Colonial+America

= = ** Database: U.S. History in Context ** (From the library webpage, select **//Online Databases//** under //Contents//) or link from the icon.

When you start to type, a drop down menu will appear. Select //Thirteen Colonies//. (It will be in bold print. It’s called a Portal).
 * Search term to use: **// Thirteen Colonies //

** Notes/hints ** 1. Regions –
 * ** New England ** – Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay Company/Colony, Connecticut, New Haven, Rhode Island, New Hampshire
 * ** Middle Colonies ** – New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, New Netherland, Dutch
 * ** Chesapeake ** – Virginia, Maryland, Roanoke, Jamestown
 * ** Lower South ** – Carolinas, Georgia

2. Many of the articles are lengthy (especially those from the //Encyclopedia of the North American Colonies//, 1993). After reading the introductory paragraph, scroll through to preview headings (skim and scan), or scan the Table of Contents (right hand side of article) if available.

3. For citing your source…. Go to the end of the article for the **Source Citation**.