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	United States History 1492 - 1800 * New from Harvard University Open Collections http://ocp.hul.harvard.edu/Immigration Immigration to the United States, 1789–1930 is a web-based collection of selected historical materials from Harvard's libraries, archives, and museums that documents voluntary immigration to the US from the signing of the Constitution to the onset of the Great Depression. Exploration Columbus and the age of Discovery http://muweb.millersville.edu/~columbus This massive archive contains more than 1,100 articles, speeches and other documents related to Columbus and other explorers of the period. Columbus Navigation Homepage http://www.columbusnavigation.com/ Examining the history, navigation and landfall of Christopher Columbus. Discovery and Exploration http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/gmdhtml/dsxphome.html The primary mission of the early European expeditions was the mapping of newly discovered land masses, waterways, and other geographic forms. The collection has early maps of all kinds, but also later maps that chart interior features. European Voyages of Exploration: 15th and 16th Centuries http://www.ucalgary.ca/applied_history/tutor/eurvoya/ This is site provides an introduction to early European exploration and a tutorial. The dominant powers in this early period were Spain and Portugal. It is an in-depth examination of both countries’ explorations around the world, outposts in Africa and Asia, and the large scale colonization of several areas in the Western hemisphere. The Explorers http://vmnf.civiliation.ca/explor/explcd_e.html This site chronicles the exploration and settlement of New France. There are biographies, route maps and timelines at this site. 1492: An Ongoing Voyage http://www.ibiblio.org/expo/1492.exhibit/Intro.html This is an on-line version of an exhibit that examines the motivation of Europeans to sail into the unknown in search of new lands and exotic goods. The nature of the contacts with native American peoples is examined, as is the introduction of African-born slaves into this clash of cultures. Latitude http://www.ruf.rice.edu/~feegi This fascinating site explores the impact of latitude on global exploration. TOP Early Settlements and Colonies Adventures of Colonel Daniel Boone http://www.earlyamerica.com/lives/boone The publication of Daniel Boone's "Adventures" in 1784 served to immortalize Boone the frontiersman as an American legend and a true folk hero. This site contains, in Boone's own words, his travels into the American wilderness between May 1769 and October 1782. Benjamin Franklin http://www.english.udel.edu/lemay/franklin/ This is a detailed account of Franklin's life through age 41. Many portions of original writings are included. Library of Congress Memory Collection http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/mdbquery.html Use the search tool to find original documents of many of the country's founders. Samuel Adams: Natural rights of man http://history.hanover.edu/texts/adamss.html The Report of the Committee of Correspondence to the Boston Town Meeting, Nov. 20, 1772 Colonial Gazette http://www.mayflowerfamilies.com/enquirer/ Read contemporary accounts drawn from the newspapers of the period. This is the "colonial corner" of the Ancestry. COM network of genealogy - related web sites. Most of the news comes from New England newspapers. Colonial Williamsburg http://www.history.org/history/ Meet the people, see the places, live the life of the southern colonists. Old Sturbridge Village http://www.osv.org/ Life in the north. Colonial Currency http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/users/brock/ The chaos of multiple monetary systems in colonial America is explored in detail through texts written in the 17 and 18 centuries. There are assessments by 20th century scholars. Colonial Resources 1600-1775 http://falcon.jmu.edu/~ramseyil/colonial.htm Resources include information about Colonial Williamsburg, Gardening, Foods, Everyday life, Education, Art and Architecture, The Trades, Crafts, Medicine, Plantations & Historic Sites, Literature, Holidays, Indians of North America, Jamestown, Music and Dance, Jewish History, African American History, and Religion. From Colonies to Revolution http://www.teacheroz.com/colonies.htm This is an amazing compilation of sites ranging from discovery, exploration, colonies and revolution. Sites include Timelines and Maps and Primary Documents. History Place http://www.historyplace.com/index.html Timeline of early settlement and the Revolutionary War. There are a great many pictures included which can be used for projects. Independence Hall Association http://www.ushistory.org/iha.html Links about historic Philadelphia and other information about the colonies. Indian Wars 1756 - 1763 Yahoo Directory http://dir.yahoo.com The Directory is a great place to search for battles, peoples and treaties. The French and Indian Wars http://www.historycentral.com/Revolt/French.html This site has links to most American Wars. Jamestown Rediscovery http://www.apva.org/history/ Find out how the settlers lived, what occupations they had in the colony and go to the home page of the Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities http://www.apva.org which provides access to more Jamestown information of the fort and the development of the town. MayflowerHistory.com http://www.mayflowerhistory.com/ A complete history by the man who wrote a 1175 page book on the subject and who has published other materials about the Mayflower. National Park Service: Fort Raleigh National Historic Site http://www.nps.gov/fora/spain.htm Information on settlement going back to 1480. http://statelibrary.dcr.state.nc.us/nc/ncsites/english1.htm This site contains information about English settlements going back to 1578. Plymouth Colony Archive Project http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/users/deetz/ The project presents a collection of fully searchable texts, including: court records, colony laws, seventeenth century journals and memoirs, probate inventories, wills, town plans, maps, and fort plans. Other topics include biographical profiles of selected colonists; and architectural, archaeological and material culture studies. Primary Source Documents http://personal.pitnet.net/primarysources/ The American Colonists Library contains and extraordinary amount of materials including the books that the educated colonists read. Each section is highlighted in bold letters. You just have to scroll down to the section you need. Also see the Primary Sources Page. Religion and the colonies http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/religion/religion.html This exhibition demonstrates that many of the colonies that in 1776 became the United States of America were settled by men and women of deep religious convictions who in the seventeenth century crossed the Atlantic Ocean to practice their faith freely. Jonathan Edwards: On the Great Awakening http://odur.let.rug.nl/~usa/D/ 1730 -1745, a religious revival swept over the Colonies. This movement promised the grace of God to all who could experience a desire for it. Salem Witch Museum http://www.salemwitchmuseum.com The museum provides the answers to many questions about the trials. There is a brief overview as well as a guide to other towns in the region that played a role in Salem's 1692 hysteria over witchcraft. Sugar and Stamp Act http://www.stjohnsprep.org/teachers/dept_history/government/stamp_act.html http://odur.let.rug.nl/~usa/E/sugar_stamp/act01.htm After the French and Indian War, Britain was faced with the need to replenish its treasuries. These acts were passed in 1764 and 1765 and the reaction of the colonists was immediate. Resolutions were written by the Stamp Act Congress outlining the delegates' objections to being taxed. Utah Education Network http://www.uen.org/themepark/html/liberty/colonial.html This site begins with early history and goes through modern times. Resources for each area are divided by: Places to go, People to see, Things to do, and Teacher Resources. William Penn http://xroads.virginia.edu/~CAP/PENN/pnhome.html From the University of Virginia is is an examination of the person who founded the state of Pennsylvania and who concluded a treaty with the Delaware Native American Indians. TOP Colonies and Settlement Albany Plan of Union http://www.constitution.org/bcp/albany.htm In June, 1754, delegates from most of the northern colonies, with representatives of the Six Iroquois Nations, met in Albany, New York to adopt a proposal of union that had been drafted by Benjamin Franklin. The Articles of Confederation 1777 http://www.law.ou.edu/ushistory/artconf.shtml Besides the Articles of Confederation, click on the dates for other documents. Articles go back to the Magna Carta, Iroquois Constitution, Charters of the states and more. American Revolution http://www.lfelem.lfc.edu/resources/sstudies/amrev.html Was the colonies’ rebellion justified? This site contains Primary Documents, Student Resources American Revolution and its Era: Related Resources http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/gmdhtml/armhtml/armrel.html The American Memory collections contain many resources about the American Revolution and its era in various formats, including photographs, prints, maps, songs, and oral histories. See the collections listed for specific references. American Revolution http://revolution.h-net.msu.edu This site has a collection of more than 15 essays exploring the Revolution and the issues that helped to precipitate the rebellion against British rule. American Revolution http://www.army.mil/cmh-pg/online/Bookshelves/WAI.htm Military strategies and maneuvers of the war are detailed in this site. Chapters 3 and 4 cover the Revolutionary War. Lots of maps are included. Archiving early America http://www.earlyamerica.com/earlyamerica/index.html There is a great deal of information after you get through the pop-up stuff which helps pay for the site. Information topics include Freedom Documents, Notable Women, Maps, Pages from the Past and more. American Revolution http://www.historyteacher.net/APUSH-Course/Weblinks/Weblinks4.htm Extensive list of links to the Web and to Primary Source Documents. American Shores http://www.nypl.org/research/midatlantic/intro_middle.html The Middle Atlantic region was the commercial and, along with Boston, the political heart of first the colonies and later the new nation. It is is defined as that area east of the Appalachian Mountains from New York south to Virginia, incorporating important waterways and urban areas along the way. Anonymous Account of the Boston Massacre http://odur.let.rug.nl/~usa/D/1751-1775/bostonmassacre/anon.htm Although we do not know who wrote this, it is valuable because it comes from someone living in the city at the time of the incident and because if helps readers understand some of the forces that led to the conflict. Also see The Murder of Crispus Attucks http://rs7.loc.gov/exhibits/treasures/trr046.html Battlefield at King’s Mountain. http://www.nps.gov/kimo/ This was a pivotal and significant victory by American Patriots after the British invasion of Charleston, SC in May 1780. Colonial Williamsburg http://www.history.org/Almanack/people/people.cfm Visit colonial Williamsburg with this site that includes the people, the places, the life of a southern colony. Concord Museum http://www.concordmuseum.org Renowned as the site of the battle that began the American Revolution and as the home of the most original thinkers and writers of the American literary renaissance, and this “museum” features exhibits from early Native American settlements through the 20^th century. England and French War to control North America, 1754-1760 http://earlyamerica.com/review/spring97/newspapers.html Triggered by a dispute over whether the upper Ohio River Valley was part of the English or French empires, the French and Indian War was a bloody struggle between the two powers for control of the North America. This site offers an overview of the North American phase of the war based on excerpts from coverage in fledgling newspapers, including the New York Mercury and the Boston Gazette. There are a couple of ads, but this is a good site. History Place: American Revolution http://www.historyplace.com/unitedstates/revolution This site is a timeline of events leading to the revolution. Check out the section on the English Colonial Era from 1700 through 1763. Intelligence in the War of Independence http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/warindep/frames.html The Central Intelligence Agency posts this site of Intelligence operations during the Revolution. Military Actions of the American Revolution http://www.sar.org/history/docsbatt.htm The homepage lists the major theaters of the war. The key actions are briefly summarized on the homepage and they are linked to more-detailed information. Minuteman National Park. British retreat from Concord http://www.nps.gov/hfc/exhibits/mina/index.htm April 19, 1775 was a turning point in the long struggle between Mother England and her American colonies. In a march of protest and petition turned independence and revolution, the fighting on April 19,1775 would foreshadow the rebellious action of the American colonies to ultimately create a new nation. Monticello: the Home of Thomas Jefferson http://www.monticello.org Work began in 1769, but the house was not complete until well after the Revolution. Although the estate was not typical for most of colonial Americans, much can be learned from a study of Jefferson's life. Mount Vernon http://www.mountvernon.org/ The home of George Washington. Biographical information and historical information of the times included here. Rare Map Collection: Revolutionary American http://scarlett.libs.uga.edu/darchive/hargrett/maps/revamer.html From the University of Georgia, this is a fascinating collection of maps including a 1776 map illustrating a British plan of attack on Ft. Sullivan. May be slow in loading. Saratoga National Battlefield Park http://www.nps.gov/sara/ The site of the first significant American military victory during the Revolution, the Battles of Saratoga ranks among the fifteen most decisive battles in world history. Spy Letters of the American Revolution http://www.si.umich.edu/spies/ Letters, spies, secret methods and techniques are included in this site from the University of Michigan. University of Tennessee http://www.utc.edu/~suntrust/links_history_index.html A list of links to many historical jump off sites. Find sites about The Constitution and Constitutional Law on the Government Page. Top American Revolution and Democratic Ideas Age of Enlightenment and the American Revolution http://www.wiu.edu/users/mfcjh/wiu/web/modern/roussmod.htm Information and resources are available on this site. American Revolution and its Era http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/gmdhtml/armhtml/armhome.html Map collections from the Library of Congress Documents from the Continental Congress and the Constitutional Convention http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/collections/continental/timeline.htm 1774 - 1789 is the time period of this section of the Library of Congress memory collection. Declaring Independence: Drafting the Documents http://lcweb.loc.gov/exhibits/declara/declara1.html This is a chronology of events from June, 1776 to January, 1777. Eighteenth Century Resources http://andromeda.rutgers.edu/~jlynch/18th/history.html This is a collection from Rutgers University with many links to eighteenth century resources and the Age of Enlightenment. Enlightenment Ideas - Philosophers Cesare Beccaria http://www.criminology.fsu.edu/crimtheory/beccaria.htm Baron de Montesquieu http://plato.stanford.edu/search/searcher.py?query=montesquieu John Locke http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/locke/ Rousseau http://plato.stanford.edu/search/searcher.py?query=Rousseau http://www.wsu.edu:8080/~wldciv/world_civ_reader/world_civ_reader_2/rousseau.html Voltaire http://plato.stanford.edu/search/searcher.py?query=voltaire http://www.wsu.edu:8080/~wldciv/world_civ_reader/world_civ_reader_2/voltaire.html Thomas Paine http://www.bartleby.com/133/ Common Sense http://www.earlyamerica.com/earlyamerica/writings/rights/ The Rights of Man http://www.yale.edu/lawweb/avalon/paine/prframe.htm The Rights of Man. Click on Part 2 to continue the book. Thomas Paine - Biography http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/PRpaine.htm Thomas Paine - Quotations http://www.quotationspage.com/quotes/Thomas_Paine/ English Bill of Rights http://www.constitution.org/eng/eng_bor.htm An Act Declaring the Rights and Liberties of the Subject and Settling the Succession of the Crown From Revolution to Reconstruction http://odur.let.rug.nl/~usa/H/1954uk/index.htm Online texts with many links to primary sources. The Glorious Revolution http://www.bartleby.com/65/gl/Glorious.html A brief description of this important occurrence in the history of democratic rights. http://www.timepage.org/cyc/gen/glorious.html And more information. History Sourcebook http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/modsbook10.html Look for the links for the American and French Revolutions for lots of information on the Enlightenment and the revolutions. The Magna Carta http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/featured_documents/magna_carta/legacy.html The Magna Carta and its American Legacy Role of Religion http://www.nhc.rtp.nc.us/tserve/eighteen.htm Topics and links to help students have a greater understanding the role of religion has played in the development of the United States. From the National Humanities Center. The Signers of the Constitution http://www.nara.gov/education/teaching/constitution/signers.html From the National Archives and Records Administration, this site links to information on the signers of the Constitution. Primary sources are included. Back to the Gateway to American History Sites


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