This resource includes a biography of William Penn, as well as links to other information regarding his life and the founding of Pennsylvania.

Colonial House video segment in which Colonists and the Passamaquoddy people encounter each other for the first time in a reenactment of a New England settlement in 1628. [4:38]

Activities useful in presenting American colonial life. Find references to novels, a colonial home, and a diary entry activity.

Read about the transit of Africans from their homeland to the American British colonies to work on plantations in the south as part of leg in the triangular trade.

At this site from the University of Groningen you can read Edward Randolph's address to Parliament concerning the rebellious attitude of the colony of Massachusetts as designated as "articles of misdemeanors." Read each of the...

The American Revolution was close to 200 years in the making. Read about the philosophies and attitudes toward government, as well as the diverse populations who came to the British colonies, that eventually fomented rebellion.

This site gives a brief history of the American Impressionists who painted in Lyme, Connecticut.

Learn about this Revolutionary War battle that took place October 19, 1781, between Great Britain and its thirteen colonies in North America that ended in a victory for the American colonists and also ended the American Revolutionary War.

Learn about this Revolutionary War battle that took place January 17, 1781, between Great Britain and its thirteen colonies in North America that ended in a long-term victory for the American colonists.

Learn about this Revolutionary War battle that took place August 16, 1777, between Great Britain and its thirteen colonies in North America that ended in victory for the American Colonists.

Learn about this Revolutionary War battle that took place April 19, 1775, between Great Britain and its thirteen colonies in North America that ended in a victory for the American colonists.

Learn about this Revolutionary War battle that took place January 03, 1777, between Great Britain and its thirteen colonies in North America that ended in a victory for the American colonists.

Learn about this Revolutionary War battle that took place May 10, 1775, between Great Britain and its thirteen colonies in North America that ended in a victory for the American colonists.

Learn about this Revolutionary War battle that took place October 07, 1780, between Great Britain and its thirteen colonies in North America that ended in a victory for the American colonists.

Learn about the Battle of Trenton the December 26, 1776 Revolutionary War battle between Great Britain and its thirteen colonies in North America that ended in victory for the American colonists.

Overview and biographical facts on the life of George Calvert, founder of the Maryland Colony.

Provides an illustrated overview of the history of the Pilgrims and the Mayflower voyage.

This easy-to-understand multiple choice quiz takes you through the events surrounding the Revolutionary War. Review your score and any missed questions at the end.

This is a collection dedicated exclusively to the Seven Years War. The site offers links to articles about the war and both the French and British regiments, uniforms of the armies, and about individual battles themselves. Also provides...

Kids learn the Glossary and Terms from the Revolutionary War including patriot, loyalist, colony, volley, whig, tory, and more.

Kids learn about daily life during the Revolutionary War including homes, clothes, food, school, and other fun facts. Take a quiz at the end to see what you learned!

PublicBookShelf.com offers an excerpt from "The Great Republic by the Master Historians," a book published in the early 1900s that covers the history of the United States. Excerpt provides the reasons behind the Regulators revolt in 1771.

[Free Registration/Login Required] Using assessment integration and images, students will learn about The Boston Massacre and the Boston Massacre etching.

Read a brief history of the war with information on the British and the French. The page also includes a link to "Maps of the French & Indian War," which could be used in an elementary classroom setting. Note that this is an...