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Angela Mack and Patricia McCullers

New England Middle Southern

    Overview: Europe in the 17th century was wrought with problems such as the enclosure movement, religious persecution and debtor prisons.  Consequently, they came by ship across the stormy Atlantic to the New World.  When they landed many stayed at least at first within a close proximity, because there were no roads or other means of transportation.  Time passed and they cleared land and began to move inland to better locations to avoid impure water, insects and disease.  They were primarily looking for a new start, opportunity and freedom.

Students:  To explore early English colonial settlement click on three categories shown on side of map.To return to this page click on title of page.
You will need to also use an Atlas for additional information.  There are links provided to websites for additional information if you have this available to you or your group.

Teacher's Page

Web Links -
http://www4.bcity.com/history/
http://www.benjaminschool.com/hagy1/webpages/thirteen_colonies.htm
http://www.ucalgary.ca/HIST/tutor/colonies/intro/
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/main.html
http://versaware.atlaszone.lycos.com/atlas/content/maps/topographical/us.html