The Thirteen Colonies

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Pages from the Past features three newspapers that span the 18th century - the January 2, 1750 issue of The Pennsylvania Gazette published by Benjamin Franklin, The Boston Gazette, printed during the Revolutionary War, just three months after the signing of the Declaration of Independence and the Massachusetts Centinel of Saturday, April 24, 1790, published by Benjamin Russell.

You Be the Historian
http://www.americanhistory.si.edu/hohr/springer/index.htm

See if you can figure out what life was like 200 years ago for Thomas and Elizabeth Springer's family in New Castle, Delaware. At the same time discover what historians in the next century could learn about you if they found your house exactly the way it is today.
For Teachers:
http://www.americanhistory.si.edu/hohr/springer/00teach.htm

BELOW YOU CAN BROWSE A COMPLETE LIST OF RESOURCES ON THE 13 COLONIES