Colonial Era

Learn how peoples and cultures spread during the Colonial Era, how that spread affected native peoples, and how the impacts of that colonialism are still felt in society today.

Colonial Era Resources

Amos Fortune, Free Man

Newbery Medal biography of an African-born man enslaved in colonial New England who bought his freedom and that of others.

The Sign of the Beaver

Newbery Honor survival story set in 1768 Maine, in which a settler boy and a Penobscot boy teach each other to live in the wilderness.

The Witch of Blackbird Pond

Newbery Medal novel about a Barbados-raised girl adjusting to Puritan Connecticut in 1687 and the witchcraft accusation that follows.

A History of British India

Explore the storied era of British-ruled India, the dissolution of Britain's empire, and the forging of independent India and Pakistan....

6-8 History: Conquest and Colonization 1400-1700

6-8 Core Curriculum - History: Conquest and Colonization 1400-1700 Take your children on this fascinating trip back to the Renaissance era to explore the European navigation, conquest, and colonization of foreign lands within the context of the...