Print books
A History of Us: Making Thirteen Colonies 1600-1740 bv Joy Hakim
The First Frontier: Life in Colonial America by John C. Miller
Everyday Life in Early America by David Freeman Hawke
Child Life in Colonial Days by Alice Morse Earle
Home Life in Colonial Days by Alice Morse Earle
Daily Life in Colonial America by Don Nardo
Historical Sources on Colonial Life by Chet'la Sebree
Government in Colonial America by L.H. Colligan
Religion in Colonial America by George Capaccio
The First Frontier: Life in Colonial America by John C. Miller
Everyday Life in Early America by David Freeman Hawke
Child Life in Colonial Days by Alice Morse Earle
Home Life in Colonial Days by Alice Morse Earle
Daily Life in Colonial America by Don Nardo
Historical Sources on Colonial Life by Chet'la Sebree
Government in Colonial America by L.H. Colligan
Religion in Colonial America by George Capaccio
Databases
Daily Life Through History Topic Center - Colonial America. This topic center explores everything from family life to work, education, housing, and entertainment during the Colonial era.
Ebooks
Colonial America Reference Library - This is a 5 volume set, including biographies and primary sources. Volumes 1 & 2 provide overview information on various topics (use the "choose a volume" box to see the table of contents for a particular volume).
The Journal of Madam Knight in Defining Documents in American History,
Exploration and Colonial America.
The Colonial Period by James Wolfe. (Chapter 2, Life in the American Colonies)
Your Life as a Settler in Colonial America by Thomas Kingsley Troupe
Kids Discover: Colonial America (pdf)
The Journal of Madam Knight in Defining Documents in American History,
Exploration and Colonial America.
The Colonial Period by James Wolfe. (Chapter 2, Life in the American Colonies)
Your Life as a Settler in Colonial America by Thomas Kingsley Troupe
Kids Discover: Colonial America (pdf)
web resources
Play this interactive game
from Colonial Williamsburg:
Dress the Part.
Clothing helps to show who we are. Select an 18th century person, and dress them appropriately for their social status.
from Colonial Williamsburg:
Dress the Part.
Clothing helps to show who we are. Select an 18th century person, and dress them appropriately for their social status.
Colonial Williamsburg videos: A Day in the Life (3 parts, total of @ 25 minutes). These short videos show how three different young people lived: a wealthy young woman, an apprentice carpenter, and a slave boy.