Colonial America
Colonial America Theme: Lesson Plans, Thematic Units and Resources
This site includes worksheets and items that can be easily printed off. This also includes many thorough unit and lesson plans. This website provides great content on Colonial America 1600-1776. Created by Rebecca Otis. - L.R.http://atozteacherstuff.com/themes/colonialamerica...
Columbus Page
This site is an overwhelming collection of material concerning Christopher Columbus and his explorations of the Americas. Particularly interesting in this website is the link to the Library of Congress 1492 Exposition, which offered many articles and primary sources pertaining to the “hero vs. villain” identity of Columbus. - H.M.http://muweb.millersville.edu/~columbus/
Pilgrim Hall Museum Homepage
This is the website of a museum located in Plymouth, Massachusetts, whose mission is to “educate the public about the significance of the Pilgrim experience by interpreting and preserving an evolving collection.” Not only does it offer information about Thanksgiving, but it also goes into depth over the intricacies of life as a Pilgrim. The site offers documents and pictures of everything from Pilgrim furniture to portraits. - H.M.http://www.pilgrimhall.org/plgrmhll.htm
Colonial Maps
This website offers a lot of colorful and clear maps, mostly pertaining to early American history. This would be a useful site for placing maps into PowerPoint presentations or making transparencies. - H.M.http://web.uccs.edu/~history/index/151maps.html
Kid Info: Reference Resources
This website is a large collection of informational links about colonial life in America. This is a great reference source for teachers looking for interesting information on the subject. There are links to statistical information, clothing, currency, origins of slavery, and a lot more. It is a large site so not all the links are great quality but the variety is good. - J.J.http://www.kidinfo.com/American_History/Colonizati...
Archiving Early America
This website is a great place to find documents and materials from early America. The website has easy links to click on. One of the interesting things is the Firsts link. This offers firsts of a variety of things; for example the first political cartoon. Another link is Music. This provides samples of songs from early America. - G.N.http://earlyamerica.com
Colonial Williamsburg: Research Site
A great source for ongoing research at Williamsburg, Virginia, this site is full of articles and reports of colonial life during the Revolutionary period. There are pages of scholarly articles and reports as well as suggested readings and up to date research news on new issues and discoveries surrounding colonial history. - R.O.http://www.colonialwilliamsburg.com/research/
The Revolutionary War
The website includes a great deal of content regarding many aspects of the Revolutionary War. It includes biographies of major figures such as Thomas Jefferson and information on key events like the signing of the Declaration of Independence. - R.J.http://members.aol.com/TeacherNet/Revolutionarywar...
