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Colonial Williamsburg Foundation History - http://www.history.org
Includes history and the education resources available to students and Colonial history enthusiasts. |
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New Netherland Project - http://www.nnp.org/
Its primary objective is to complete the transcription, translation, and publication of all Dutch documents in New York repositories relating to the seventeenth-century colony of New Netherland. |
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The Mayflower Page - http://www.mayflowerhistory.com/
Extensive historical data, including passenger list, crew, documents, crime and punishments on board, and pilgrim writings. |
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Fourth of July Celebrations Database - http://gurukul.american.edu/heintze/fourth.htm
From American University, selected examples of Independence Day celebrations throughout US history. |
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Lewis & Clark: The Maps of Exploration - http://www.lib.virginia.edu/small/exhibits/lewis_clark/
Exhibition of maps and navigational artifacts from Columbus to the Lewis and Clark expedition at the University of Virginia. |
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Classics of American Colonial History - http://www.dinsdoc.com/colonial-1.htm
Collection of pre-1923 articles and books. |
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Cultural Readings: Colonization and Print in the Americas - http://www.library.upenn.edu/exhibits/rbm/kislak/index/cultural.html
An exhibition of books, manuscripts, illustrations, and maps from the Penn Library. |
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The People of Colonial Albany Live Here - http://www.nysm.nysed.gov/albany/
Interactive web exhibit of the Colonial Albany Social History Project, a model community history program sponsored by the New York State Museum. |
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Society of Early Americanists - http://www.hnet.uci.edu/mclark/seapage.htm
Devoted to the exchange of ideas and information about America prior to 1800. Includes library of texts and images, as well as information about recent publications. |
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A Colonial Family and Community - http://www.hfmgv.org/education/smartfun/colonial/intro/index.html
Learn about colonial life in a Connecticut community at the Henry Ford Museum and Greenfield Village's interactive educational site. |
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Colonial Hall: Biographies of America's Founding Fathers - http://www.colonialhall.com
Learn early American history through excerpts from the 1829 book. |
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Founding Fathers Quiz - http://reference.aol.com/quizzes/founding-fathers
Test you knowledge of the founding fathers with this quiz. |
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Slave Movement During the 18th and 19th Centuries - http://dpls.dacc.wisc.edu/slavedata/index.html
Information on slave movement and the slave trade of the 18th and 19th centuries at the DPLS Archive. |
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Early American Secular Music and Its European Sources, 1589-1839: An Index - http://www.colonialdancing.org/Easmes/
A series of primary source indexes covering the early history of the United States. Entries searchable and sorted by text (titles, first lines, recitatives, chorus and burden), by music incipits (represented in scale degrees, stressed notes and interval sequences), with additional indexes of names and theater works. A project of the Colonial Music Institute. |
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Colonial America Resources - http://www.gettysburg.edu/~tshannon/his341/colonialamer.htm
Electronic copies of Poor Richard's Almanac, and other materials from 1700's. |
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Trade in Colonial America - http://www.e-connections.org/lesson1/lesson1.htm
Understanding the colonial economy, presented by ECONnections. |
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Davistown Museum - http://www.davistownmuseum.org/
History of hand tools and technology in USA, colonial history of the Davistown Plantation (Liberty and Montville, Maine) and coastal Maine Native Americans (Wawenoc Indians). Includes extensive bibliography. |
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Spanish Colonial Military Artifacts - http://www.artifacts.org/
Exhibition and interpretation of ca. 1650-1821 Spanish colonial military artifacts from the former Spanish Floridas and Louisiana. Emphasis is on such uniform-related materials as buttons, buckles, and insignia. |
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Mourt's Relation - http://members.aol.com/calebj/mourt.html
Describes in detail the first year at Plymouth, from the pilgrims landing to the arrival of the ship Fortune. |
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Thomas Hariot's A Briefe and True Report of the New Found Land of Virginia - http://docsouth.unc.edu/nc/hariot/hariot.html
Archive edition at the University of Virginia. |
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The First American Theatre - http://www.theatrehistory.com/american/hornblow01.html
A history of the earliest theatrical performances in America. |
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Moody, Lady Deborah - http://www.newsday.com/community/guide/lihistory/ny-history-hs304a,0,5912509.story
Biographical information about the only woman to plan and direct a permanent settlement in colonial America, at Long Island. |
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Life in Colonial America - http://www.glasgow-ky.com/fye/ms_fye/colonial_life.htm
Fact sheet of life in the New England and southern colonies. |
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John Smith: Starving Time in Virginia - http://www.nvcc.edu/home/preed/starvingtimesup.htm
A description by John Smith of the dire circumstances of the first years of the Virginia colony's settlement, 1607-1614. |
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Colonial America Scavenger Hunt - http://www.ih.k12.oh.us/es/5/michael/colonial.htm
Project has 35 questions about colonial life, complete with links to a web site with the answer. Designed for students, with links leading to information about colonial justice, trades, education, medicine, slavery, government, and food. |
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Squantum (Squanto) and Cupids - http://www.baccalieu.com/squantum
The life story of Squantum (Squanto), a native american who helped the Pilgrim Fathers. |
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The Liberty Tree - http://grimmett.freeservers.com/
A broad-based site celebrating the American spirit, especially during the Revolution. There are also personal writings, and movie reviews. |
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History of South West Virginia (to 1800) - http://scott.k12.va.us/history/priorto.html
This is a little known history of America's Frontier from discovery through the colonial period. |
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Harper Central - http://members.aol.com/tt12345678/
This site covers different conditions and aspects of each of the thirteen colonies. |
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Colonial America Newspapers - http://www.historybuff.com/library/refcolonial.html
Information about the beginning of newspapers in the colonies, beginning with the first one published in 1690 (Benjamin Harris' Publick Occurrences), which lasted only one issue before being suppressed. |