The Thirteen Colonies

A True Book

by Brendan January

Examines the creation of the original thirteen colonies in the United States, from the failed colony of Roanoke in 1587 to the formation of the Georgia colony in 1733.

Genres: History

47 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2000

About the author

Brendan January has an A.B. from Haverford College and an M.S. in Journalism from Columbia University. He has written numerous nonfiction titles for young readers.

Reviews

[Ryan Hong · Rating 3 out of 5]

1. What is the main idea? The Thirteen Colonies.
2. What is a fact? The thirteen colonies were ruled by Britain.
3. What happend after people came ? War begun.
4. Why were there more people in the colonies? CC discovered it.
5. What is the same between the King and the colonists? They came from England.
6. What do you think will happen next? People will write the declaration.
7. What does conflict mean? Struggle.
8. You can tell that Britain is strict.
9. What is an opinion? England is strict.
10. What is a lesson? Don't be strict.
11. What does conflict mean? War.
12. What can happen? Georgia is a colony.

[Danelle Miller · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very informational about the thirteen colonies and nice illustrations. Great for 4-6 grade.

[Marcus Reeves · Rating 5 out of 5]

It was really interesting! Makes history come to life, just the way it should do.