1. 13 Colonies Travel Brochure Project
Project Due Date: August 20th
Mr. Carter, the owner of the local Travel Agency--Back in Time Travel--asked your teacher for your
help to advertise his new agency. The agency is unique in that it brings people to places during other
time periods! He heard that you are learning about the 13 original colonies and are becoming experts
about the life in those colonies. He needs your help to create the travel brochures that he will give to
people to entice them to take these time travel trips.
The Task
You will work first on getting an understanding of the 3 Regions of the 13 colonies. Your research
will consist of watching 4 short video clips. Have fun, but don't get lost in time.
The Process
In order to write about a colony, we need to understand why people came to the new world. This
video will try to answer that question.
Watch the video: "Why were the 13 colonies started and why did people come?" For this link you
will have to copy the link and paste into your web browser.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Chm7mQu9_P0
The 13 colonies were separated into three distinct regions—the New England colonies, the Middle
Colonies, and the Southern Colonies. Watch these 3 videos and take notes on them to help you
understand the following points:
What colonies made up each region?
What did colonists do in the region to earn a living?
Any other important bits of information that will help you better understand the 3
regions of the 13 colonies.
New England Colonies: (Just click on the link)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sqp8BReJkgQ&feature=relmfu
Middle Colonies: (Just click on the link)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gu9dQlQIeFM
Southern Colonies: (Just click on the link)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=endscreen&NR=1&v=iZzviIaptvE
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Hold onto your notes. We will be going over these as a class to make sure we all understand some
important items of information.
Move on to your Travel Brochure.

2. 13 Colonies Travel Brochure Project
Project Due Date: August 20th
Brochure Portion of the Project-You will be choosing a colony at random to produce a travel
brochure on. Your brochure should be a tool to try and recruit further settlement in your
colony. Be sure to follow the directions carefully in order to receive full credit on this
assignment.
Content - Your brochure will need to include the following:
Think about what’s important:
Who founded/paid for your colony?
Who are each colonies leaders?
Who was it founded for?
What was the colony founded for? (There are some that were founded for specific reasons)
What is the land like? Are the natives friendly?
How is your colony organized?
Include a map.
Any other interesting information you may find.
Describe the climate and geographical features in that colony
Think of a characteristic of your colony that might help you create a title for the brochure.
For example, people settled in Massachusetts for religious freedom. So a title for the
brochure might be "Live and Pray in Massachusetts Bay!"
3. Use pictures along with words! No one wants to read a brochure that has no illustrations. On the
other hand, pictures are not always worth a thousand words.
How to create a travel brochure in MS Publisher:
Open Microsoft Publisher from the MS Office menu.
1. Select “File” and the “New” from the menu bar.
2. Click the arrow beside “Publications for Print.” A list of options will appear.
3. Scroll down and click “Brochures.” To the right, you will have a list of formats for your
brochure. Select the format of your choice by clicking it.
4. Once you’ve made your selection, Publisher will create a brochure template for you with
default information in the headings. Simply delete the default information and replace it
with the information on your colonies.
5. Be sure to save your work to the network!

3. 13 Colonies Travel Brochure Project
Project Due Date: August 20th
Resources:
Rare Old Maps of Colonial America
http://www.libs.uga.edu/darchive/hargrett/maps/colamer.html
Map of the thirteen colonies
http://library.thinkquest.org/10966/map.shtml?tqskip1=1
Map of the Thirteen Colonies showing the Indian Reserve (1763)
http://www.civics-online.org/library/formatted/images/13_colonies.html
Timeline: Chronological listing all Colonies, Founders and Purpose
http://home.earthlink.net/~gfeldmeth/colchart.html
Early American Colonial Life: Politics and Economics
http://www.polytechnic.org/faculty/gfeldmeth/lec.col2.html
Colonial America: 1600 – 1775 – Comprehensive Links
http://falcon.jmu.edu/%7Eramseyil/colonial.htm
Travel Back to Colonial Times WebQuest
http://www.wths.net/edtech/net/projects/abrahams/colonies.html
America’s Founding Fathers website
http://www.archives.gov/national-archives-
experience/charters/constitution_founding_fathers.html
National Archives: Original Documents – The Thirteen Colonies
http://www.archives.gov/national-archives-experience/charters/charters.html
PBS video about life in the colonies
http://www.pbs.org/ktca/liberty/perspectives_daily.html#
http://www.pbs.org/ktca/liberty/