Books in The Thirteen Colonies and the Lost Colony Series series

THIRTEEN COLONIES & THE LOST COLONY ™ Take a step back and discover the thirteen colonies of Colonial America. From European exploration through the American Revolution, witness the unique history and character of each colony. Trace the role of each colony in the American Revolution and that colony's impact on the formation of our Constitution. This primary source series includes transcribed colonial patents and charters, with an explanation for readers in contemporary language. Maps and portraits of notable colonists are also included. Rhode Island: This book traces the history of Rhode Island from Roger Williams’s exodus from the Massachusetts colony, thus creating a settlement — the colony of Rhode Island — where people could live in harmony and worship as they pleased. Using primary source documents to enhance a lively and accessible text, it is a vivid account of the story behind the foundation of this colony and the independent spirit of those who settled there.

The legacy of the 13 colonies is an essential building block for elementary social studies students as they develop an understanding of their civic heritage. The Colonial era was a dynamic crucible of politics, human drama, revolution, and resolution, in which the formative principles of American culture and government were born. Here are fact-filled, visually compelling stories of the 13 colonies -- from settlement to statehood -- plus the intriguing, but pivotal story of the thwarted, though valiant, colonial effort at Roanoke. The mysterious disappearance of the Roanoke settlers was never resolved. This mystery of history is sure to engage young readers!

THIRTEEN COLONIES & THE LOST COLONY ™ Take a step back and discover the thirteen colonies of Colonial America. From European exploration through the American Revolution, witness the unique history and character of each colony. Trace the role of each colony in the American Revolution and that colony's impact on the formation of our Constitution. This primary source series includes transcribed colonial patents and charters, with an explanation for readers in contemporary language. Maps and portraits of notable colonists are also included. New Jersey: Using lavish illustrations, compelling text, and a variety of primary source documents, this volume covers New Jersey's inclusion in the colony of New Netherland and later domination by the English colony of New York, its split into two separate territories, its land riots and anti-tax tea parties, and increasingly diverse population, and its transformation from an agrarian to an industrial colony.

THIRTEEN COLONIES & THE LOST COLONY ™ Take a step back and discover the thirteen colonies of Colonial America. From European exploration through the American Revolution, witness the unique history and character of each colony. Trace the role of each colony in the American Revolution and that colony's impact on the formation of our Constitution. This primary source series includes transcribed colonial patents and charters, with an explanation for readers in contemporary language. Maps and portraits of notable colonists are also included. Pennsylvania: In 1681, King Charles II granted William Penn, a Quaker, sole proprietorship of more than 450,000 acres of North American land. The colony soon offered thousands of European settlers the civil liberties, representative government, and affordable land they wanted, and by 1710 its capital city — Philadelphia — had become the second-largest city in the colonies, after Boston.

South Carolina, established to contribute economic wealth to the British empire, enjoyed immense prosperity through its rice and indigo trade during the colonial period. Deep convictions regarding personal property and individual freedoms that developed out of the drive for economic security led South Carolinians to support American independence, but divisions between poorer backcountry farmers and lowland planters led to civil unrest and political disagreements during Revolutionary times.