DDC 973.2
Explore the Colonial Period of our history through the Internet.
You'll find maps, lesson plans, bibliographies and curriculum content
materials here.
[Primary Resource Documents] [Timelines] [History] [State, Cities Histories] [Military History] [Maps] [Lesson Plans] [Bibliography] [Colonial Williamsburg] [Gardening, Foods] [Everyday Life in the Colonies] [Education in the Colonies] [Colonial American Art & Architecture] [The Trades] [Colonial Crafts] [Colonial Medicine] [Plantations & Other Historic Sites] [American Literature] [Holidays] [Indians of North America] [Jamestown] [Music and Dance] [Art] [Jewish History] [African Americans History] [Religion]
| The American Colonist's Library | Huge collection of primary resource documents |
| Archiving Early America | Historic documents from 18th century America. Declaration of Independence, etc. writings; lives of early Americans |
| Colonial Charters, Grants and Related Documents | The Avalon Project from Yale |
| Early American Colonial Literature to 1700 | Biographical information, e-texts, lesson plan for Captain John Smith, Increase Mather, Cotton Mather, William Bradford, Anne Bradstreet, Edward Taylor, Edward Winslow, John Winthrop Mary Rowlandson, John Dickinson; ISLMC Page |
| Historical Text Archive | Historical text archives; Native Americans; Salem Witch Trials; More |
| Salem Witch Trials Documentary Archive and Transcription Project | Documents, maps, people, images; from University of Virginia |
| The History Place. Timeline. Early Colonial Era to 1700 | Timeline from 1000 AD; from The History Place |
| The History Place. Timeline. English Colonial Era 1700-1763 | Includes international events; from The History Place |
| The History Place. Prelude to Revolution 1763 to 1775 | Major events preceding the Revolution; from The History Place |
| The Colonial Cycle in U.S. History (1589-1692) | Advanced. Timelines of events in America with its foreign contemporaries; notable persons associated with each era. From The Time Page |
| The Revolutionary War Cycle of U. S. History (1693-1787) | Advanced. Timelines of events in America with its foreign contemporaries; notable persons associated with each era. From the Time Page |
| America's Story. Colonial America (1492-1763) | Site for younger readers; people; major events; from Library of Congress. America's Story |
| Albion's Seed Grows in the Cumberland | Advanced level; history and culture of the Scots Irish settlers of the Cumberland Gap region of Kentucky, Tennessee and Virginia |
| Chronicling Black Lives in Colonial New England | Article from Christian Science Monitor |
| Colonial Williamsburg. Historical Almanack | See "The History Explorer" which includes a chronology |
| Colonial Lexington [Massachusetts] | Student research; projects. For related lesson plan, see Student Project Sheet: Make a Paper Colonial Quilt from McGraw Hill |
| Contact: Europe and America Meet, 1492-1620 | Essay; Why Europeans colonized the Americas.From AskEric; From Crossroads: A K-16 American History Curriculum |
| The Roots of American Slavery; A Bibliographical Essay | By Philip Schwarz. Professional references |
| The Founding of New Societies, 1607-1763 | See also related lesson plan under Outlines and syllabi below |
| Cycles of US History-Colonial Cycle (1584-1700) | Tremendous Timelines, historical information, maps. Links to numerous sites on colonial history and topics. |
| The History Place - American Revolution | Includes materials pre-Revolution; Timelines |
| From Revolution to Reconstruction [Old Site] | A Hypertext on American History from the Colonial Period until Modern Times; oustanding collection of documents, essays, biographies, presidents |
| From Revolution to Reconstruction [New Site] | |
| Spanish Colonial America Living History Organizations, Reenacting | World and U. S. History; Hispanics in the Revolutionary War; other material |
State Histories
Related pages: [State
Government Pages]
| Colonial-Indian Relations | Overview; from From Revolution to Reconstruction |
| Colonial Wars | Article from Reader's Companion to Military History |
| ISLMC Colonial Wars - Juvenile Bibliography | Fiction & nonfiction books for K12 readers |
| Wars in U.S. History | Outline of wars beginning with Pequot War in 1637; includes Tuscarora War, War of Jenkins Ear, French and Indian Wars among others |
| Pequot War | Advanced level. Lecture notes by Robert McCaughey, Barnard College, Columbia University |
| The Pequot War (1637) | TV documentary; includes historical information |
| The Pequot War Perspectives | Some historical information from Dowd Genealogy Page |
| Pequot War (1637) | Research report by student from Cold Spring School |
| The Mohegan - The Wolf | |
| Uncas | Chief of Mohegans; from Encyclopedia.com |
| King Philip's War 1675-1676 | Overview of historical information from The History Place; See also: Wampanoag Tribe; ISLMC Wampanoag. Bibliography, Includes juvenile titles; Moshup the Giant. A Wampanoag tale |
| King Philip's War | Article from Reader's Companion to American History |
| Metacom (King Philip) | Son of Massasoit; biography from Encyclopedia of North American Indians |
| Metacom Relates Indian Complaints about the English Settlers, 1675 | From History Matters |
| King Philip's War | The causes, the war, the effects; from Pilgrim Hall Museum |
| French and Indian Wars | Review of the conflicts known as the French and Indian Wars; from Columbia Encyclopedia, 2000 ed. Use search function to find articles on individuals, as James Wolfe, John Bradstreet |
| King William's War (1690-1697) | First of the French and Indian Wars; historical information from History of the USA |
| King William's War | Brief overview with links to other French and Indian Wars articles; from encyclopedia.com |
| Queen Anne's War (War of the Spanish Succession) (1702-1713) | Facts; second of the French and Indian Wars; from USA History |
| Queen Anne's War, 1702-1713 | Events in Hampton, NH; from Joseph Dow's History of Hampton |
| Raid of Deerfield, Mass. in Queen Anne's War | From Library of Congress |
| King George's War | Third of the French and Indian Wars. Historical background from GlobalSecurity.org |
| King George's War | Brief article from Encyclopedia.com |
| The French and Indian War Webpage (1755-1760) | The soldiers, documents, links, references, events/places; by Larry Roux |
| Brief History of the French and Indian War | Advanced level; historical information |
| Pre-Revolutionary Ranger History | Rogers' Rangers other Ranger History; from Fort Benning Ranger School |
| Rogers Rangers | Rogers' Rangers in the French and Indian War; from Reenacting - Rogers Rangers |
| George Washington : The Soldier Through the French and Indian War | Washington's early military career; includes excerpts from his letters; from ushistory.org |
| The Fort at No. 4 [Charlestown, NH] | Life at the fort; siege of 1747; photos; timelines of the world of the; 1740's; See also: War of the Austrian Succession, known in U. S. history as French and Indian Wars; Find more articles at Encyclopedia.com |
| Colonial Era Photos | From Mohican Press; Includes sites from French & Indian War, including Fort Necessity; Fort William Henry; Old Fort Niagara |
| How Newspapers Covered the French and Indian War | Research on newspaper coverage of the War era, focusing on the "Colonies to the Northward" |
| Montcalm and Wolfe. The French and Indian War, 1752 | The troops, the arms, the battles, the forts |
| Indians of the Southern Colonies - The Tuscarora Indian War 1711-1713 | Advanced; article from NC State Library |
| 1711 The Tuscarora War | Brief article, map; from Tuscarora and Six Nations Websites |
| U. S. Territorial Maps 1775 | Shows original thirteen colonies; other British Territories; Foreign Claims. From UVA |
| 13 Colonies Map/Quiz Printout | From Enchanted Learning |
| Historical Outline Maps. Colonial America | Reproducible maps; Colonial America, 1776; The 13 British Colonies; Lewis & Clark routes, Trails to the West; from EduPlace |
| Map. The 13 Colonies | From ThinkQuest |
| Colonial America. Rare Map Collection | Online viewing of rare maps from the University of Georgia |
| European Land in the Americas | From Encarta |
| Colonial America |
Unit developed by Karen Sutton for fourth & fifth grades |
| Crossroads Elementary Curriculum. Founding New Societies | Elementary curriculum from AskEric |
| Life in Colonial Times. WebQuest | From Davidson County Schools, NC |
| Colonial Children. WebQuest | From Macomb Intermediate School District |
| Early American History Interactive Puzzle | From Archiving Early America |
| Colonial America Activity Ideas for Elementary Schools | Activities but also good source of information on toy, games, silhouette art, crafts, Poor Richard's Almanac |
| Colonial Times Lesson Plans for K-6 | Links to lesson plans from ProTeacher! |
| Colonial America and Children's Literature | Activities; includes bibliography. From Carol Hurst |
| Colonial American 1600-1776 |
Research activities and outline. From Carol Hurst Newsletter |
| Colonial Farm Life : The Claude Moore Colonial Farm | Grade 4; farm life in the 18th century |
| Colonial Living: A Look at the Arts, Crafts, History and Literature of Early Americans | Unit & lesson plans; special needs students grades 5 and six |
| Changing Images of Childhood in America: Colonial, Federal and Modern New England | Fourth & fifth; from Yale New Haven Lesson Plans |
| Colonial America. How to do Research using the Navigation Aids | From TeacherNet |
| Investigating Shadows | A science lesson; students create a silhouette |
| A Trip to Sully Plantation | Grade four; field trip. Site has other good lesson plans |
| A Special Classroom Quilt | Social Studies/Art; K-2 |
| Greenhorn on the Frontier | Lesson plan to accompany the book which is set in pre-revolutionary Pennsylvania.Site includes lesson plans, family activities, links, bibliography. Lesson plans include Simon Girty, Revolutionary Timeline; Planning a Farm; Mascots; Colonial Professions; Greenhorn Vocabulary; 1776: Beyond Colonial; America; 3 Map lesson plans; lesson plans include links |
DDC 016.973
Bibliography
Related pages: Historical Fiction
| Colonial America | Thematic unit for grades 4 & 5. By Karen Sutton. Extensive bibliography included. |
| ISLMC Colonial Military History. Juvenile Bibliography | Includes fiction & nonfiction |
| Historical Fiction | Bibliography for Ann Arbor District Library. Includes New World; Colonial America; etc. |
| Colonial Williamsburg Home Page | Visual Tour; almanack; lots of info |
| Colonial Williamsburg's Historical Almanac | Meet the People; See the Places; Colonial Dateline; Experience Colonial Life; Resources |
| Colonial Williamsburg | Colonial family life |
| Colonial Williamsburg Journal | Articles. |
| Historical Glossary |
| History of American Agriculture. The Colonial Years | Outline form; Land Policy, The Southern Colonies, The Northern Colonies, Labor, Technology, Back Country Rebellions, Rural Life, Agrarianism; from North American Colleges and Teachers of Agriculture |
| A History of American Agriculture | Click on major headings for page views; timelines of economic information, including 16th & 17th centuries; from USDA |
| Colonial Agriculture - Plantations | Webquest for 5th grade social studies; lesson plans, Internet resources on colonial plantation cash crops (tobacco, rice, indigo); by Karen Stapleton, Sandwich Public Schools |
| Agriculture and Education in Colonial America | Slide show; overview of European agriculture; Jamestown (1607) agriculture; Plymouth (1620); early exports; Georgia (1733), Indian agriculture including crops grown; from NC State |
| What did the colonists eat? | From Jamestown Rediscovery |
| Colonial American Fare | pdf file; What foods did the colonists eat? |
| The Gardens of Plimoth Plantation | What you might find in a kitchen garden; from Traditional Gardening |
| Herb Gardens & 18th-Century Mansions | The herbs, their uses; from Pomona Hall, HistoricCamdenCounty.com |
| The History of Thanksgiving. A Meal Without Forks | Thanksgiving foods, how food was served, everyday meals; from The History Channel |
| The Old Timer's Page | From Walton Feed Company. Making Butter Then and Now; The Root Cellar; The Out House; Making Sauerkraut; More |
| Starfish Consulting: Tips on Smoking Foods | Smoking is a way of preserving meat |
| Reflections on Eating Fish | Americans tended to be meat eaters, but fishing was important to the economy |
| The History of Maple Syrup in America | See also: Some maple sugar recipes: Recipe. Maple Syrup Pie; Maple Sugar Candy; Maple Sugar-on-Snow |
| Introduction to Cheesemaking | Historical background; cheesemaking; recipes; from The Cheese Wizard |
| Cheesemaking Home Page | Want to try to make your own cheese? Here's how from New England Cheesemaking Supply Company |
| Historic Apples for the Home Orchard | Many popular apple varieties have disappeared from our gardens; from Traditional Gardening |
| Cranberries | Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Cranberries from Culinary Sleuth |
| A Currant Affair | John Winthrop grew currants in his garden; from Traditional Gardening |
| Colonial Kitchen Trivia | Facts about customs, foods |
| Our Immigrant and Native Ancestors; Origins of Southern Food | The English Immigrants, The Scots & Irish, The Slaves, How the Indians Helped the Settlers, The Creoles, other information |
| Historic Spanish Colonial and Mexican Recipes | Food on the frontier |
| Pies | From FoodDay. History of pies |
| Elegant Venison | Historical background; venison was a staple in early American kitchens |
| Cooking from Primary Sources | Article. Towards end, discussion of foods from the New World and their introduction to Europe |
| Colonial Cooking. Johnny Cakes & Cookies from Early New England | Third graders try some colonial cooking on their own; from Maria Hastings School, Lexington, Mass. |
| History of Pecans | The pecan is the only major nut tree that grew naturally in North America |
| Plimoth on the Web. The Thanksgiving Tradition | Primary sourc material; alternative claimants to the First Thanksgiving; a First Thanksgiving menu for today; The 1621 Bill of Fare; no popcorn; facts and figures; a 17th century harvest feast; the Pilgrims; see About All You Can Eat: A Feast at Plimoth Plantation, lesson plan |
| Plymouth Succotash | Historical background; some traditional recipes; from Plimoth Plantation |
| Sampling 18th-Century Fare at Shields Tavern (Williamsburg) | Article. Some interesting historical footnotes on serving food, etc. |
| Receipts and Other Suggestions for a Twelfth Night Celebration | Holiday Wassail and Gingerbread. Lesson plans for a Colonial Christmas at A Colonial Christmas in Williamsburg |
| Eliza's Cookbook | Recipes for Jumbals, corn cakes, spoon bread, apple pudding, apple brown Betty, Yankee pot roast; from A Journey Towards Freedom ThinkQuest |
| Pioneer Cooking: Johnny Cakes | Recipe from Easy Fun School |
| Selected Recipes from Colonial Williamsburg | Apple Tansey; Carolina Fish Muddle; Gazpacho; Gingerbread and Holiday Wassail; Peanut Soup; Pennsylvania Dutch Apple Dumplings; Shepard's Pie; Welsh Rabbit; Veal Chop |
| RecipeSource: Southern Spoonbread | Recipe from RecipeSource |
| Colonial America (1483-1763) | From America's Story, Library of Congress; includes famous people (Thomas Jefferson, Pocahontas, George Washington); time articles (brief historical summary, Deerfield Invasion, Henry Hudson); the states histories; Quilts; square dancing |
| Colonial Hardship | 17th century farm life; Maryland in the late 1600's; relations with Indians; religion; from Maddox Genealogy (Maryland) |
| Java History Trail; Colonial Settlement and Development of Plantations | From Smithsonian Environmental Research Center |
| Pilgrim Life Adventure. Webquest | From Pilgrim Life Resources |
| Diary of a Colonial Housewife | Excerpts from Mary Cooper's diary, 1769;from Long Island, NY History |
| Life in Revolutionary Virginia | pdf file; Background information, year 1775. From Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation. |
| Occupations and Customs in Colonial America | Review of life styles and customs in colonial days; from U.S.A. History |
| Colonial Lexington | Colonial life & crafts, Lexington, Mass. history; great page from Maria Hastings School |
| History of American Agriculture. Colonial Period | Facts concerning American agriculture; higher reading level; highly informative. From National Association of Colleges and Teachers of Agriculture |
| A Colonial Family and Community | Be a history detective. Go back in time and investigate the daily lives of the Daggetts, a colonial family from northeastern Connecticut. Collect clues to uncover answers to 7 questions about colonial life in the 1700's. From Henry Ford Museum and Greenfield Village |
| Colonial Kids: A Celebration of Life in the 1700's | From Thinkquest |
| Communications History: The United States, 1585-1880 | Visual essays for teaching; advanced level; from almanacs to newspapers to revolution |
| Kissin' Cousins | Courtship practices during the Colonial Period |
| Leslie Brock Center for the Study of Colonial Currency | Advanced in content, but much information |
| Money in North American History | Money was in short supply in the colonies. |
| National Gallery of Art. Textiles from the Index of American Design | See examples of colonial textiles and information on weaving |
| National Gallery of Art. Costumes | See what fashionable people wore. |
| 18th Century Clothing Resources | Links from the Costumer's Manifesto |
| Quilts and Quiltmaking in America, 1978-1996 | Children may be interested in seeing some modern quilts and quilters. The Library of Congress site has photos of many lovely quilts. |
| Metropolitan Museum of Art. Virtual Tour | View examples of furnishings of New York homes |
| National Gallery of Art. Furniture | See #1 to #18 |
Rocky Mount,
Tennessee. Farmstead
Colonial
American Newspapers 16th to 18th Century
Virginia
Newspapers
Ben Franklin as
Journalist From Project BartlebyIt
Says in the Papers
National
Gallery of Art. Pottery
The
Old-Fashioned Milk Paint Company
Colonial
Williamsburg as a Shopping Mall
Strawbery
Banke. Herb
Garden. Plants Grown in New England before 1800Life in Colonial
Williamsburg
Leisure Time and
Games
Amusements in
Colonial New England
Colonial Games &
Toys
Child's
Play
National
Gallery of Art. Dolls
Connecticut
Life in the 1770's
To
Bathe or Not To Bathe. Coming Clean in Colonial Virginia
Richman,
Poorman, Beggarman, Thief
Jas. Townsend and Son, Inc. Home Page
Education in the
Colonies
Colonial
Colleges. The First Five
Colonial Period.
Schooling and Culture Flourish
Education for Boys
and Girls
Hornbooks
The Pilgrims &
Plymouth Colony: 1620
Education
in
Colonial America
Colonial American
Art & Architecture
Salem, Massachusetts
Architecture c.1626-c.1725
Salem,
Massachusetts Architecture. Georgian c1725-c.175
Salem Historic
Homes
Early
American Art & Architecture
Themes in
American Art: Portraiture
American
Art: The Colonial Period
Early
American Paintings
American
Portraits of the Late 1700s and Early 1800s From National Gallery
of ArtWebMuseum: John
Singleton CopleyJohn
Singleton Copley
John
Singleton Copley From National Gallery of ArtCharles
Willson Peale
Benjamin West
Gilbert
Stuart From National Gallery of ArtJohn
Trumbull
The Trades
Understanding
the Colonial Economy
Colonial
Occupations
Colonial
Williamsburg's Trades
Fremlin's
Forgery
The
Gunsmith's Shop
Leather Working
Harnessmaker
and Saddler
Tanners
Milliner's
Shop in the 18th Century
National
Gallery of Art. Metalwork
Ronstadt
Wagon Making Main Page
Metalwork
Shipyards
and European Shipbuilders in South Carolina
Shipbuilding
in
Atlantic County (NJ)Shipbuilding
from Colonial to Contemporary
Silversmithing
18th
Century Trades. Silversmith
Revere
Silver
Nathaniel
Hurd History
Metropolitan
Museum of Art. American Decorative Arts
Whaling
New Bedford Whaling Museum
Kendall
Whaling Museum. "Heroes in the Ships"
Woodworking
Woodworking
Cabinetmaker
at
Colonial WilliamsburgReplitiques.
Colonial History, Kitchens and Books
Activities
with Puritans and New England Colonies
Cabbey's Candle Making
SimplyColonial
Crafts. Dyeing & Weaving
Of Pen and
Ink
Rug Maker's Homestead
Rug
Hooking Online
American
Colonial Projects Page
Soap Making
Kids Domain Craft
Exchange. Easy Soap MakingNative American
Crafts: Weaving
Young Embroiderers
Colonial Medicine
Colonial
Medicine From PBS
Colonial
Medicine
Medicine and Health
Domestic
Medicine. 18th Century
Plantations & Other Historic Buildings
America's First
Homes
Claude Moore
Colonial Farm
Noah Webster
House
Crystal Quill's
Washington Museums, Parks and Historic Sites
Gunston Hall (Mason
Neck, Virginia)
Hampton
A
Walking Tour of Plimoth (Plymouth) Plantation
Rosewell
Virtual Tour of
Plimoth Plantation Monticello (Virginia)
Mount Vernon
(Virginia)
The Nisbetts of
Dean (Scotland) and Dean Hall Plantation
Cypress
Gardens in Charleston, SC
Stratford Hall Plantation
Virginia's
James River Plantations
Boone Hall
Plantation
Magnolia Plantation and Its
Gardens [South Carolina]
Drayton
Hall [South Carolina]
Middleton Place [South
Carolina]
Hopsewee Plantation [South
Carolina]
Charles Fyffe
House [Georgetown, SC]
Prince George
Winyah Episcopal Church [Georgetown, SC]
St. Michael's Episcopal
Church
First Baptist Church
[Charleston, SC]
ushistory.org Front Page.
Historic Philadelphia
The Paul Revere House
The
Architecture of New England and the Southern Colonies as it Reflects the
Changes in Colonial Life
DDC 810 American Literature
Colonial
Children
American Literature 1600-1900
Outline Of
American Literature. Early American and Colonial Period to 1776
DDC 394.2 Holidays
First
Thanksgiving
Christmas in
Colonial Virginia From Colonial Williamsburg
Christmas
Customs From Colonial Williamsburg
DDC 970.004 Indians of North America
Inez Ramsey's Virginia
Indians
Inez Ramsey's Links to
Native American
sites
Indians of the Northeast
Bibliography; Traditional
stories, biography, etc.
Jamestown
Jamestown
Historical information; ship pictures
Smithsonian. Folkways
Touring
Directory, 2000-2001, Virginia Commission for the Arts
Stratford
Hall
The Virginia
Reel
About Colonial
MusicHoliday Music
Folk Music of England,
Scotland, Ireland, Wales and America-Midis, Lyrics and Information
Plantation
Dances
Art
American
Art and Architecture. The Colonial Era
Early
American Art
Scherenschnitte
-- The Art of Paper Cutting
John Singleton
Copley
National
Gallery of Art. John Singleton Copley. ArtRobert
Feke
Charles Willson
Peale
American
Art: Abstract for "Benjamin West and the Use of Antiquity"
Benjamin
West
Portrait
Miniatures
Gallery of Early
American Portraits
Jewish History
An
American Jewish History
Chapters in American Jewish HistoryFirst
Jewish Synagogue in U.S.
African Americans
History
Africans in America
African
American Odyssey: A Quest for Full Citizenship
Waters
of Despair, Waters of Hope. African-Americans and the Chesapeake
Bay
American
Literature 1700-1800. Narratives of Oloudah Equaiano
Seacost NH
Black History. First Blacks of Portsmouth. Part 1
To Live
Like a Slave
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Religion in
18th Century America
The
Moravian Community. Salem, NCHistoric Bethabara
Park (NC)
Quakers
in Brief
Germantown
(PA) History
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