Colonial America Reading Passages
Reading Results
Christopher Columbus and Early European Exploration
This reading passage introduces students to the story of Christopher Columbus and early European exploration. It covers ...
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The Mayflower and the Pilgrims
This engaging history passage introduces students to the remarkable journey of the Mayflower and the Pilgrims. Aligned t...
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The First Thanksgiving Celebration
This engaging passage tells the story of the First Thanksgiving Celebration, focusing on the Pilgrims and Wampanoag peop...
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Jamestown: The First Permanent English Colony
This engaging history passage explores the founding of Jamestown, the first permanent English colony in America. Aligned...
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Pocahontas and the Powhatan People
This engaging reading passage explores the life of Pocahontas and the Powhatan people and their important role in early ...
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The 13 Original Colonies: An Overview
This engaging U.S. history reading passage introduces students to the 13 original colonies. It presents the story of how...
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The New England Colonies
This engaging history reading passage explores the founding and growth of the New England Colonies in early America, foc...
The Middle Colonies: Breadbasket of America
This engaging U.S. history reading passage explores the Middle Colonies—New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Delaware...
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The Southern Colonies and Plantation Life
This engaging U.S. History reading passage introduces students to the Southern Colonies and plantation life, key element...
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Colonial Children: School and Chores
This reading passage explores the daily lives of colonial children, focusing on their experiences at school and their ma...
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Colonial Clothing and Homemade Goods
This engaging U.S. history passage explores the daily life of early American colonists with a focus on colonial clothing...
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Colonial Games and Entertainment
This engaging history reading passage explores the types of games and entertainment enjoyed by children and families in ...
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Colonial Jobs: Blacksmiths, Bakers, and Craftsmen
This engaging history reading passage explores the vital roles of blacksmiths, bakers, and craftsmen in colonial America...
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Colonial Towns and Village Life
This engaging history reading passage explores the daily life, work, and unity found in colonial towns and villages. Ali...
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Colonial Trade with England and Africa
This history reading passage explores colonial trade between the American colonies, England, and Africa, focusing on the...
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Benjamin Franklin: Printer, Inventor, and Leader
This history reading passage explores the life and achievements of Benjamin Franklin, one of America's most important ea...
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Slavery in the American Colonies
This engaging U.S. History reading passage introduces students to the history of slavery in the American Colonies, follo...
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Colonial Government and Town Meetings
This engaging U.S. History reading passage explores the importance of colonial government and town meetings in early Ame...
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The Great Awakening Religious Movement
This passage explores the Great Awakening, a powerful religious movement that swept through colonial America in the 1700...
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The French and Indian War
This educational history reading passage explores the French and Indian War, a major conflict in North America before th...
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Growing Tensions with Great Britain
This engaging U.S. history reading passage explores the growing tensions between the American colonies and Great Britain...
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Unfair Taxes and the Stamp Act
This engaging U.S. history reading passage explores the story of the Stamp Act and unfair taxes in colonial America. Ali...
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Jamestown Colony and Tobacco
This rigorous U.S. History reading passage explores the founding and development of the Jamestown Colony with a focus on...
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Why Europeans Immigrated to Colonial America
This passage examines the complex reasons why Europeans immigrated to Colonial America, exploring both push and pull fac...
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Plymouth Colony and Pilgrims
This history reading passage explores the causes, motivations, and consequences surrounding the founding of Plymouth Col...
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Mayflower Compact: Early American Democracy Document
This comprehensive history reading passage explores the Mayflower Compact, one of the earliest examples of self-governme...
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Bacon's Rebellion 1676
This rigorous U.S. history reading passage explores Bacon's Rebellion of 1676 in Colonial Virginia, focusing on the caus...
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Quakers in Colonial America
This passage explores the role of the Quakers in Colonial America, focusing on their pursuit of peace, religious freedom...
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Roger Williams Religious Freedom
This passage examines the legacy of Roger Williams and the founding of Rhode Island as a unique experiment in religious ...
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Indentured Servants in Colonial America
This comprehensive passage and activity set explores the crucial but complex role of indentured servants in colonial Ame...
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Slave Resistance in Colonial America
This passage examines the complex history of slave resistance and rebellion in colonial America. Students will explore t...
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Triangular Trade and Slavery
This passage explores the Triangular Trade Route and its role in shaping the slavery-based economy of colonial America. ...
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Middle Passage: Transatlantic Slave
This history reading passage explores the horrors and complexities of the Middle Passage, a central part of the Transatl...
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Salem Witch Trials 1692: Causes and Consequences
This passage explores the complex causes and far-reaching consequences of the Salem Witch Trials of 1692, a defining epi...
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Puritan Life Massachusetts
This passage explores the complexities of Puritan life in the Massachusetts Bay Colony, examining the causes, motivation...
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Colonial Women's Lives
This history reading passage examines the complex roles, rights, and daily experiences of women in colonial America. Stu...
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New England Town Meetings: Colonial Democracy
This rigorous U.S. history reading passage examines New England Town Meetings and their significance in the development ...
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Benjamin Franklin Colonial Leader
This engaging U.S. history reading passage explores Benjamin Franklin's life, focusing on his roles as a colonial invent...
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Colonial Apprenticeship System and Education
This engaging history reading passage explores the Colonial Apprenticeship System and Education in early America. Studen...
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Colonial Social Classes
This comprehensive history reading passage delves into the complex social classes of Colonial America, exploring their o...
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French and Indian War
This passage explores the complex causes and lasting effects of the French and Indian War, a pivotal conflict in colonia...
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Proclamation of 1763
This engaging history reading passage explores the Proclamation of 1763, a major turning point in early American history...
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Colonial American Cities: Growth and Inequality
This U.S. History reading passage explores the development of colonial American cities and the complex social and econom...
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Boston Tea Party 1773
This engaging history reading passage examines the Boston Tea Party of 1773 through analytical and compare/contrast lens...
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Frontier Life: Opportunities and Dangers
This passage, 'Frontier Life: Opportunities and Dangers,' examines the experiences of settlers and Native Americans duri...
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American Revolution Patriots
This engaging passage explores the motivations, conflicts, and consequences of the Patriots’ fight for independence duri...
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Thomas Paine Common Sense
This passage explores the profound impact of Thomas Paine's pamphlet, Common Sense, on the American Revolution and the m...
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Colonial Printing Press and Spread of Ideas
This comprehensive history reading passage examines the critical role of the colonial printing press in the spread of re...
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Boston Massacre 1770
This rigorous U.S. history reading passage examines the Boston Massacre of 1770, analyzing the event through both factua...
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European Explorers in California
This engaging U.S. History reading passage introduces students to the first European explorers in California, focusing o...
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