Colonial Web Sites

The Thirteen Colonies
http://pen.k12.va.us:80/Anthology/Div/Albemarle/Schools/Yancey/Colonies/COLONIES.HTML

Mrs. Louden's fifth grade class has put together some excellent resources including info about the following topics:
Arts and Crafts, Children, Clothing, Crime and Punishment, Education, Family Life, Food, Furniture, Health and Medicine, Holidays, Houses, Recreation, Sports and Entertainment, Slavery and Women in the Thirteen Colonies

Experience Colonial Life
http://www.history.org/life/life.htm

Basic information on a variety of topics including:
African-American Experience, Christmas, Family, Food, Gardening, Justice System, Manners, Military Life, Politics, Religion, Tools, and Trades

Historical Almanack
http://www.history.org/almanack.htm

A Site put together by Williamsburg Online. Includes a wide variety of basic information.

The Early America Review
http://www.earlyamerica.com/review/index.html

An online newspaper detailing facts and opinions about the Colonial period.

A Briefe and True Report of the New Found Land of V I R G I N I A
http://wsrv.clas.virginia.edu/~msk5d/hariot/main.html

A great example of colonial writing style as well as information about the exploring of Virginia.

Quantitative Data: The Colonial Era
http://www.imsa.edu/edu/socsci/jvictory/q_summary_pg.html

Are you a fan of trivia? Here are some colonial details to peak your interest!

18th Century Resources
http://www.english.upenn.edu/~jlynch/18th/index.html

Can't find what you are looking for on this page? Try a search on this one!

Colonial Kids

Colonial Toys
http://www.illuminet.net/kerry/colonial.htm

A brief description of several toys children played with in colonial times.

Children and Toys in Colonial Maryland
http://www.globalclassroom.org/linda.html

Students collaborated to write a short report of how children in colonial Maryland spent their free time.

New England Primer 1805
http://www.gettysburg.edu/~tshannon/his341/nep1805contents.html

This shows you pictures of what a school book from the early 1800's looked like.

Schooling, Education, and Literacy, In Colonial America
http://www.gettysburg.edu/~s330558/schooling.html

WOW! This gives info about the Hornbook among other school stuff.

Colonial Jobs

Colonial Occupations
http://www.rootsweb.com/~genepool/jobs.htm

Check here to see what jobs were available to people living in the colonies.

Trades and Tradespeople
http://www.history.org/twentieth-century/trades.html

Excellent info on the types of jobs done in the colonial era.

1776 Map
http://www.eduplace.com/ss/ssmaps/1776.html

A map of the colonial boundaries.

Historical Maps
http://scarlett.libs.uga.edu/darchive/hargrett/maps/colamer.html

This page links to maps made in the 18th century.

Massachusetts: The Legend of PlymouthRock
http://www.rootsweb.com/~genepool/plymouth.htm

See if what you know about this famous landmark at Plymouth, Massachusetts matches what this interesting site has to say.

Massachusetts: Virtual Tour of Plimoth Plantation
http://media3.com/plymouth/vtour/

Gives good information about this early colonial settlement.

Massachusetts: Boston History
http://ftp.std.com/NE/boshistory.html

Has links to sites specifically about the area's colonial history and people.

Founders of New Jersey
http://www.rootsweb.com/~genepool/nj.htm

This site offers information about the founders and early settlers of New Jersey.

Colonial Maryland
http://www.intercom.net/domain/globalclassroom.org//colonial.html

Links to brief informational pieces written by students about colonial history in Maryland.

Pennsylvania: Philadelphia Historical Virtual Tour
http://www.libertynet.org/iha/index.html

Includes sites of historical importance and information about Philadelphia's history making personalities.

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

This organization has found the original fort of Jamestown, Va. Photos and historical info included.

Virginia: A Brief History of Jamestown
http://www.apva.org/history/index.html

Great information and links to related people and places.

Virginia: Mount Vernon Educational Resources
http://www.mountvernon.org/education/index.html

This site includes information about George Washington's famous home as well as activities to help you learn more about the man, himself!

Virginia: Colonial Williamsburg
http://www.williamsburg.com/

Be sure to check out all of the information at this site! Especially the part about Jamestown.

Nathan Hale
http://www.seanet.com/Users/pamur/nhale.html

Benjamin Franklin: Glimpses of the Man
http://sln.fi.edu/franklin/rotten.html

Great site which links to pages telling about Franklin's greatest accomplishments.

A Brief Biography of George Washington
http://www.mountvernon.org/image/biobrief1.html

Christmas Customs
http://www.history.org/life/xmas/customs.htm

Good insight into colonial traditions.

Another Look at Christmas in the Eighteenth Century
http://www.history.org/life/xmas/xmasqa.htm

More of the same.