American History · The Founding of English America

The Thirteen Colonies

From Jamestown to Georgia. The story of how English settlers built thirteen colonies along the Atlantic seaboard — the chronology of their founding, the history of each colony, and the daily life of colonial America.

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Colonial America

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The founding of the colonies, the story of each, and how the colonists lived.

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Timeline

A Chronology

The founding of English America in order — from Roanoke and Jamestown to Georgia.

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The Colonies

The Thirteen Colonies

The story of each of the thirteen colonies, from Massachusetts Bay to Georgia.

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Society

Daily Life

Farming, town life, religion, family and food in colonial America.

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