Life in the original 13 colonies

Starting in the early 1600s, some people in Europe, especially in England, wanted a better life for themselves. They chose to make the perilous crossing of the Atlantic Ocean and established 13 colonies in North America. These colonists had to adapt to a very different way of life than the one they had left behind. They also had to adapt to different conditions, depending on where they settled. But they were determined to succeed. This book examines the challenges the colonists faced and how they managed to overcome them to eventually form the United States of America.