Colonial Period and Revolution (1600-1783)

Resources in this category:

The American Revolution
http://revolution.h-net.msu.edu/

"Liberty! offers us a chance to learn about the Revolution and to reflect on the Revolutionary legacy. The Revolution website offers a chance to join in national discussions of American revolutionary origins." It offers extensive reference sources on the Revolutionary War in the United States.

Colonial America
http://www.history.com/

This IPL pathfinder is designed to help students of all ages find resources on colonial American history and culture by using both Internet and print resources. The primary focus is life in colonial America leading up to but not including the American Revolution.

Colonial Currency
http://nd.edu/~rarebook/coins/ColCurrency/index.html

Browse or search this database of images of paper money, lottery tickets, and other fiscal documents from colonial America. It also features essays about related topics such as banks, devaluation and the copper panic.

Colonists and Native Americans
http://history.hanover.edu/project.html#17

This Website offers historical documents: "Texts and Archives: First Thanksgiving Proclamation (MS State)/ Secondary Sources/ New Meet Old Americans (Knowledge Adventure)/ History of Jamestowne (Jamestowne Society)/ The Real Pocahontas by Jessica Ronky (Times)/ The Chicora Indians (Pride Net)// Resources: Pride Net: Native American Resources/ Native American Legal Resources (WisBar)/" "Texts and Documents" This Website is a part of the Texts and Documents project at Hanover College.

Documents from the Continental Congress and the Constitutional Convention, 1774-1789
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/collections/continental/

"The Continental Congress Broadside Collection (253 titles) and the Constitutional Convention Broadside Collection (21 titles) contain 274 documents relating to the work of Congress and the drafting and ratification of the Constitution. Items include extracts of the journals of Congress, resolutions, proclamations, committee reports, treaties, and early printed versions of the United States Constitution and the Declaration of Independence. Most Broadsides are one page in length, others range from 1 to 28 pages."

Jamestown Rediscovery
http://www.apva.org/

"Welcome to the Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities Jamestown Rediscovery archaeological project Jamestown Rediscovery is investigating the remains of 1607 Jamestown on the APVA property on Jamestown Island, Virginia." Contains an online exhibit of the excavation site with pictures of artifacts found.

MayflowerHistory.com
http://www.mayflowerhistory.com/

Learn the names of all the passengers on the Mayflower. This site offers lots of information not only about the Mayflower, but also such topics as the first Thanksgiving, Native Americans, clothing of the Pilgrims and much more.

Pilgrim Hall Museum
http://www.pilgrimhall.org/plgrmhll.htm

"Pilgrim Hall Museum is a gallery museum in the center of historic Plymouth, Massachusetts. Through its exhibition of Pilgrim possessions and Native American artifacts, Pilgrim Hall tells the stories of America¹s founding and traditions in stirring detail." The museum's web site includes articles on the Pilgrims and the history of Thanksgiving, as well as online exhibits of artifacts from the museum.