The New England Colonies in Colonial America
Sites Specific to the New England Colonies in Colonial America

Academic Kids' Encyclopedia : New England: Complete historical facts

Colonization: New England: Historical facts from Wikipedia

Colonization: The NEW ENGLAND Colonies: Lots of informational links to facts and information about colonization and the American colonies

George Popham founds the Popham Colony later to become New England

Have Fun with History: Colonial America: American colonial life existed just shy of 180 years before the United States of America emerged as a nation independent of British rule. These formative years are reflected with free streaming videos from Have Fun with History; included in collection: Early settlers of New England; Puritan Family of Early New England; The Town Crier (Massachusetts). The Mayflower II (building a replica), The Scarlet Letter

The New England Colonies: Historical Facts

The New England Colonies: From Wikipedia

The New England Colonies: Brief historical facts about each individual colony

Outline of American History - The New England Colonies: Historical facts and information



Sites Which Include Information about the New England Colonies in Colonial America

13 Originals: The history of the original 13 colonies

Archiving Early America: A wealth of resources about 18th Century America, original newspapers, maps, writings, biographies

Colonial North America 1492-1763:Links to sites important to the growth of Colonial North America.

Colonization: Lots of informational links to facts and information about colonization and the American colonies

Facts about the Thirteen American Colonies

Historical Text Archive Archive: Collection of Essays about important events in history

Thirteen Colonies: Historical facts and information


The Four Original New England Colonies  
Connecticut New Hampshire
Connecticut New Hampshire Colonial History
The Connecticut Colony The Colonial Era: New Hampshire
Colonial Connecticut Colonial Life in New Hampshire
Massachusetts A Brief History of New Hampshire
Outline of American History: Massachusetts Rhode Island
The Massachusetts Colony Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
The Massachusetts Bay Colony History The Rhode Island Colony
Province of Massachusetts Colonial Rhode Island
Massachusetts Bay  
The Massachusetts Colony  

Also see Plymouth Colony for additional New England Colony Information


A Chronicle of Black Lives in Colonial New England Black History of the Sea Coast

Crime and Punishment in the New England Colonies Crime and Punishment in Plymouth
Crime and Punishment in the Massachusetts Colonies Crime and Punishment in Colonial America

Documents Important to the New England Colonies
Charter of Connecticut The Mayflower Compact
Charter of New England

Constitution of New Hampshire

Charter of Massachusetts Bay Charter of Rhode Island

The Mayflower  
The Mayflower Voyage Voyage of the Mayflower
The Mayflower from Wikipedia Things the Pilgrims Brought on the Mayflower
Mayflower Passenger's Genealogy Common Mayflower Myths
Girls on the Mayflower Mayflower Myths
Mayflower Crew Members The Mayflower Passenger List
Mayflower Dimensions and Images Sep. 1620: Mayflower Voyage
Women on the Mayflower The Mayflower Web Pages


People Important to the New England Colonies Anne Hutchinson
John Alden Anne Hutchinson Biography
John Alden - Assistant in Colony Government Anne Hutchinson : Making a Difference
John Alden Biography Anne Hutchinson
William Bradford Miles Standish
William Bradford Miles Standish - Colonial Leader
Governor William Bradford Miles Standish Biography
William Bradford: History of Plymouth Plantation Roger Williams
Honoring the Life of William Bradford Roger Williams Biography
William Brewster Roger Williams, Founder of Rhode Island
William Brewster - Religious Leader Roger Establishes the Colony of Rhode Island
William Brewster Biography John Winthrop
John Carver John Winthrop, First Governor of Massachusetts Bay Colony
John Carver - Governor John Winthrop
John Carver Biography John Winthrop Biography

The Pilgrims  
Interesting Pilgrim Trivia Brief History of the Pilgrims
The Pilgrims - from Wikipedia Who Were the Pilgrims?
Difference between a Pilgrim and Puritan Pilgrim History
Pilgrim Hall Museum The Pilgrims
Pilgrims: America's First Families Who Were the Pilgrims?

Pilgrim Clothing  
Daily Life: Pilgrim Clothes  Clothing of the Pilgrims
Pilgrim Clothing Plymouth Colony Clothing

Pilgrim Families Pilgrim Families
Pilgrim Daily LIfe: Housing Pilgrim Daily LIfe: Food
Pilgrim Daily LIfe: Clothes Pilgrim Daily LIfe: School

Religion in Colonial New England Colonies  
Strict Religion Rules in New England Puritanism in New England
Religion and Church in New England What's the Difference Between a Puritan and a Pilgrim?
Religion in New England The Puritans

Writings of the Pilgrims  
Books and Journals Written by Pilgrims Letters Written by Pilgrims
Pastor John Robinson's Farewell Letter to the Pilgrims (1620) Who Left for Plymouth A Written History of Plymouth Plantation by William Bradford

Colonial Charters

Colonial Charters, Grants, and Related Documents: From Yale Law School - A list of documents and their texts for every colony in early America - dates supplied as well


Maps of Early America Rare Map Collection - Colonial America


Other Colonial Pages  
The Jamestown Colony The Plymouth Colony
The Lost Colony of Roanoke The New England Colonies
The Middle Colonies The Southern Colonies




American History Calendar

American History Calendar: A calendar site showing American history in a unique way: through a user-friendly web calendar. Birthdays of important people in American history and important events in American history can be viewed; interactive - browse through it and display details on a specific person or event. A printer friendly version of the calendar is also available.


American History Museum

Smithsonian National Museum of American History Search Engine: Discover history through objects, photographs, interactive timelines: Complete archived collections - excellent!


The History Channel

The History Channel: Each month the History Channel takes new explorations into the past and puts them on display for you, utilizing state-of-the-art interactive technology; listen to speeches drawn from the most famous broadcasts and recordings of the Twentieth Century. The History Channel Time Machine brings you to a different speech every day; trivia quiz; fact of the day; games


U.S. History Images

U.S. History Images: What better way to learn about and appreciate the history of the United States than through viewing the illustrations of artists from the last century and a half! The images are all in the public domain and are free for anyone to use in any way after viewing the Terms of Use. This website is a work in progress and new images are always being added. Present topics for images include: Life in the Colonies, Colonial Patriots, Native Americans, Native American Culture, The Age of Exploration, and Explorers



Educational American History Powerpoints
Educational American History Videos


Reference Sites to Help in Your Research

American Memory Learning Page of the Library of Congress: Historical collections of photographs, documents, motion pictures, and sound recordings about American culture and history - SEARCHABLE by keyword

Biographies of Famous People Both Past and Present: - SEARCHABLE by keyword

The Biographic Dictionary: Covers more than 33,000 notable men and women who have shaped our world from ancient times to the present day- SEARCHABLE by keyword

Encyclopedia Smithsonian: Encyclopedia Smithsonian features answers to frequently asked questions about the Smithsonian and links to Smithsonian resources from A to Z

Information Please: On-Line Dictionary; Encyclopedia; Almanac, and MORE

Who2: Find famous people biographies fast! This site also lists links to more information about each person. - SEARCHABLE by keyword



Links to Other History Sites that Might also Contain Information about the New England Colonies

Archiving Early America: A wealth of resources about 18th Century America, original newspapers, maps, writings, biographies

History of the United States Complete Historical Archive: Directory listed in alphabetical order by events

History Place: American Revolution, Civil War, featured articles, history of the U.S.A.

Liberty Online: Historical People and their words, historical documents, historical geography, battle maps, links to other map sites


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