Colonial America Reading Comprehension Worksheets
Related Standards: RI.6-8.1 & RH.6-8.8
Colonial America was slowly, but surely developing through the likes of Dutch, English, French, and Spanish immigrants. It wasn't until the British really ramped up settlements, in the late 1500s, that the region really started to take shape. Religion had a big part in why people were moving out there. They wanted to practice their own religions and not be told what they should believe or not believe. These worksheets will look at the founding and rise of colonial America.
Colonial America Worksheets To Print:
Why Were There Thirteen Colonies in America? - We look at
traces the early history of the colonies. No one set out with a plan in the 1600 or 1700s to create thirteen colonies
that came together as a new nation.
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Life in the New England Colonies - We examine what it was
like in the 1600s within the New England area. Towns developed
and in the 1700s the population of Boston reached 20,000.
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Life in the Middle Colonies - The colonies of New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania
and Delaware are called the Middle Colonies because of their
geographic location. It always seems like the North
and the South always have an opinion, but the Middle is somewhere
in between.
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Life in the Southern Colonies - The Southern Colonies attracted immigrants from England, France,
Germany, Ireland, and Switzerland. Describes life in the Southern
Colonies before the American Revolution.
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The Most Influential of the Colonies - Obviously, all the colonies were important and
contributed first to Great Britain and later to the
United States once the new country was formed. Focuses on the colonies
most involved in the American Revolution.
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The Pilgrims - The term Pilgrims began being used in 1800.
When the word Pilgrims is used in U.S. history it means
the people who founded the Plymouth Colony in the
early 1600s. The history of the Pilgrims and the way they
go.
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Sources of Conflict between the Colonies and Great Britain
- Great Britain engaged in war with France and Native
Americans, called the French and Indian War, over control of
areas of North America. Explores some of the many sources of conflict between the colonies
and Great Britain.
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Salem Witchcraft Trials - Do you believe it Witches? They
did! Most of the accused witches came from the prosperous areas of Salem and
their accusers from the poorer areas.
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Colonists and British Citizens - Colonists in America were British subjects under the rule of the King of
England and the British Parliament but did not have the same rights as British
citizens who lived in England. Gives you some reasons
why colonists might not have been loyal British subjects.
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Life on the Mayflower - One hundred and two Pilgrims left England in 1620
aboard a ship called the Mayflower, bound for the northern part
of the Virginia Colony near the mouth of the Hudson River. Uses historical records to describe
some aspects of life on the Mayflower.
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