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University of Groningen

American History: Outlines: Second Generation of British Colonies

For Students 9th - 10th
The religious and civil conflict in England in the mid-17th century limited immigration, as well as the attention the mother country paid the fledgling American colonies. In part to provide for the defense measures England was...
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The History Cat

The History Cat: History of Colonial America: The Thirteen Colonies

For Students 9th - 10th
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...
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Victorian Web

Brown University: Victorian Web: Puritanism in New England

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief explanation of the founding of the New England colonies by both Pilgrims and Puritans.
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Other

Lost Colony: England's Expeditions to the New World 1584 1590

For Students 4th - 8th
A short history of the attempt to establish a British colony on Roanoke Island which ended with the mysterious disappearance of the colonists.
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University of Groningen

American History: Outlines: A New Colonial System

For Students 9th - 10th
Although some believe that the history of the American Revolution began long before the first shots were fired in 1775, England and America did not begin an overt parting of the ways until 1763, more than a century and a half after the...
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University of Groningen

American History: Outlines: Colonial Indian Relations

For Students 9th - 10th
By 1640 the British had solid colonies established along the New England coast and the Chesapeake Bay. In between were the Dutch and the tiny Swedish community. To the west were the original Americans, then called Indians.
Handout
University of Groningen

American History: Outlines: Colonial Indian Relations

For Students 9th - 10th
By 1640 the British had solid colonies established along the New England coast and the Chesapeake Bay. In between were the Dutch and the tiny Swedish community. To the west were the original Americans, the Indians.