Here is a collection of questions to check your knowledge about the Thirteen Colonies around 1745. Note: Did you notice […]
Read MoreTransportation
English colonists did not have to wait until the Gulf of St. Lawrence and its river were free of ice […]
Read MoreMail service
In 1745, a postal system linked the colonists in Massachusetts and Virginia. This system had been under royal control since 1711. It […]
Read MoreHaving a say
The inhabitants of the French and English colonies had very different political experiences. Political life in the colonies In New […]
Read MoreEnglish colonies
The metropolis of the Thirteen Colonies was England. In New France, the colonyColonizationColonization occurs when one country takes control of […]
Read MoreIndustries
The industries in the northern and middle colonies were undergoing rapid development. Thanks to the strong populationPopulation comes from the Latin populus, meaning […]
Read MoreAgriculture
Despite the importance of towns, commerceCommerce – CommerceCommerce - Commerce means buying and selling items, goods, and services. Commerce - Le commerce consiste... means buying and selling items, goods, and services. CommerceCommerce - Commerce means buying and selling items, goods, and services. Commerce - Le commerce consiste... – Le commerceCommerce - Commerce means buying and selling items, goods, and services. Commerce - Le commerce consiste... […]
Read MoreProtestantism
All the colonists who came from Europe to settle in America were Christians. But they did not all practice the Christianity […]
Read MoreEnglish, the common language
The colonists of the Thirteen Colonies did not only come from England. There were people from Germany, the Netherlands, Sweden, Ireland, […]
Read MoreLife on a plantation
The owner of the plantation was the undisputed master of his estate. His family lived in a nice big house that […]
Read MoreLife in Philadelphia
When Doctor Alexander Hamilton visited Philadelphia for the first time in 1744, he was surprised to find two very different […]
Read MoreCelebrating Thanksgiving with the Puritans
As their name suggests, the Puritans wanted to live a “pure” life. They did not believe in having fun or in […]
Read MoreThe growing militaries
Thanks to its large populationPopulation comes from the Latin populus, meaning “the people.” We say population when we talk about a group… […]
Read MoreThe tradesmen
There were many different trades in the Thirteen Colonies. In New England, there were sailors and many shipwrights, as well as […]
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