The Settling of the Thirteen Original Colonies
U.S. Military Academy history professor Robert McDonald explained how the 13 original American colonies were settled and the differences between the colonies and their people.
Description
U.S. Military Academy history professor Robert McDonald explained how the 13 original American colonies were settled, and the differences and unity between the colonies and their people.
Bell Ringer Assignment
- How did the colonists differ in terms of where they came from? Explain the significance.
- In what ways did the reasons for coming to America differ amongst the colonies? In what ways were they similar?
- Explain the level of unity between the different colonies.
- What caused this level of connectedness to increase?
Additional Resources
Participants
Vocabulary
- Accent
- Colonization
- Colony
- Culture
- England
- Great Britain
- Jamestown
- London
- Pennsylvania
- Plymouth
- Quakers
- Region
- Religious Freedom