The 13 Colonies
Was your colony an "Agent of Change" or was it shaped by the environment of colonial times?
Massachusetts New Hampshire New York Rhode Island Connecticut Pennsylvania
New Jersey Maryland Delaware Virginia North Carolina South Carolina Georgia
Questions to be addressed in your paper:
1. When, why, and how was your colony founded?
2. Who went to your colony (what types of people, religions, background, social classes, education, etc.)?
3. What was the purpose of your colony?
4. Experiences of the colonists when they arrived?
5. What were the hardships they faced?
6. What was their response to early problems?
7. What was the economy of the colony?
8. What was the religious/social life in your colony?
9. What was the political life of your colony?
10. What was the relationship of your colony with other colonies?
11. What was your colony's relationship with Britain?
12. Who in your colony would be for/against the American Revolution?
Books: Print and Electronic, Reference and Non-Fiction
Books are a good place to start historical research projects.
The WHS Library owns many print and electronic books. A list of books that contain information on The 13 Colonies is available in the Resource List section of Destiny (the online catalog.) If you need help accessing the Resource List, see Ms. Schmidt or watch this screencast.
Reference books such as encyclopedias and almanacs, offer short, authoritative information on every topic. Our print reference books cannot leave the library, but electronic books, or e-books, are available 24 hours per day 7 days per week. Click on the title of any e-book to access the READ ONLINE button.
WHS databases
Log into any of these databases by clicking on the link. To access these from home you will need the passwords. Passwords are linked from the Databases portion of the LMC web page. You will need your student gmail account and password to access database passwords.
American History- Search for your topic and find articles, multimedia, primary sources, newspapers, and other popular resources about your subject. Ms. Schmidt recommends using advanced search. Check the box for articles and the era “The Origins of a Nation” and enter your colony in the search box.
Encyclopaedia Britannica – includes links to selected “Best” websites. Choose the RELATED tab from the top of each article.
U.S. History in Context Try searching for "Colonial America*". Adding the star to the end of America will search for results about America, American, etc.
World History – Modern Era - This database provides in-depth coverage of the history of all regions of the world from1500 to the present, thousands of primary and secondary sources, book excerpts and recorded interviews with key figures; illustrations of people, places, events, and specialized maps.
Internet sites
Try searching on Google and Sweetsearch your colony and the extension .gov. For example: "new hampshire" colony .gov. GoogleBooks and Google Scholar may also be helpful.
· 13 Originals- Founding the American Colonies
· Library of Congress- Colonial and Early America
· Charters of Freedom
· Massachusetts Historical Society primary documents and information about events leading up to the Revolutionary War.
Was your colony an "Agent of Change" or was it shaped by the environment of colonial times?
Massachusetts New Hampshire New York Rhode Island Connecticut Pennsylvania
New Jersey Maryland Delaware Virginia North Carolina South Carolina Georgia
Questions to be addressed in your paper:
1. When, why, and how was your colony founded?
2. Who went to your colony (what types of people, religions, background, social classes, education, etc.)?
3. What was the purpose of your colony?
4. Experiences of the colonists when they arrived?
5. What were the hardships they faced?
6. What was their response to early problems?
7. What was the economy of the colony?
8. What was the religious/social life in your colony?
9. What was the political life of your colony?
10. What was the relationship of your colony with other colonies?
11. What was your colony's relationship with Britain?
12. Who in your colony would be for/against the American Revolution?
Books: Print and Electronic, Reference and Non-Fiction
Books are a good place to start historical research projects.
The WHS Library owns many print and electronic books. A list of books that contain information on The 13 Colonies is available in the Resource List section of Destiny (the online catalog.) If you need help accessing the Resource List, see Ms. Schmidt or watch this screencast.
Reference books such as encyclopedias and almanacs, offer short, authoritative information on every topic. Our print reference books cannot leave the library, but electronic books, or e-books, are available 24 hours per day 7 days per week. Click on the title of any e-book to access the READ ONLINE button.
WHS databases
Log into any of these databases by clicking on the link. To access these from home you will need the passwords. Passwords are linked from the Databases portion of the LMC web page. You will need your student gmail account and password to access database passwords.
American History- Search for your topic and find articles, multimedia, primary sources, newspapers, and other popular resources about your subject. Ms. Schmidt recommends using advanced search. Check the box for articles and the era “The Origins of a Nation” and enter your colony in the search box.
Encyclopaedia Britannica – includes links to selected “Best” websites. Choose the RELATED tab from the top of each article.
U.S. History in Context Try searching for "Colonial America*". Adding the star to the end of America will search for results about America, American, etc.
World History – Modern Era - This database provides in-depth coverage of the history of all regions of the world from1500 to the present, thousands of primary and secondary sources, book excerpts and recorded interviews with key figures; illustrations of people, places, events, and specialized maps.
Internet sites
Try searching on Google and Sweetsearch your colony and the extension .gov. For example: "new hampshire" colony .gov. GoogleBooks and Google Scholar may also be helpful.
· 13 Originals- Founding the American Colonies
· Library of Congress- Colonial and Early America
· Charters of Freedom
· Massachusetts Historical Society primary documents and information about events leading up to the Revolutionary War.