriving and you are the local historian with the expertise needed to gather important information on The 13 Colonies.
Room 20's Colonial Webpage - A summary of why the colonies were settled, their industries, and the people.
The Founding of the 13 Original Colonies WebQuest - This is a great WebQuest where students are to get prepared as if they are historians to report their expertise to others.

Fort Orange

Albany Section - Fort Orange - More information on Fort Orange
Dutch Colonization - Information on Fort Orange
Fort Orange - Information on Fort Orange.
Painting of Fort Orange -

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Last revised Mon Dec 10 9:51:11 US/Pacific 2007