This site is part of a curriculum unit containing in-depth and detailed information comparing the architecture of colonial New England and the colonial South. It discusses how the archictecture relects the lives and the society of the...

Compares life in the three regions of the thirteen British colonies - the New England colonies (Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Connecticut), the Middle Colonies (New York, Pennsylvania, Delaware, and New Jersey), and the...

History paper provides a general overview of the northern, middle, and southern colonies highlighting their differences in religion, economics, and social issues.

Describes the chronology of architectural design in New England and the South and what the architecture revealed about class building techniques. Includes ideas for lesson activities.

Read about the colonization of the Carolinas and Georgia, find out about the role of slavery in those colonies, and see how the Native Americans were treated.

The essay describes the devlopment of the Southern colonies as agricultural centers and the cultural aspects associated with rural, agricultural life.

Discusses the economics of slavery in South Carolina and its importance to the profitable growing of rice. It continues with ways the slaves were controlled and punished in South Carolina and Georgia. Click on Teacher's Guide for teacher...

Focuses on slavery in North America, the worry about uprisings, and slavery's economic impact. Links to related information.

For this lesson plan, students will consider Lesson 2: From Courage to Freedom: Slavery's Dehumanizing Effects. Worksheets and other supporting materials can be found under the Resources tab.

Mary Musgrove become a negotiator between English and Native American communities and played an important role in the development of Colonial Georgia.

Extensive timeline (1492-1997) of tobacco cultivation--in three parts. Click links at bottom of pages to view Parts I, III, and IV.