The Thirteen Colonies - Research Sites
GENERAL LINKS
The 13 Originals. Links and info about all thirteen colonies. Has brief historical summaries of each colony to get you started.
MASSACHUSETTS
http://www.pilgrimhall.org/ Homepage for the Pilgrim Hall Museum.
Salem Witchcraft Hysteria. The whole story from National Geographic.
History of Boston. Colonial history of the most important Massachusetts city.
Plimouth Plantation. A reconstructed village of the Pilgrims.
VIRGINIA
The Colonial Williamsburg homepage. A tour of the restored colonial capital.
NEW YORK
Colonial Albany. A great site with info on famous colonial New Yorkers in the city of Albany.
History of Dutch Colonization in New York.
MARYLAND
Timeline of Events. Gives some important firsts for Maryland.
South Maryland Culture and History. Includes bios of famous Maryland colonists.
The Maryland Toleration Act. An important colonial document.
RHODE ISLAND
Roger Williams. Encarta article of R.I.'s founder.
CONNECTICUT
General Facts about Connecticut, including colonial history.
Connecticut History, geared toward kids
A list of links to colonial Connecticut sites
DELAWARE
Delaware History. From the state web site.
Delaware's Roots. How the colony began as New Sweden.
William Penn. He was proprietor over Delaware as well as Pennsylvania at one point.
NEW HAMPSHIRE
Short colonial history of the New Hampshire seacoast
NORTH CAROLINA
The Historic Albemarle Tour. Takes you to many places of colonial importance in N.C.
North Carolina Museum of History.
Blackbeard. Information on North Carolina's most infamous colonial resident.
SOUTH CAROLINA
A Brief History of South Carolina
Charleston Timeline. A very comprehensive timeline for S.C.'s major port, from the 1500s through the 1900s.
South Carolina Colonial Period. Includes info on the Lords Proprietor and some famous South Carolinians.
NEW JERSEY
A Timeline of New Jersey history
New Jersey historic sites (each one is a link)
PENNSYLVANIA
www.ushistory.org A site dedicated to colonial Philadelphia, the largest city in the colonies.
Pennsylvania Historical Museum.
William Penn. A biography of PA's founder.
GEORGIA
Frederica. An early Georgia fort, with history of the colony.
James Edward Oglethorpe. A site about Georgia's founder, in honor of his 300th anniversary. Links to graphics.
Savannah, GA. History of the city.
http://www.stp.gasou.edu/funstuff/content/hworms.htm
http://www.gastateparks.org/info/wormsloe/
Other Colonies:
QUEBEC
Brief History of Quebec Colony
Tourist info w/overview of history
Some good photos of colonial Quebec
ST. AUGUSTINE
On-line museum exhibit about St. Augustine