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Major Databases
Internet Modern History Sourcebook: Colonial North America
Colonial: 1600-1775
COLONIAL AMERICA
Colonial North America 1492 - 1763
Early Colonial America
Colonization
Colonial American Gazette
Colonial Dateline
Colonial America
Plymouth,Ma - It's History & People
US History - Colonial Cycle
American Colonies
Archiving Early America - main page
Archiving Early America: Milestone Events
Early American History
13 Originals #1
Cycles of U.S. History - Colonial Cycle
USA:(1) Early America
Colonial American History
Making of America
The Freedom Trail
The Colonial Period
Colonial America, The begining
A Journey Towards Freedom
US History.Org - index page
Outline of Objects and Topics in 1492: An Ongoing Voyage Exhibit
Outline of American History: The Colonial Period

FAQs
Colonial Frequently Asked Questions

The Colonies
Chart of the American Colonies: Purpose, Founder and other information
Reasons for Colonial Beginnings
Colonization_S_Colonies
Colonization Locations
Remembering The Original Thirteen Colonies In Order
18th Century American Colonies Characteristics

Colonies: Comparisons
Life in Colonial America: - comparing Northern & Southern Colonies
Colonial Period: People, Economy & Mercantilism

The Middle Colonies
Delaware: A Brief History
New Netherland and Maryland
A Background to Pennsylvania
New York History
Long Island History from A to Z
NYC Information: Discovery and Settlement
Pennsylvania State History
New Jersey History
Pennsylvania 1630-1684
Delaware History: New Sweden
Encyclopedia.com - Results for New Sweden
The Timen Stiddem Society of New Sweden
Seamore About: New Sweden Farmstead Museum

The Dutch of the Middle Colonies
The Deflowering of a Valley: Dutch in the Hudson
Donna Speer Ristenbatt Genealogy/A Bit of Dutch History
USA: colonial period - Dutch Influences remain
The United States of America and the Netherlands: First Dutch Settlers
Settling in New Netherland (1650)
Native American land deed and sale signed with Swedes 1654
Orphans in New Netherlands

Indian Tribes Associated with the Middle Colonies
The Delaware
The Iroquois

Religion in the Middle Colonies
Facts About Friends (Quakers)
Journal of John Woolman
Quaker Introductory Booklet
Introduction to "Quakers in Brief" - DM Murray-Rust

Important People to the Middle Colonies
PAL: Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790)
Henry Hudson: an Englishman in Dutch service
William Penn, America's First Great Champion for Liberty and Peace
Planning Philadelphia: William Penn Plans the City
Franklin and the Presbyterians - The Early America Review, Summer 1996
Olaudah Equiano's life

The New England Colony
Colonial New England
Old Sturbridge Village - Common and Center Village
Features - Chronicling Black Lives in Colonial New England
Church and state in early New England
Masachusetts Colonial History
WPL: Maine History Resources
Colonial New Hampshire History - Colonial Era
Rhode Isalnd Early History
Museum of Connecticut History

Important People of the New England Colony
Also see the Pilgrims
Anne Hutchinson: American Jezebel or Woman of Courage?
William Bradford
John Winthrop

The Southern Colonies
North Carolina History
Georgia History
So who Discovered America: Georgia History
History of Savannah, GA
Virginia History
The Library of Virginia Home Page
Maryland History
South Carolina History
Agriculture rules the South

Important People Associated with the Southern Colonies
Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson's Typical Day
Quick Facts: John Quincy Adams
John Adams
George Calvert, First Lord Baltimore
Unruly Women: Jemima Wilkinson and Deborah Sampson Gannett
Eliza Lucas Pinckney
King Charles I

People
Historical Biographies, Nova Scotia, 1600-1700.
Christ Church Burial Ground - A Who's Who of Early America
The Lives of Famous Early Americans
Legend of Juicy Jack Patrick
Thoughts of John Adams
Papers of George Washington
George Washington Papers:Time Line-Colonial Period
George Washington Papers at the Library of Congress
George Washington Papers Search
1753: George Washington's Mission to the Ohio
George Washington: Rebellion in the Continental Army
George Washington: The Reluctant President
George Washington Biographical Information Quiz
The First President - Activity Sheet
Online Lesson Plan: Quiz on Thomas Jefferson?
Thomas Jefferson Time Line: The Colonial Period
Thomas Jefferson Papers Search
Historic Mount Vernon
William Penn: Visionary Proprietor
The Life of Benjamin Franklin - Chapter 1
The Adventures of Daniel Boone - Part 1
Famous Colonial Virginians
America's First Familes, 1600s Colonial Ancestors, Genealogy Society, data
Biographical Portraits INTRO American History
Captain John Smith
A Dictionary of Philosophical Terms and Names
A Timeline of Western Philosophers

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Documents
Colonial Charters, Grants and Related Documents
Primary Source Documents: Early American History

Virginia Charters
The First Virginia Charter
The Second Virginia Charter
The Third Virginia Charter

Articles of Confederation: New England
Articles of Confederation of the United Colonies of New England 1613-1681

Mayflower Documents
Mayflower Compact
Peace Treaty with Massasoit, 1621
The Pierce Patent, 1621
Division of Land 1623
Division of Cattle 1627
Chronological List of Leyden Documents
Thanksgiving Weather & Documents: The Winter of 1620-'21

Dutch West India Company Charter
Charter of the Dutch West India Company

Massachuesetts Bay Charter
Charter Of Massachusetts Bay
Massachusetts Bay Colony, 1640-1700
Massachusetts Bay Colony

Constitution of Colony of New Haven
Original Constitution of the Colony of New Haven

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Orders of Conneticut
The Fundamental Orders of Connecticut

Miscellaneous Documents
1776-1783: Diplomacy of the American Revolution
Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom (1786)
1784-1800: Diplomacy of the New Republic

Time Lines
Colonial Dateline
Important dates and events 1770 Through 1785
Timeline of the 18th Century
Timeline: Leading up to and through the founding of Jamestown
US History Timeline: 1492-1820
US History: 1600-1775, Colonial

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Maps
U.S. Territorial Maps 1775-1920
Rare Map Collection
Historical Maps of the United States
Maps of National Historic & Military Parks
Early Colonial America
Rare Maps: Colonial America
The Early America Review
Material Culture in Colonial America
Colonial America, 1776 MAP
Boundaries of the Contiguous United States
The Cartographic Creation of New England
Languages of the Americas, c. 1600
Spanish and Portuguese Occupation of the Americas
Rare Maps of the Colonial Era
Territorial Growth Map
Slavery in the British Colonies: Maps and Text
Rare Maps Collection: Early America
MAGIC University of Connecticut: Scanned Historical Maps
New World Colonalization 1600 - 1700

Photos and Images
The Illustrating Traveler: Encountering Native Americans, Part II, Part III
Customs of the Country, Part II, Part III
Valor and Endurance, Part II, Part III
An Analytic Eye, Part II, Part III
The Sublime and the Picturesque, Part II, Part III
The Spirit of the Place, Part II, Part III
(The above exhibition displays illustrated traveler's narratives and original art by travelers from the later 18th to the late 19th century)
Catalogue of needfull things
Seal of the Massachusetts Bay Company, 1629
Conquest Images for School Reports
Virtual Museum of New France
Historical Newspapers

American Immigration
American Immigration: Why they came, Who they were & How they were Treated and More!
MIGRATIONS: The Americas, 1600-1800**
Colonial Beginnings - European Roots
Modern History Sourcebook: Scottish Immigration to the American Colonies, 1772
North American Colonies: planters, merchants, laborers
Trades: What People did
German American Corner: German-Americana
First Germans in America

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How they got there!
Ships to America - The Alithea, 1684
Bristol, England, Ships & Passengers
Caleb Johnson's Mayflower Web Pages
Mayflower Ship History
La Salle Shipwreck Project of the THC

MayFlower Compact
Mayflower Compact
Give Thanks for the Mayflower Compact
Mayflower Compact
(Also has names of those who signed)

Mayflower
The Mayflower
Girls on the Mayflower
Mayflower Descendants and Related Information
Common Mayflower Myths
The Story of John Alden and the Mayflower
Inventory of the Mayflower
The Mayflower: Dimensions and Images
Women on the Mayflower
A Complete Mayflower Passenger List
Crew of the Mayflower
A Brief History of the Mayflower
The General Society of Mayflower Descendants
Early Wills & Deeds
Mayflower Male Passengers with known Descendents

Howdy Pilgrims!
Plymouth, Mayflower Comoact,Pilgrims & Indians
First Thanksgiving
Lists of Settlers
Plymouth, Mayflower Comoact,Pilgrims & Indians
Plymouth's Mighty Rock
The Pilgrims in Holland
The_Pilgrims_trip_to_America
Who Were The Pilgrims
The Pilgrim Press
New Identities: Puritan and Yankee in New England
Holland
London and Leyden contingents
Interesting Articles on the Pilgrims
The Pilgrims and Plymouth Colony:1620 Study Guide & Resources
The search for Religious and Political Freedom
Pilgrim Clothing
Puritanism in New England
Pilgrim Criminal Records
Religion in America: Beginnings to American Revolution
Mourt's Relation (1622)
Armor and Weapons of the Pilgrims

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Early Settlements
Early American Colonies
Colonization Locations
European Exploration and Expansion
MIGRATIONS: The Americas, 1600-1800
US History - Colonial Cycle
First English Settlement
Colonial Settlements: Index

Jamestown
Jamestowne Society
APVA Jamestown Rediscovery
Pocahontas,John Rolfe,Jamestown & Virginia
John Rolfe
Jamestown
A Brief History of Jamestown, Virginia
History of Jamestown
Estab. of Jamestown & Decline of Indian Power
Timeline of founding of Jamestown
Armor at Jamestown
Virtual Jamestown--Timeline
How do we date the site?
A Fair Trade?

Roanoke
The White-De Bry Map of Virginia 1590
A List of Participants in the Roanoke Voyages
Roanoke: First English Settlement in the New World - Wow
Roanoke: Elizabethan Expansion Pt I
Roanoke:The Lost Colony of 1587 Part II
Roanoke: Search for the Citee of Raleigh Part III
First English Settlement
The First English Colony - Roanoke Revisited
Roanoke Revisited Main Page
Theories of What happened?
The Search for the Lost Colony - Fort Raleigh National Historic Site
Exploring the Carolinas
Roanoke Colonies Research Office
The Lost Colony of Roanoke: A Mystery in History
Manteo / Roanoke Island, NC: History of
The Lost Colony - Another Theory
The First European Settlers
Volume I of Theodor De Bry's Grand Voyages
Return to Roanoke by John White 1590
The Colony at Roanoke by Ralph Lane 1586
ROanoke Ialsnd Festival Park
Later Historical Information on Fort Raleigh
Virginia Indian Tribes
The Theodor de Bry Engravings
The Powhatan Renape History
Arms and Armor of the Roanoke Island Colonists
Forts of the Roanoke Voyages 1584-1590
Ships of the Roanoke Voyages
The John White Colony
John White
Life in the Colony
North Carolina's First Colonists: 12,000 Years Before Roanoke
Tales from the Coast: The Lost Colony
Sir Walter Raleigh or RawleygheM or Ralegh
Elizabeth Tudor's Background
Sir Humphrey Gilbert
Amadas and Barlowe 1584
Sir Richard Grenville
Thomas Cavendish
Thomas Harriot: Trumpter of Roanoke
Sir Francis Drake
The Atlantic Crossings
The Pocahontas-Matoaka Myth
Navigational and Related Instruments
Manteo & Roanoke Island History
Colonial Research: Pocahontas
Zuniga's Fort
Wild Plants of Eastern North Carolina
Animals, Birds, and Fish of the New World
Roanoke Postal Firsts: Mail, Stamp and Letters
The Fruitless Search
1587: Draft Grant of Arms to the City of Ralegh, its Governor and Assistants
The Roanoke Voyages in Literature

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Plymouth
PlYMOUTH MA - It's History & People
Plymouth's Mighty Rock
First English Settlement
A Walking Tour of Plimoth Plantation
America's Homepage Plymouth, Mass.
The 1627 Pilgrim Village
John Robinson's Farewell Letter to the Pilgrims
Bradford's History of the Plimoth Plantation

Important People of Plymouth
William Brewster
William Bradford
John Carver
Miles Standish
The Story of John Alden and the Mayflower
John Alden
Who Was John Alden?
William Bradford's Letter-book

Indian Tribes & People associated with Plymouth Colony
Wampanoag
The Wampanoag - People of the Dawn
Plymouth History - Massasoit
Massasoit
Samoset
Squanto--God's Special Indian, a Thanksgiving Story - Christian Articles
Tisquantum (or Squanto)

Williamsburg
The historical significance of Williamsburg
Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
Experience Colonial Life
Historic Buildings
Williamsburg Settlement
Colonial Williamsburg Almanack
Colonial WIllamsburg Journal of Articles
Meet the People of Williamsburg
Redefining Family at Colonial Williamsburg
Williamsburg Online - Yorktown, Virginia
Historical Glossary of People
Williamsburg • Jamestown • Yorktown, Virginia's Historic Triangle Vacation Guide

Book Recommendations:
Official Guide to Colonial Williamsburg by Michael Olmert, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation and Suzanne E. Coffman
The Gardens of Colonial Williamsburg by Kent Brinkley With Gordon W. Chappell
The New History in an Old Museum: Creating the past at Colonial Williamsburg by Richard Handler With Eric Gable

Early Reports
Thomas Hariot's A Briefe &True Report of the New Found Land of Viriginia

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Religion in the Colonies
The Church of England in the Sixteenth Century
Slavery and Religion in America: A Time Line 1440 - 1866
Religion & the Founding of the American Republic
Little-Known U.S. Document Signed by President Adams Proclaims America's Government Is Secular
The History Of Religion In America
Introduction to "Quakers in Brief"
Slavery and Religion in America: A Time Line 1440 - 1866
Religion
Religion in Early Virginia
American Puritanism
TeacherServe - Divining America: The Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries
Religion, Women, and the Family in Early America
The Church of England in Early America
Witchcraft in Salem Village: Intersections of Religion and Society
Native American Religion
The American Jewish Experience through the Nineteenth Century: Immigration and Acculturation
Jewish Builders of America
Religion and the American Revolution

Statute for Religious Freedom
Statute for Religious Freedom

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Definition of Terms
Definition of Religious Terms

The Puritans
The Puritans
American Puritans
What is a Puritan?
Puritanism and Predestination
Puritanism in New England
American Puritanism
Pilgrims and Puritans: Background
Puritans in Colonial America
What Led to the Puritan Emigration of the 1630's?(History, Summary & Links)
Hall of Church History—The Puritans

Quakers & Others
The Quaker Corner
Quaker movement from 1650 to 1990 Overview
Free Quaker Meeting House
Jesuits in America
What Must I Do To Be Saved?(Typical Puritan Sermon)
Cotton Mather
Jonathan Edwards
Mary Barrett Dyer - Notable Women Ancestors

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Great Awakening
Spiritual leaders during Great Awakening
Great Awakening Sumamry
The Regular Singing Controversy: Religion
John Winthrop
Glimpses #22
The First Geat Awakening: Connecticut
The Great Awakening
The First Great Awakening Essay & Summary
The Emergence of American Evangelicalism: The Great Awakening
The Great Awakening Lecture by Dr. Terry Matthews
Jonathan Edwards.com
Jonathan Edwards On-Line
Sermons of George Whitefield
Penn 1830: Virtual Tour
Sermons of George Whitefield & excerpt from Benjamin Franklin's Autobiography

Anne Hutchinson
Anne Hutchinson: American Jezebel or Woman of Courage
Anne Hutchinson - Notable Women Ancestors
Anne Hutchinson
Anne Hutchinson info
America's Christian Leaders: Anne Hutchinson
"John Cotton's Role in the Trials of Anne Hutchinson
Anne Hutchinson Links

Colonial Life & Customs
Colonial Dictionary
Colonial Christmas Customs
Spice Trade influence on the Age of Discovery
Thirteen Colonies History and lifestyles
18th Century American Colonies: characterisitcs
Cultural Readings: Colonization and Print in the Americas
Amish Art
Basics and Cool Candlemaking Ideas
Colonial Soap Making
The Soap Factory
Boot and Shoemaker
Colonial - Recipes & Schooling
Colonial Settlement and Plantation Life
Colonial American Military History - books
Colonial : Leisure Time and Games
Colonial Settlement and Plantation Life
Community Life
The Colonial Settlers in New Jersey: Dutch, English, Swedes/Finns, Quakers & Moravians
New York Explorers and Colonists
You be the Historian: Delaware 200 years ago
Making a Living
Turner: History of what was the Frontier In American History
The Significance of the Frontier in American History
The First Official Frontier of Massachusetts Bay
The Frontier In American History: Colonial Frontier
Colonial African American Life
Society, Schools and Culture
Leadership
Making a Living
Introduction to Daily Life In 17th Century Colonial Maryland
Pages From the Past: Old Gazettes

Tobacco
DRY DRUNK: The Culture of Tobacco in 17th- and 18th-century Europe
A Capsule History of Tobacco

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Colonial Children
Schooling, Education, and Literacy in Colonial America
Fun Facts about Pilgrim Children
Children’s activities
Amusements in Colonial New England
Toys and Games for Kids in Colonial Maryland
Children in Colonial Times
Toys of the 15th to 17th century
NativeTech: Games & Toys
Education for Boys and Girls
Educational Resources at Colonial Williamsburg
A Colonial Kids' Page
Milk Paint Feature Articles
Composition, dip & drape colonial dolls
The History of Toys
Naming Children in Early New England
Colonial Children
Colonial Children: WebQuest feature

Food
Recipes from Colonial Williamsburg
Colonial - Recipes & School
New England Style Recipes
Christmas in Early America
Colonial Dessert: Frictella from Apples
Recipe for Roast Corn Soup
Historic recipes--1600-1775, Colonial
SUCCOTAS
Recipes from Colonial Williamsburg
Plymouth Succotash
Gingerbread and Holiday Wassail
Colonial Maple Nut Cake
Bread Recipes
Founding Fathers... & Mothers - Recipes
Colonial Cornbread Recipe
Food in American History: 1492 - 1565
NUTRITION - in the colonial era
Colonial - Recipes & Schooling

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Clothing
Plymouth Colony Clothing
17th Century English Women's and Children's Clothing
17th Century English Men's Clothing
Wampanoag Clothing in the 17th century
Pilgrim Clothing: Dress in Early New England
Clothing: Colonial
Pilgrim Clothing: Dress in Early New England
Material Culture in Colonial America
Pilgrim Possessions
Colonial Clothing Patterns for the re-enactor - Photos
Colonial Clothing: Descriptions Colonial Clothing: A Description of
Tour: Costumes from the Index of American Design
Jamestown Society: Fashions
Colonial Williamsburg: Trades
The Fortress of Louisbourg Costume Page
18th Century Clothing Resources - French and Indian War Period
18th Century apparel / First hand accounts
The 1768 Cloathing Warrant - British Soldiers
Uniforms of the American Revolution - Index
Blanket Brigade - photos of Historic Clothing

Colonial Women
Margaret Brent: A Woman of Property
Colonial Women Links
Colonial Times: Women
THE GEORGIA SALZBURGER SOCIETY
The Apparel of Women: An Essay with Religious Doctrines
Notable Women Ancestors - Alphabetized Listing

Interesting Topics
Legend of Juicy Jack Patrick
Historical Biographies, Nova Scotia, 1600-1700

British Domination
Plymouth Colony Grows
13 Colonies To 50 States: how the USA expanded
Exact Map Dominions of the King of Great Britain, 1730
British Domination
The British
Army Historical Series
1492 -- Europe Claims America

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Thanksgiving!
The First Thanksgiving Proclamation
Thanksgiving Information
Thanksgiving
First Thanksgiving
Alternative claimants to the First American Thanksgiving
The Thanksgiving Story
A Thanksgiving Quiz
Thanksgiving Weather & Documents: The Winter of 1620-'21
Thanksgiving History & Symbols
Indian Corn
Pumpkins
Crane Berry
Thanksgiving Coloring Fun

Colonial Weapons
Why was the armor thrown away?
The armor picker
Colonial Warfare And The Use Of Defensive Arms
Armor at Jamestown
Weapons and Armor of the Pilgrims

Colonial Law
American Legal History!
History of American Law: Documents
How did Colonists deal with Criminals?
An Introduction to the Justice System in Colonial Virginia
Curious Punishments of Bygone Days
Emergence of Colonial Government
The American Colonies in the 17th Century: Politics
House of Burgesses: The colonial legislature of Virginia
Raleigh Tavern: Tavern in which the Virginia House of Burgesses met in secret
First House Of Burgesses Meeting In Jamestown
An Introduction to the Juvenile Justice System in Colonial Virginia
Laws and Liberties of Massachusetts
Royal Veto & Veto History in US government
About the Supreme Court of Virginia - history
Time Table of World Legal History
Laws and Liberties of Massachusetts
Article: Magna Carta and its American Legacy
Historical Glossary
Promises Worth Keeping

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Colonial Money
The Colony & Province Bills
Leslie V. Brock: The Colonial Currency, Prices, etc...
Leslie Brock - Main Page
Colonial Currency (Table of Contents)
Benjamin Franklin A Modest Enquiry into the Nature and Necessity of Paper Currency (1729)
New Jersey Paper Currency: 1709-1786
A History of Paper Money in Colonial New Jersey, 1668-1775
The Assembly and Paper Money, 1723-1756
Notre Dame's Colonial Currency: Full Listing by State
Colonial coins(Table of Contents)
Colonial Currency
U.S. Mint: Money History from 1792 - 1995
Commercial Banking in Colonial America
Money in North American History
Colonial Currency (Table of Contents)
U.S. Mint h.i.p. Pocket Change
Amazing Power of the Penny

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Early Newspapers
Early American Newspapers
Colonial America Newspapers - qty printed
Promoting Science Through America's Colonial Press
The First Ten Newspapers in America

African-Americans in the Colonies
African American Pioneers
Colonial African-American Life
The African American Journey: From Africa to...
Chronicling Black Lives in Colonial New England
Observations on the slaves and the indented servants
DPLS Archive: Slave Movement During the 18th and 19th Centuries
Photo of The Slavery Code
Restriction of Legal Rights for Slaves in Virginis & Maryland 1625-1791
World Book Encyclopedia Presents | | The African American Journey
Slavery in the Capitol: American Treasures of the Library of Congress

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American Indians & the Colonists
Also look under specific Colonies
Amerindians in Colonial times
Native American Religion
Six Nations History
Indian Land Within United States
Timeline of Encroachment on Native Land and the Resistance of The People to It.
Amerindian Migration and Population Decline, 1500-1700
The Pequot War: A Television Documentary
Queen Anne's War
Migration of the Mohegan-Pequot People Into Connecticut Before Contact With Europeans
London Plantation to The Pequot War 1628 - 1637
King Philip's War with the Indians
The Wampanoag
Mourning the Wampanoag and Pequot
Native People and Colonial Exploration
Native American Clashes with European Settlers
The Continuous Presence Of Native People
Narrative:the Captivity & Restoration of Mrs. Mary Rowlandson - Indians
Native Peoples
The Alliance of Early American Interpreters
American History, Page 1, Spanish Conquest of Native America
Conquest Images for School Reports
American Conquest for Teens
Georgia Before Oglethorpe

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Relations with Colonists
Virginia--1622, Genocide advocated for Indians
IN THEIR OWN WRITE - Indians
Documents Tracking the Theft of the Red Man's Land
King Philip's War(1675):a turning point in relations between the European settlers and the Indians
The Pope's View of the Indians and The Line of Bull
The Devastation of the Indians: A Brief Account:by Bartolome de las Casas (b.1474--d. 1566)
Bartolomé de Las Casas and the Black Legend: Condemning Spanish Behavior
The Indians and the First Settlers: Sharing the land
"Why Should You Take By Force What You Can Have By Love?"Wahunsonacock ("Powhatan"), 1609
King George III's Proclamation of 1763: delineations for Indian territory and proscriptions for white settlement
The Intercourse Act of 1790: Regulating Trade
Intercourse Act of 1802: Permanent measures in the regulation of Indian affairs

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Pocahontas
The Real Pocahontas
Pocahontas
Native American Opinions on the Disney Movie: Pocahontas
Pocahontas and Her Jewelry
The Pocahontas-Matoaka Myth - Powhatan Renape Nation

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Colonial Homes & Plantations
Savannah: Historic Homes
The Oldest House
1790 House Bed & Breakfast - Georgetown
Plymoth Plantation
American Plantations and Colonies - Sources
Stratford Hall Plantation
James River Plantations
American Plantations and Colonies - Sources

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Colonial Candlemaking
Apothecary - Colonial
National Candle Association -- History of Candlemaking
Candle History by Yankee Candle Company
Candle History from Candles, Candles, and more Candles
A Brief History of Candles
Learning Family at the Yankee Candle Company
Images of Colonial Style Candle Sconces in the 1700 - 1800's
The Magick of Wicks and Wax - History of Candles
How to Make Beeswax Candles from Honeycomb Sheets
Modern History Sourcebook: Michael Faraday (1791-1867): The Chemical History of A Candle, 1860

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Colonial Music
The Colonial Dancing Master
About Colonial Music
American Music Network
Kitchen Musician Reenactment Music
A Journey Towards Freedom
American Popular Music before 1900

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Salem Witch Trial Hysteria
Documents | The Hunt | Images | Key People | Main Sources | Maps | Misc. & Addt'l Sites | Online Books: | Overviews & FAQs | Museum | Religious Ties | Salem Trials | Teacher Lesson Plans

Main Sources
Review: Salem Witch Crisis
Salem Witch Trials WitchTrial
Salem Witch Trial Conspiracy
Witchcraft in Salem Village: Intersections of Religion and Society
The Salem Witch Trials Page
Salem @ nationalgeographic.com
Salem Witch Trials - DiscoverySchool.com
The Malleus Maleficarum ~ Now known as Best Witches
Famous American Trials Salem Witchcraft Trials 1692
Primary Sources on the Salem Witchcraft Trials
Witchcraft in Salem Village
A Guide to Witchcraft in Salem Village
The American Witch Craze
American Witchcraft: Salem & Others

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Overviews & FAQs
Salem Witch Trials of 1692 - overview
Life in 1692 Salem - Discovery
A Village Possessed: A True Story of Witchcraft (Discovery Channel)
Salem witchcraft trials - A-to-Z History - DiscoverySchool.com
FAQs
Ask The Archivist
An Account of Events in Salem
Salem Witchcraft: the events and causes of the Salem witch trials
Salem Tragedy - The Salem Witch Trials
The Salem Witch Trials
Salem Witch Trials Essay

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Religious Ties
Religious Movements Homepage: The Salem Witch Trials
Witchcraft in Salem Village: Intersections of Religion and Society
Saint Antony and The Salem Witch Trials

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Images
Salem WitchCraft Trials - Images
Salem Witch Trials Memorial Grave

Time Line
Salem Witch Trials Chronology
Chronology of events relating to the Salem Witchcraft Trials
The Salem Witch Trials 1692 - A Chronology Of Events
Timeline of the Salem Witch Trials
Best Witches: Witch Trial History 600 - Present

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Salem Trials
Examinations & Trial Records of Some of the Accused - Transcripts
Salem Witch Trials - Witch Hunt
Salem Mass. Witch Trials
Transcripts of the Trials
Salem Witch Hunts

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The Hunt
Witch Hunt
Salem WitchTrials: The Story of the Witch Hunt (Online Movie)
Witchcraft of the Past
Salem @ nationalgeographic.com
Witch Hunt Hysteria

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Documents
The Carey Document - On The Trail of a Salem Death Warrant
The 1692 Salem Witch Trials: Documents and Participants
Library of Congress: Petition for bail from accused witches, ca. 1692
Groton In The Witchcraft Times
"Memorable Providences" by Cotton Mather
Verbatim Transcripts of the Legal Documents of the Salem Witchcraft Outbreak of 1692
Warrant vs. Tituba and Sarah Osborne
Warrant for the Arrest of Elizabeth Proctor and Sarah Cloyce
Two Letters of Gov. William Phips, 1692-1693
Letter of Thirty-four Victims and Relatives

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Online Books:
Cases of Conscience Concerning Evil Spirits by Increase Mather, 1693
Some Miscellany Observations On Our Present Debates In a Dialogue Between S. & B. by Samuel Willard, 1692

Maps
Map of Witchcraft Accusations, February 29 - March 31, 1692
Map of Salem Village in 1692 By W.P. Upham, 1866

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Key People
Biographies of Key Figures in the Salem Witchcraft Trials
The Witches of Salem
The Afflicted Girls
Notable Women Ancestors - Accused of Witchcraft
Persons Accused of Witchcraft
Tituba
Sarah Good
Cotton Mather
Increase Mather
Puritan Ministers Involved in the Salem Witch Trials
List of Judges May 27, 1692 - October 29, 1692
List of Defenders Connected with Salem Village
List of all Persons Accused of Witchcraft in 1692

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Museum
The Salem Witch Museum
Peabody Essex Museum Days of Judgment:The Salem Witch Trials of 1692

Misc Sites
Welcome to The Crucible project
Better That 100 Witches Should Live - jacket information
Catholic Encyclopedia: Witchcraft
A Quiz
Arthur Miller's The Crucible: Fact & Fiction or Picky, Picky, Picky...
Salem Witch Trials
American Fanaticism in witch hunts and special prosecutors
(Special Note: I disagree with the above author on comparing the Iran-Contra hearings with the witch hunts. Iran-Contra was about treasonous activity, the unlawful and blatant disregard of Constitutional and Congressional laws.)  

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Teacher Lesson Plans for Salem
The Salem Witch Trials
The Salem Witch Trials: An Inquiry Based Project Using the Internet
Salem Witch Trials as Fact and Symbol

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European Witch Trials
The European Witch Trials
Witchcraft Trials of England, 1300-1500
Greywing's Witch Hunt Pages
I. 23 July 1590 News of witches arrested
"WITCHES!": Misogyny in the 16th & 17th Centuries
THE MALLEUS MALIFICARUM - A Commentary
Countess Elizabeth Bathori of Transylvania & her Blood ritual
THE APPAREL OF WOMEN
THE WITCH IN SCOTLAND AND THE WITCH IN EAST ANGLIA
Spirits, Witches, and Science
The People of the Witchcraze
The Witching Hours: Medieval Through Enlightenment
Catholic Encyclopedia: Witchcraft

Time Line
European Witch Trials - Time Line

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Documents
Petition for bail from accused witches, ca. 1692
Documents of the Witchcraze
Guide to Early Church Documents
Catholic Encyclopedia: WITCHCRAFT

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Other Historics Sites
Colonial Lexington
Haddonfield, N.J.: North America's Oldest
Fort Laramie
Historic Johnstown, New York
Culture of New Orleans
Stephen F. Austin's Colony(Texas)
The History of Marshall Hall
A history of the NW Coast
Maryland History
Baltimore Links
Penn 1830: A Virtual Tour
VBoston: The Freedom Trail
The Architecture of New England

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French and Indian War
French & Indain War: Prologue to American Revolution
Index of the French & Indian War
1755 - French & Indian War Homepage
Treaty of the French & Indian War at Selkirk/Port Ontario
The Treaty of Paris ends the French and Indian War
Digital History LTD.The Gateway to the Past: Index
The French and Indian War: Troops, Forts & Battles
The Prelude to War
French and Indian War Magazine Online: Directory
British Music of the French & Indian War Period
British Forts in North America
The Fort at No.4 Living History Museum:
French Forts in North America
The Fort at Joseph Edwards
George Washington, Daniel Morgan & Fort Edwards
Story of Fort Henry
A Brief History of the Adirondacks(Fort Henry)
Old Fort Niagara
French Music of the French & Indian War Period
The French and Indian War's Impact on America
The French and Indian War
Fighting for a Continent: Newspaper Coverage of the English and French War
Scalping During The French And Indian War
French & Indian War History: facts and information
French & Indian War: Summary
French and Indian War Website: Articles, uniform and service charts
Rogers' Ranging Company: Colonial Militia
Glossary of Eighteenth-Century Military Terms

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Important People of the French & Indian War
George Washington's role in the French and Indian War
George Washington: The Soldier Through the French and Indian War
Fort Necessity & George Washington: "Great Meadows" the opening battle of the French and Indian War
British Major General Edward Braddock
King George III and Queen Charlotte
Pocahontas & Chief Pontiac
Rearview Mirror: Chief Pontiac's siege of Detroit

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