1600-1775, colonial period

Contains forty-five articles, ten lessons, and primary sources for teaching the Colonial period in the classroom.

Readers learn about Colonial Jamestown, the first permanent English colony in North America, and look at the colonists' experiences, from the difficult ocean voyage, to illness and starvation, to uncertainty and hard work in the new land.

This enthralling, swash-buckling time-slip adventure for middle-grade readers centers on a fascinating period in North American history.

Examines the history and development of the British colonies, describing the experiences of the first settlers, education, government, interactions with Native Americans, and other related topics.

In order to escape religious persecution, a group of English Separatists set sail for America in 1620, hoping to establish a new colony.

Continues the story of Claire and Jamie Fraser, a twentieth-century woman and a Scottish Highlander who fell in love when Claire traveled back in time through a stone circle, following the couple to the American colonies, where their attempts to make a new life for themselves are complicated by the arrival of their daughter Brianna, who has news from the future.

The fifth novel in the Outlander series finds eighteenth-century Scotsman Jamie Fraser and his wife Claire Randall, a woman who has traveled back in time from post-World War II England, in the American colonies in 1771 and preparing for the coming revolution.

Students learn about colonial America by connecting the people, places, and stories from the past with the stories, art, and culture of the modern world through live action, animation, and interviews.

Describes the origins and historical background of Thanksgiving, and looks at how the holiday is celebrated. Includes a visit to Plimoth Plantation, an Abnaki tribe myth on the origin of corn, and a craft demonstration.

Tells the story of the first Thanksgiving celebrated at the Plymouth Colony.