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A is for Attire

In colonial America, clothes were usually made from wool, linen or 

leather. For men, clothing usually included long-length, loose linen 

shirts, breeches, long woolen socks, jerkins, doublets, belts, plain 

leather shoes, wide-brimmed hats, coats and capes. The women 

usually wore long-length, loose shift which was worn as an 

undergarment, petticoats, long gowns or skirts with a jacket, belts, 

long woolen stockings, plain leather shoes, aprons, close-fitting coifs, 

coats and capes. The children would often wear clothes similar in 

style to that of adult colonists.

B is for Buffer Colony

The Buffer Colony was the name given to the colony of Georgia. It was 

called the "Buffer Colony" because its primary purpose was to protect 

South Carolina from Spanish forces in the south. It later became a 

safe haven for people who owed debt in England.

C is for Colonies

The colonies were founded by the English, Dutch and Swedish but 

were eventually all ruled by England. Much of the colonies were 

founded for religious freedom while others were founded for 

financial reasons such as to gain profits. These colonies included 

Virginia, New York, Massachusetts, Maryland, Rhode Island, 

Connecticut, New Hampshire, Delaware, North Carolina, South 

Carolina, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Georgia.

D is for Delaware

The Delaware Colony was founded in 1638 by Peter Minuit and the 

New Sweden Company. The colony was named after the Virginia 

Company's first governor, Lord de la Warr. It later became one of the 

middle colonies of colonial America.

E is for England

England was the country that ruled over the original thirteen 

colonies. It would use the colonies to gather raw materials and to 

gain a profit from. 

F is for Freedom

Much of colonial America was founded from the desire to gain 

religious freedom. Groups such as the Puritans came over to the New 

World to escape religious persecution and to practice their religion 

freely.

G is for Great Migration

The Great Migration was a period in colonial America in which 

20,000 English men, women and children crossed the Atlantic Ocean 

between 1620 and 1640 to settle in the New World. Many of these 

Englishmen traveled across the Atlantic Ocean to escape religious 

persecution in Europe.

H is for Hutchinson

Anne Hutchinson was a colonist of the Massachusetts Bay Colony who 

spoke out against the teachings of the Puritan community. Her 

beliefs caused her to be exiled from the Puritan community therefore 

becoming an important symbol for freedom of speech and religion. 

I is for Indians

The Indians, or Native Americans, were the primary inhabitants of 

the North American continent. As the colonists began to settle on 

their land, some Native Americans sought to make peaceful relations 

with the settlers while others sought violence and anger against the 

colonists.

J is for Jamestown

Jamestown was the first permanent English settlement in the 

Americas. Founded in 1607, this settlement nearly collapsed as a 

result of famine, disease and Native American raids. They were saved 

when a second wave of settlers came. John Rolfe, who was amongst 

these settlers, grew tobacco, which saved the settlement from 

extinction.

K is for King Charles II

King Charles the II was the ruler of England, Scotland, and Ireland. 

He reigned during the Restoration, a period of expanding trade and 

colonization. This was very significant in regards to the settling of 

the colonies in the New World. He also had a   strong opposition to 

Catholicism. 

L is for Lord Baltimore

Lord Baltimore was the founder of Maryland, a colony which offered 

religious freedom, and a refuge for the persecuted Roman Catholics.

M is for Mercantilism 

Mercantilism was the seventeenth and eighteenth century economic 

philosophy that trade generated wealth and was stimulated by the 

accumulation of profitable balances, which a government should 

encourage by means of protectionism.The idea of mercantilism 

helped drive laws in the colonies that would establish England as 

their only trading partner and allow England to sell the goods and to 

stabilize their economy. After several years, mercantilism led 

colonists to believe that they needed independence from England to 

properly trade and prosper. 

N is for New England

New England was the name given to the northern region of the 

thirteen colonies. Since it's rocky soil did not allow for the growing of 

many crops, New England became known for its fishing industry, 

shipbuilding and excessive supply of lumber.

O is for Oglethorpe

James Olglethorpe was the founder of the Buffer Colony known as 

Georgia. He founded the colony as a place where poor British people, 

especially people in debt could go to start a new life.

P is for Powhatan

The Powhatan were an Algonquian tribe that lived in Virginia and 

interacted with the Jamestown settlement. Their most famous chief, 

Chief Powhatan, united a group of other Algonquian tribes and 

formed the Powhatan Confederacy. The daughter of Chief Powhatan, 

Pocahontas, later married a Jamestown settler named John Rolfe 

which led to temporary peaceful relations among the Jamestown 

settlers and the Powhatan.

Q is for Quakers

The Quakers, also known as the Society of Friends, was a group of 

Christians who fled Europe due to religious persecution. They 

eventually settled in Pennsylvania under the leadership of William 

Penn and began a colony where they could practice their faith.

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