| Colonial America (1600-1760) |
| Colonial Life |
| | Plymouth Colony
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| | Plymouth Colony, America`s first permanent Puritan settlement, was established by English Separatist Puritans in December 1620. Learn much more at this great site! |
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| | Our America - Colonial Era
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| | From Scholastic.com, a multimedia exploration of Colonial America! Learn about the history of this era, plus check out several interactive activities that introduce the arts, architecture and society of the times! |
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| | Life in the British Colonies
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| | Great resources and multimedia on the following topics: New England Towns, Market Towns, Country Seats, Cities, A Southern Plantation, Servants and Slaves, Plantation Duties, The Great Wagon Road, Living in the Back Country, The Ohio River Valley. |
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| | Colonial Panoramas
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| | Learn more about colonial living with these great 360-degree views of villages, homes, interiors and more! |
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| | Plymouth: Its History and People
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| | Summary history of Plymouth, including sections on: the Wampanoag Tribe, Thanksgiving, myths vs. reality ... and more! |
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| | Colonial Dress-Up
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| | What kind of clothing did 1628 colonists wear? Find out in Dress Me Up! |
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| | Thanksgiving Timeline
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| | Explore the history of the Thanksgiving holiday with this great site from the Library of Congress! |
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| | Investigating the First Thanksgiving
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| | An amazing multimedia site that takes you for a virtual tour of America's first Thanksgiving! The site looks at many aspects of colonial living as well. |
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| | Virtual Plimoth Plantation
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| | Take a tour of Plimoth Plantation! From the site: "Plimoth (Plymouth) Plantation was the first permanent European settlement in southern New England (AD 1620). Today, this area is the site of a living museum, dedicated to recreating 17th - century lifeways in the New World." |
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| | A Colonial Family and Community
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| | Meet the Daggetts -- a real family who lived in
northeastern Connecticut during the mid-1700s! |
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| | Colonial Kids
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| | A creative site from ThinkQuest Junior that simulates life in a Colonial Village in the 1700's! |
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| | Colonial Life
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| | Dozens of great links to Colonial History pages for young students! |
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| | Early American Tools
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| | Browse through this collection of artifacts that explore work and tools in early America. |
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