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Middle Colonies: Picture Story

Characteristics of the Middle Colonies Use Picture Stories for discussion starters. Also, as an activity, ask your child to interpret the images, and tell a story about the Middle Colonies. Image Credits: “American Beaver” by Steve is licensed under CC BY 2.0 “American Mink” by Pdreijnder is licensed under CC BY 3.0

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New England Colonies: Picture Books

Characteristics of the New England Colonies John Rolfe, in the Virginia Colony, developed an export crop of tobacco. In the New England Colonies, a colder region, tobacco could not be grown. The New Englanders created an economy based on farming grains, fishing, whaling, and logging. A perfect book to read at this point would be […]

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New England Colonies: Picture Story

Characteristics of the New England Colonies Use Picture Stories for discussion starters. Also, as an activity, ask your child to interpret the images, and tell a story about the New England Colonies.         Image Credits: “An Ear of Rye” by LSDSL at en.wikipedia is licensed under CC BY 3.0 “Cucurbita” by George […]

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Southern Colonies: Picture Story

Characteristics of the Southern Colonies Use Picture Stories for discussion starters. Also, as an activity, ask your child to interpret the images, and tell a story about the Southern Colonies. Image Credits: “The Old South” by Nimur at en.wikipedia is licensed under CC BY 3.0 “Nature of Pinar del Rio” by Gorupdebesanez via Wikimedia Commons (Own […]

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Jamestown Settlement: Wattle and Daub

An ancient housing construction technique, used in the Jamestown settlement, is the technique called wattle and daub. This technique was used throughout history and around the world, where similar materials were available In Britain, there was a long standing tradition to build in this manner. In the days when people would have relied on the use […]

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Jamestown: Colonial Craftsmen, 1607-1675

Jamestown, founded in 1607 by colonists from England, is considered the first permanent British Colony. As the colonists endeavored to be self-sufficient, they certainly did become a colony of “makers.” They had to. But, how much “fine art” would have been going on in Jamestown and other early British Colonies, c. 1607 – 1675. The […]

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