What is the Colonial Times?

Question

I have this homework assignment where u have to write about a girl during the colonial times...it kinda has to be about family and friends, gaining knowledge, and stuff like that..but the problem is, i don't really know what it was like during the colonial times...pleez go into detail..like did they have schools and stuff? and can you give me any ideas about the story? THanks! ONce again, please go into detail! THANKS A BUNCH !!!! :)

PLEEZ hurry! Sorry, it's just that i'm really in a hurry, and it's due tomorrow! :)

Answer 1

It is like the time of were the people were in thirteen coloies. They are taxed by the King,George the third.They had protests.and many boycotts i think you got the point. They did have schools.

Answer 2

the colonial period was from about 1607 through the ealy 1800's when are boudaries were farther west than the appalacians. yes they did have schools but most ppl didnt go they had to work on their farms and went when they were not needed to pick the crops. Colleges were around and wealthy kids went to those to become lawyers. most people lived on farms at the time with perty much all of the cities being ports on the coast. Most of the nice things were imported from Europe and all America was used for was to ship out its vast raw matierals.

Answer 3

I believe colonial times could be during the 1600's & 1700's. Jamestown was founded 1607, and it was one of the earliest colonies. The 13 colonies rebelled and won our independence in 1776. It was the times before that.

Answer 4

America began as colonies of England, France, Spain, and the Netherlands. The story of America as a nation must begin with the colonization of the East Coast.

Jamestown: First English Colony in America
Explorers had been landing in America for some time before English settlers arrived in what is now Jamestown, Virginia, in 1607. But it was in that spot on the James River that English colonization began and with it, the history of America.

The Pilgrims: Voyage to Freedom
Follow the Pilgrims as they sail across the Atlantic Ocean, from England to America, in search of religious freedom. See who they meet when they land in New England. Find out about the first Thanksgiving.

The 13 American Colonies
This fun, illustrated article describes the 13 American Colonies in detail, from economics to religion to agriculture to revolution. Also includes a clickable map with links to individual descriptions of each colony and a list of the first European settlements in North America. Outstanding resource!

Farming in the 13 American Colonies
The focus is on agriculture in this look at how the colonists farmed and what they grew. See wheat turn into flour!

Religion in the 13 American Colonies
In colonial America, how you worshipped depended on where you lived. See how each colony taught religion and where they gathered for worship.

Education in the 13 American Colonies
Did colonial schools really keep girls out? Find out this and more in this entertaining look at education in colonial times.

Food in the 13 American Colonies
What did the colonists eat and how did they get it? This fun, illustrated article tells you.

Parks and Fun in the 13 American Colonies
Did colonial kids play? If so, what games did they play? This article has the answers for you. Some things haven't changed.

John Peter Zenger and Freedom of the Press
This was the first libel case in America. It forever set the standard for freedom of the press and made a hero of not only Zenger but also his lawyer, Andrew Hamilton.

The French and Indian War
This easy-to-read, illustrated article describes the struggle between France and England over territory in North America. Find out what part a young George Washington played in this war. Also includes a timeline of the war. This article fills in the gap between colonial development and revolutionary war.



Triangular Trade
This was the economic cycle of goods that sailed in a triangular pattern between England, Africa, and America and back again. Major commodities included timber, rum, sugar, silk, and (of course) slaves. Find out more about this early period of American economic history.

Patrick Henry: Voice of Freedom
Patrick Henry was one of the leading lights of the American Revolution, a voice that would not be silenced until Americans were free and could govern themselves.

Samuel Adams: Ringleader of the American Revolution
Described as a firebrand, a revolutionary, and a patriot, the young Adams was perhaps the most vocal of his generation to demand independence from Great Britain. He believed in the higher cause of independence, and he didn't often let laws that he thought unjust stand in his way.

Benjamin Franklin: America's Renaissance Man
Benjamin Franklin was one of the most famous people of his generation, his country, and his country’s history. He was as close as Colonial America came to having a Renaissance man.


John Hancock: The Money Behind the Revolution
John Hancock is perhaps best known for his very large signature on the Declaration of Independence. However, he was much more important to the American Revolution and the Revolutionary War as a businessman who had large sums of money at his disposal and used that money to support the American cause.

The Boston Tea Party
What caused Americans to get so upset about tea? Find out in this easy-to-read article.

The House of Burgesses
The first legislature anywhere in the English colonies in America was in Virginia. This was the House of Burgesses, and it first met on July 30, 1619, at a church in Jamestown. Its first order of business was to set a minumum price for the sale of tobacco.

African-Americans in Colonial Times
Find out what life was like for African-Americans in the early days of the colonies. Read fact sheets on famous people. The primary sources are also especially helpful.