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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.
  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.
  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.
  Maps of Colonial America http://www.libs.uga.edu/darchive/hargrett/maps/colamer.html
Hargrett Library Rare Maps listings of colonial America.
  The Mayflower Page http://www.mayflowerhistory.com/
Extensive historical data, including passenger list, crew, documents, crime and punishments on board, and pilgrim writings.
  Colonial Hall: Biographies of America's Founding Fathers http://www.colonialhall.com
Learn early American history through excerpts from the 1829 book.
  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.
  Colonial America Resources http://www.gettysburg.edu/~tshannon/his341/colonialamer.htm
Electronic copies of Poor Richard's Almanac, and other materials from 1700's.
  Fourth of July Celebrations Database http://gurukul.american.edu/heintze/fourth.htm
From American University, selected examples of Independence Day celebrations throughout US history.
  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.
  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.
  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.
  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.
  Classics of American Colonial History http://www.dinsdoc.com/colonial-1.htm
Collection of pre-1923 articles and books.
  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.
  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.
  The First American Theatre http://www.theatrehistory.com/american/hornblow01.html
A history of the earliest theatrical performances in America.
  Trade in Colonial America http://www.e-connections.org/lesson1/lesson1.htm
Understanding the colonial economy, presented by ECONnections.
  Early Colonial Era http://www.historyplace.com/unitedstates/revolution/rev-early.htm
A timeline of significant events to 1700 at The History Place.
  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.
  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.
  The Wyoming Valley Massacre of 1757 http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Valley/2822/massacre.html
The story describes a violent episode during Colonial America, and the history was written by a descendant of massacre victims, not a historian.
  What Did the Colonists Eat? http://www.apva.org/exhibit/eats.html
A discussion of early foodstuffs at Jamestown by the Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities.
  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.
  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.
  Squantum (Squanto) and Cupids http://www.baccalieu.com/squantum
The life story of Squantum (Squanto), a native american who helped the Pilgrim Fathers.
  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.
  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.
  Colonial USA Archives http://historicaltextarchive.com/sections.php?op=listarticles&secid=39
Historical text archives and resources links to the Colonial period.
  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.
  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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