English colonists did not have to wait until the Gulf of St. Lawrence and its river were free of ice […]

In 1745, a postal system linked the colonists in Massachusetts and Virginia. This system had been under royal control since 1711. It […]

The inhabitants of the French and English colonies had very different political experiences. Political life in the colonies In New […]

The metropolis of the Thirteen Colonies was England. In New France, the colonyColonizationColonization occurs when one country takes control of […]

The Thirteen Colonies had the perfect geographical location for trading with the many ports that were open year-round along the […]

The industries in the northern and middle colonies were undergoing rapid development. Thanks to the strong populationPopulation comes from the Latin populus, meaning […]

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... […]

All the colonists who came from Europe to settle in America were Christians. But they did not all practice the Christianity […]

The colonists of the Thirteen Colonies did not only come from England. There were people from Germany, the Netherlands, Sweden, Ireland, […]

The owner of the plantation was the undisputed master of his estate. His family lived in a nice big house that […]

When Doctor Alexander Hamilton visited Philadelphia for the first time in 1744, he was surprised to find two very different […]

As their name suggests, the Puritans wanted to live a “pure” life. They did not believe in having fun or in […]

Thanks to its large populationPopulation comes from the Latin populus, meaning “the people.”  We say population when we talk about a group… […]

There were many different trades in the Thirteen Colonies. In New England, there were sailors and many shipwrights, as well as […]