American+Colonies

toc =Introduction= Use the resources below to find information for your Colonial Research Project. Research must be confined to the period prior to 1776.


 * Groups**
 * 1. Spanish Settlers (Florida and Southwestern Part of today's US)**
 * 2. Native Americans who interacted primarily with the Spanish (Pueblo, Hopi, Navajo, Apache)**
 * 3. French Settlers (Great Lakes, Ohio River Valley and Louisiana)**
 * 4. Native Americans who interacted primarily with the French (Iroquois Confederation, Algonquin)**
 * 5. English Settlers (Virginia)**
 * 6. English Settlers (Massachusetts Bay Colony---Puritans)**
 * 7. English Settlers (Pennsylvania --- Quakers)**
 * 8. English Settlers (Rhode Island)**
 * 9. English Settlers (Southern Colonies -- Carolinas, Georgia)**
 * 10. Native Americans who interacted primarily with the English (Powhatan, Wampanoagas, Pequots)**

=Books= Please refer to books pulled for your class in your designated area. See one of the librarians if you need additional help with your research. Link to: Online digital catalog

=Databases=
 * Grolier on-line encyclopedia**
 * ABC-Clio: American History **
 * Gale Virtual Reference Library (Colonial American Reference Library eBook)**
 * Salem History**

=Websites=

**Southern Colonies**
@http://www.smplanet.com/teaching/colonialamerica/colonies/maryland
 * Small Planet:** Colonial America Maryland,Jamestown, Georgia and Carolinas

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 * About.com:** Overview of Colonial America 1607-1754: The New England, Middle, and Southern Colonies

@http://www.usahistory.info/southern/
 * History of the United States of America by Henry W Elson: Southern Colonies**

@http://www.ushistory.org/us/index.asp
 * US History.org**

@http://www.timepage.org/spl/13colony.html
 * 13 Originals: Founding the American Colonies**

@http://www.encyclopediavirginia.org/Colonial_Virginia
 * Encyclopedia of Virginia**

@http://www.loc.gov/teachers/classroommaterials/presentationsandactivities/presentations/timeline/colonial/georgia/
 * Library of Congress: Establishing the Georgia Colony**

@http://mdroots.thinkport.org/default_flash.asp
 * Exploring Maryland's Roots** (Interactive Website)

**Northern Colonies**
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 * Celebrate Boston: Laws & Customs in Colonial Pennsylvania** (Use History tab to access information on 13 Colonies)

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 * The Plymouth Colony Archive Project** (multiple primary sources)

Native American Tribes
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 * People of the Mesa Verde Region (Pueblo, Navajo)**

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 * Powhatan Museum of Indigenous Arts and Culture**

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 * Boston Children's Museum: The Wampanoag**

http://www.ushistory.org/us/1d.asp
 * U.S. History.org: The Iroquois Tribes**

http://faculty.marianopolis.edu/c.belanger/quebechistory/encyclopedia/IroquoisConfederacy.htm
 * The Quebec History Encyclopedia: Iroquois Confederation**

http://www.ushistory.org/us/1c.asp
 * The Algonkian Tribes (Algonquin)**


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