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1650 – 1765
Colonial America was a period of settlement, growth, and cultural exchange. Colonists from various countries, including England, Spain, France, and the Netherlands, established diverse colonies. This era saw interactions with indigenous peoples, the rise of colonial economies, and the early seeds of American independence, shaping the future United States. (You can find books about the earliest European settlements here. )
Picture books
If You Lived In Williamsburg in Colonial Days
Accessible introduction to life in colonial Williamsburg
Old Silver Leg Takes Over! A Story of Peter Stuyvesant
Fun introduction to the famous governor of New Amsterdam
Hasty Pudding, Johnnycakes, and Other Good Stuff: Cooking in Colonial America
Fun introduction to food in colonial America
Chapter books
The Witch of Blackbird Pond
Award-winning novel of a girl in colonial Connecticut accused of witchcraft
Weetamoo: Heart of the Pocassets, Massachusetts – Rhode Island, 1653
Fictional diary of a Pocasset chief’s daughter
Standing in the Light: The Captive Diary of Catharine Carey Logan
Fictional diary of a girl living among Native Americans
Look to the Hills: The Diary of Lozette Moreau, a French Slave Girl, New York Colony 1763
Fictional diary of an enslaved French girl in colonial New York
Colonial America: An Interactive History Adventure
Choose-your-own-adventure book set in colonial America
Banished from Our Home: The Acadian Diary of Angelique Richard, Grande-Pre, Acadia, 175
Fictional diary of a Canadian girl banished from Acadia
Non-fiction books
Struggle for a Continent: The French and Indian Wars: 1689-1763
Excellent introduction to the different European powers in colonial America and their conflicts
The World of William Penn
Biography of William Penn and his famous contemporaries around the world
Fort Mose: And the Story of the Man Who Built the First Free Black Settlement in Colonial America
True story of a community of the first legal free black community in North America
Government (Colonial Life)
Exploration of the structures and role of government in the American colonies
Colonial America Reference Library: Primary Sources
Excerpts of primary sources from colonial America
Biographies
Young George Washington and the French and Indian War
Biography of George Washington’s early colonial career for young readers
The Trailblazing Life of Daniel Boone and How Early Americans Took to the Road
Exciting biography of a colonial American adventurer
Activities
Explore Colonial America! 25 Great Projects, Activities, Experiments
Activities, projects, and experiments inspired by colonial American life
Great Colonial America Projects: You Can Build Yourself
Projects inspired by colonial American life
Eat Your U.S. History Homework: Recipes for Revolutionary Minds
Exploration of food in colonial America, with recipes
Colonial Kids: An Activity Guide to Life in the New World
Activities inspired by colonial American life
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