4th and 5th Grade Student Research Resources - homework helper and cybrary
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United States History Resources
The Colonies
Thirteen Originals - many fine primary sources and more
Rare Maps - Colonial America the authentic maps are in Spanish
Early Colonial Era a time line of important events
Map Collection: Colonial America from the Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Colonial Charters, Grants, and Related Documents lots of primary sources
Roanoke This is a brief chronicle.
Establishment of a Colony about Roanoke
Virginia's Indians Learn about them in the past and present.
A Short History of Jamestown This is part of the rediscovery project.
Virtual Jamestown - a great source of information
Jamestown Rediscovery - learn about the history and archaeology of the site.
Jamestown On-line Adventure - How well could you have done if you were one of the colonists?
http://jefferson.village.virginia.edu/vcdh/jamestown/siteindex.html">Virtual Jamestown Lots of primary resources
The Real Pocahontas Get to know this much fictionalized person.
Mayflower Web Page Ship Lists and interesting information make this a complete source
The Mayflower Good information and great links.
Mayflower Families written in newspaper style and full of information
What Do We Know About the People on the Mayflower? Find out about the hardships and more.
Pilgrim Fact Cards - a mix of the basic and interesting
Pilgrim Clothing - It was not just black and white.
Pilgrim Hall - Do not forget to check out "Beyond the Pilgrim's Story."
Mourt's Relation Written between November 1620 and November 1621
Stormfax: Winter 1620-'21 What was it like?
Thanksgiving Learn about it in many ways..
The Plymouth Colony Archive Project court records, Colony laws, biographical profiles, probate inventories, wills, and more
eyond the Pilgrim Story of special interst are the biographical enteries and will inventories
A Virtual Tour of Plymouth Plantation Another good source.
The Plymouth Colony Archive Project court record, wills, biographies, inventories and more make history come alive through primary sources
Early Plymouth Letters - from some of the early inhabitants
Plymouth on the Web great resource
Wampanoag find out about the tribe that the Pilgrims met.
Guide to Historic Virginia Take a look back into the past.
Life in Colonial Williamsburg, Virginia Find out about this colony and its people.
The American Colonies There is information on all.
Yankee Slavery Background about Salvery in Saelem that is not awlys considered.
Plantation ignificant slavery existed in New England
Africans in America a PBS companion site
The Slave Trade many accounts available
Africans in America: Part 1 great primary sources from PBS
Fort Morse: Free African Settlement - 1738 settlement for slaves from Carolina
Census Data for 1790 There are so many things that you can check here including the number of slave holding families in each state.
Immigration and the 13 Colonies Who came from where?
The American Century approximately 1,800 objects and transcribed document pages" illustrating New England and Massachusetts history
Penn and the Indians good background information
Pennsylvania History: The Quaker Province early history
Delaware, a Brief History background information on early colonial times
OLD STURBRIDGE VILLAGE Check into their everyday lives.
Colonial Albany - a brief look back
Within These Walls - an interactive site from the Smithsonian that requires good, observation skills
William Penn a good place to get background
Castilliode San Marcus - Take the virtual tour of the oldest European fort in the United States built in 1672
Salem Witch Trials primary sources
Salem Witch Trials Many primary sources
Time Line of the Early Colonial Era - history is much easier to understand when you see events in order
The Old Timer's Page Learn how they did things in the 1700's and 1800's.
The Virginia Reel Learn to do this popular dance.
Colonial Currency good background and visuals
Gallery of Early American Portraits - check them out
Colonial Soap Making, Its history and Techniques
Colonial Food recipes from Williamsburg
Of Pen and Ink learn how to make ink colonial style
The Adventures of Col. Daniel Boone ... This is the 1784 autobiography.
Maps of the colonies, revolution, and more
For additional resources about the American colonies, click here.
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