Introduction
The United States started out as 13 colonies along the Atlantic Coast of North America. These colonies were controlled by the English (or British). The original 13 colonies were founded in the 1600s and 1700s, starting with Virginia and ending with Georgia.
Task
1. Where is the colony located? (GEOGRAPHY)
2. When, why, how, and by whom was the colony founded? (HISTORY)
3. What was life like for the colonists living in the colony? (CULTURE)
4. What were the major industries in the colony? (ECONOMICS)
5. Who was important in the history of the colony? (PEOPLE)
Process
Connecticut:
http://www.academickids.com/encyclopedia/index.php/Connecticut_Colony
http://www.kids.ct.gov/kids/cwp/view.asp?a=2573&q=329084
http://mrnussbaum.com/history-2-2/conncolony/
Massachusetts:
http://www.academickids.com/encyclopedia/index.php/Province_of_Massachusetts_Bay
http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/usstates/massachusettshistory1.htm
http://mrnussbaum.com/history-2-2/masscolony/
https://www.landofthebrave.info/massachusetts-colony.htm
New Hampshire:
http://www.academickids.com/encyclopedia/index.php/Province_of_New_Hampshire
http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/usstates/newhampshirehistory1.htm
http://mrnussbaum.com/history-2-2/nhcolony/
https://www.landofthebrave.info/new-hampshire-colony.htm
Rhode Island:
http://www.academickids.com/encyclopedia/index.php/Colony_of_Rhode_Island_and_Providence_Plantations
http://mrnussbaum.com/history-2-2/ricolony/