Colonial Times

This post covers the period following "The age of Exploration" to the beginning of conflicts with Great Britain. It includes information, illustrations, maps, and links to related web sites.

Colonial Kids : A Celebration of Life in the 1700's

The Colonial Times began in the 1600's, soon after Christopher Columbus discovered America. The pilgrims were the first to settle and they came in wanting of religious freedom, more land and gold. This land, although the Europeans did not know, was a already claimed by the Native Americans. They payed prices for their freedom. They suffered from famine, death, and fatal diseases. The spanish were the first to build a colony which is now called Florida.The pilgrims pushed north and claimed South America. In 1607 England's first permanent colony was built , called Jamestown.many died over the hard winter and of the remaining colonists John Smith convinced them that there was no gold. In 1612 a Jamestown farmer found tobacco which became very popular. Shortly afterward a disease called Tobacco Fever brought many people to their deaths. In 1620 the Mayflower Compact was made. This was a written agreement by a consensus of the new settlers arriving at New Plymouth.