You Choose: Historical Eras: Colonial America

You Choose: Historical Eras: Colonial America
Author: Allison Louise Lassieur
Publisher: Capstone
Total Pages: 58
Release: 2012-03
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1620650312

Europeans came to the American colonies in the 1600s and 1700s in search of a better life. They worked hard and built farms, homes, and towns. But they were still under Great Britain's rule. Many wanted to make their own laws, but that meant going to war against a rich and powerful country. Will you: Travel to Virginia as an indentured servant? Choose between careers as a sailor or a soldier in Massachusetts? Decide which side you'll take as the country marches closer to revolution?

Your Travel Guide to Colonial America

Your Travel Guide to Colonial America
Author: Lerner Publishing Group
Publisher: Turtleback
Total Pages: 96
Release: 2001-03-01
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9780613332743

Set in the 1750's, meet early settlers and visit native people who have lived in America for centuries. Learn about the voyage of the Mayflower, and get a glimpse of the colonies. Passport To History.

Colonial Clothes

Colonial Clothes
Author: Verna Fisher
Publisher: Nomad Press
Total Pages: 34
Release: 2010-09-01
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1619304104

Taking young readers on a journey back in time, this dynamic series showcases various aspects of colonial life, from people and clothing to homes and food. Each book contains creative illustrations, interesting facts, highlighted vocabulary words, end-of-book challenges, and sidebars that help children understand the differences between modern and colonial life and inspire them to imagine what it would have been like to grow up in colonial America. The volumes in this series focus on the colonists but also include relevant information about Native Americans, offering a variety of perspectives on life in the colonies. Looking at the clothing that men and women wore in colonial times, this book examines how fabrics were made and discusses the work of various professions related to clothing, including tailors, cobblers, tanners, milliners, and wigmakers.

A Kid's Life in Colonial America

A Kid's Life in Colonial America
Author: Sarah Machajewski
Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
Total Pages: 26
Release: 2014-12-15
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1499400063

In the early 17th century, all the world knew of North America came from reports of the earliest European explorers. By the end of the 18th century, the world knew America as the United States—a country whose earliest years were shaped by colonialism. This historical, non-fiction text examines life in Colonial America through the eyes of the kids who lived there. Age-appropriate language takes readers inside the clothes, toys, schools, and ways of life in the 17th and 18th centuries. Fact boxes provide opportunities for additional learning. A glossary and index round out the text, completing a comprehensive learning experience.

Colonial American Travel Narratives

Colonial American Travel Narratives
Author: Various
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 388
Release: 1994-08-01
Genre: Travel
ISBN: 9780140390889

Four journeys by early Americans Mary Rowlandson, Sarah Kemble Knight, William Byrd II, and Dr. Alexander Hamilton recount the vivid physical and psychological challenges of colonial life. Essential primary texts in the study of early American cultural life, they are now conveniently collected in a single volume. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.

Life in Colonial America

Life in Colonial America
Author: Julia Garstecki
Publisher: ABDO
Total Pages: 51
Release: 2015-01-01
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1629694495

Have you ever wondered what life was like for individuals and families living in Colonial America? Learn about what their days consisted of, what they ate and wore, and more! Primary sources with accompanying questions, multiple prompts, A Day in the Life section, index, and glossary also included. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Core Library is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.

Colonial America

Colonial America
Author: Richard Middleton
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 579
Release: 2011-03-21
Genre: History
ISBN: 1444396285

Colonial America: A History to 1763, 4th Edition provides updated and revised coverage of the background, founding, and development of the thirteen English North American colonies. Fully revised and expanded fourth edition, with updated bibliography Includes new coverage of the simultaneous development of French, Spanish, and Dutch colonies in North America, and extensively re-written and updated chapters on families and women Features enhanced coverage of the English colony of Barbados and trans-Atlantic influences on colonial development Provides a greater focus on the perspectives of Native Americans and their influences in shaping the development of the colonies

Great Colonial America Projects

Great Colonial America Projects
Author: Kris Bordessa
Publisher: Nomad Press
Total Pages: 230
Release: 2007-06-01
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1936749254

Great Colonial America Projects You Can Build Yourself introduces readers ages 9–12 to colonial America through hands-on building projects. From dyeing and spinning yarn to weaving cloth, from creating tin plates and lanterns to learning wattle and daub construction. Great Colonial America Projects You Can Build Yourself gives readers a chance to experience how colonial Americans lived, cooked, entertained themselves, and interacted with their neighbors.