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English America 1500-1700:
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The following link from a United States Advanced Placement Course includes an exceptional list of recommended web sites and primary source documents related to this topic:

Early Colonial Society Web Links (Click for 100+ topic specific primary sources and websites)

The original list of resources for this historical time period were compiled by educators at from Horace Greeley High School in Chappaqua, New York at http://www.historyteacher.net/index.htm  Visit this site for exceptional materials and additional historical links.
We wish to fully credit their enormous and highly beneficial effort. However, due to a number of dead or forwarding links, we have created a parallel listing on our Teachers Discovering History as Historians website which we will attempt to update
every sixty days.  
 

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Two exceptional electronic textbooks: the Title will take you to the entire text.  The specific chapters/resource guides related to this topic are noted below the description.

A new and exceptional digital history text--predominantly Revolution to Present.   Includes a full textbook, guided readings, documents, timelines, exhibits, reference materials, study guides, and other materials for teaching American History. 

         
          Resource Guide:  17th Century

          Native American Voices:  Part II

We recommend you combine the digital text with THE ANNENBERG VIDEO SERIES-- Biography of America at  http://learner.org/resources/series123.html#  an exceptional FREE video instructional series for high school and college students produced by WGBH Boston in cooperation with the Library of Congress and the National Archives and Records Administration.  These 26 thirty minute lectures incorporate first person narratives, photographs, film footage and documents related to various historical time periods—from New World Encounters through Contemporary History.
 
 
National History Education Clearinghouse
Welcome to the National History Education Clearinghouse, the central online location for accessing high-quality resources in K-12 U.S. history education. This site began in 2008 and is rapidly becoming one of the best sources for United State History Educators including access to History Content, Teaching Materials, Best Practices, Issues and Research, Professional Development, and TAH Grants.
http://teachinghistory.org/
 
Jamestown Virginia-400th Anniversary
The official education curriculum website of "America's 400th Anniversary" marking the founding of the first permanent English settlement in America at Jamestown in Virginia in 1607.  Free Log In for Lesson Plans, Jamestown Live and other features.
 http://www.jamestownjourney.org/Home.htm;jsessionid=056FF762A594EC81DEDCA0A5
 
An Outline of American History
This hypertext provides textbook information, documents, biographies, timelines and links for each chronological topic.
          Chapter 2:  The Colonial Period
 
Best of History Web Sites
The Best of History Web Site is an incredible portal created for teachers, students, and general history enthusiasts.  After accessing your historical subject or topic of choice, sites are listed by historical topic with a description of what you will find and an evaluation.  A keyword search function is also available.  Scroll beyond the sites provided and you will find time period specific lesson plans, activities and teacher guides.
          http://www.besthistorysites.net/index.shtml
 
WWW-VL History of the United States

The introductory page for the entire U.S. History collection.  The World Wide Web: Virtual Library provides a comprehensive collection of internet sources for a variety of topics including United States History.   Links are provided for gateway Sites, Maps, Timelines, Documents, Lecture Notes, Journal Articles, and other related items.

The introductory page for the entire U.S. History collection:  http://vlib.iue.it/history/USA/

Women's History (general and by time periods):  http://vlib.iue.it/history/USA/women.html

African-American History (general and by time periods):  http://vlib.iue.it/history/USA/african-american.html

Military History of the U.S. http://www.kwanah.com/vl/military.html

Urban History in the United States http://vlib.iue.it/history/USA/urban.html

 
 
Smithsonian Source
Primary source materials and tools for using them in social studies classrooms.  The site's current topic areas include:  Colonial America, Native American History, Westward Expansion, Invention, Transportation and Civil Rights.  Each section also contains lesson plans and DBQ's  arranged by grade level.
http://www.smithsoniansource.org/
 
 
Index of Resources For Historians
          An exceptional collection of THOUSANDS of  internet connections to various social studies related sites.
           http://www.gzg.fn.bw.schule.de/faecher/links/ressourc.htm
 
A Virtual Tour of the Colony at Jamestown, Virginia
Includes pictures of replicas of  James Fort, English ships, and Powhatan's village.  explanations and historical data also provided.
http://ab.mec.edu/jamestown/jamestown.html
 
Colonial America from About.com
About.com maintains listings of recommended web sites for a variety of historical topics.  Often a very good starting point for research and general information.  Provides a Search function to access subjects within the topic.
http://americanhistory.about.com/cs/colonialamerica/
Academic Info:  U.S. History
Access to thousands of internet sites related to specific time periods and topics of United States History.  A recommend source to visit for a wide range of materials--do not allow the advertisements to irritate you.
http://academicinfo.net/histus.html
 
Eyewitness to History
100 Eyewitness accounts, most from United States History (1608-1971).  View the index or search by time period or event.  http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com

     Check the index here:  http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/eyindx.htm

American Women Through Time
This is a new website featuring the best internet based materials related to American Women from pre 1599 to Present. Each section includes two sections:  1. A timeline that links specific events with relevant online sources, such as diaries and letters, photograph collections, and lectures by historians  2.  Each section also includes a guide to research sources that simplify access to sources covering specific time periods.       http://www.mtsu.edu/~kmiddlet/history/women/wh-timeline.html
 
American Women's History Research Guide
Provides citations to print and Internet reference sources, as well as to selected large primary source collections—covering a wide range of topics from Abolitionist to Writers. 
http://www.mtsu.edu/~kmiddlet/history/women/wh-intro.html
 
Modern History Source Book
Professor Halshall has compiled an incredible collection of history sourcebooks utilizing the wealth of information available on the internet.  The Modern History Source Book provides historical material from the Reformation through the new millennium. http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/modsbook.html

          Other Sourcebooks by Professor Halshall:

         Ancient History Sourcebook

         Medieval Sourcebook

         Women's History Sourcebook

         African History Sourcebook

         East Asian History Sourcebook

         Global History Sourcebook
A Listing of Exceptional United States History Programs from PBS
Information, photographs, documents, lesson plans, etc. for various American history topics.  EXCEPTIONAL!Works well with the BOCES PBS Collection. 
http://www.pbs.org/history/history_united.html
 
PBS:  Freedom: A History of the United States
Companion website for the 16 part movie and television series.  Tools, activities, games, timelines, images and factual data for sixteen time periods of our history.  Select the webisode for the historical period of your choice.
          http://www.pbs.org/wnet/historyofus/
 
A Biography of America:  English Settlement
          A supplement to the series A Biography of America, this site offers an in-         depth view of European colonies, Indian relations, systems of agriculture,
         Puritanism and a look to the future using a Flash enhanced timeline.         
http://www.learner.org/biographyofamerica/prog02/index.html
 
Hargrett Rare Map Collection
An extensive resource of maps and graphic materials from early America.
http://www.libs.uga.edu/darchive/hargrett/maps/neworld.html

The Avalon Project at the Yale Law School

An Exception Collection of Pre-18th Century Documents.
 http://www.yale.edu/lawweb/avalon/avalon.htm
 
Luminarium
An Anthology of English Literature from late Middle Ages through the 17th Century.
 http://www.luminarium.org/lumina.htm
 
Medieval Sourcebook
ONE OF THE MOST EXTENSIVE AND ACADEMICALLY ORIENTED WEB SITES RELATED TO THE STUDY OF HISTORY.  Literally thousands of web sites related Reformation, Counter Reformation, the rise of Witchcraft and other significant topics.
http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/sbook1.html
 
Fire and Ice Puritan and Reformed Writings
http://www.puritansermons.com/index.htm
 

SALEM

 
The Salem Village Witch Trials of 1692
Artifacts and verbatim transcripts.   An exceptional interactive map showing the proximity of accusers, alleged witches, commercial travel ways, etc.  A new light on an old story.
        http://etext.virginia.edu/salem/witchcraft
 
Famous American Trials:  Salem Witch Trials 1692
An incredible source for biographies, warrants, images, examinations of evidence, petitions of witches, etc.
http://www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/salem/SALEM.HTM
 
 
Salem Witch Trials Chronology
In an effort to expose the "witches", John Indian baked a witch cake made with rye meal and the afflicted girls' urine. In an effort to expose the witches afflicting his life, Joseph Ballard of nearby Andover enlisted the aid of the accusing girls of Salem.
http://www.salemweb.com/memorial/index.shtml
The Salem Witch Museum - Salem, Massachusetts
The Salem Witch Museum's presents the Salem Witch Trials of 1692, one of the most important and tragic events in American history
 http://www.salemwitchmuseum.com/
Salem Witch Trials Chronology
  SOURCES FOR DIGITIZED DOCUMENTS, ARTICLES AND BOOKS
The Avalon Project at the Yale Law School
Pre 18th century through 21st Century Documents with an Alphabetic Author/Title List of ALL Project Documents.  Exceptional!!
 http://www.yale.edu/lawweb/avalon/avalon.htm
Bartleby:  Great Books On Line
Free access to great works of literature, reference and verse.  An incredible collection with a simple search process.
http://www.bartleby.com/
 
The University of Virginia Hypertext Project
Over sixty hypertexts of various great works--with many from the 19th century.  This collection is especially helpful to United States History teachers as it features some of the classic works from Cooper, Crane, DuBois, Jefferson, Louis and Clark Journals, Madison,  Sinclair, Turner, Twain and others.
http://xroads.virginia.edu/~HYPER/hypertex.html
 
On Line Books and Authors
A collection of hypertext versions of hundreds of literary works,
         Easy search by author or title.
http://digital.library.upenn.edu/books/authors.html

 

 

 
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