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HistoryBuff: Search for resources and information about the American Revolution


The Southern Colonies

13 Originals: The history of the original 13 colonies

The American Colonist's Library: A Treasury of Primary Source Documents: A massive collection of the literature and documents which were most relevant to the colonists' lives in America

America's First Families: 1600s Colonial Ancestors: Information on notable settlers in the 1600's; Biographies available by clicking on a name

Colonial Charters, Grants and Related Documents: Primary historical documents; information about the founding of each particular colony

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

History of Colonial America

Jump Back in Time: Colonial America: Facts and information about colonization and the American colonies


Historical Background Information, and Facts About The States That Were a Part of The Southern Colonies
Georgia History
North Carolina History
Gerogia State History
North Carolina's History
Georgia's History
South Carolina History
History of the State of Georgia
South Carolina's History
Maryland's History
South Carolina State History
Maryland State History
Virginia's History
History of Maryland
Virginia's History
North Carolina State History
Virginia History
North Carolina's First Colonists: 12,00 Years Before Roanoke
Taxes in Colonial Virginia

People Important To The Southern Colonies
King Charles I
Elizabeth Lucas Pickney
George Calvert, First Lord Baltimore
Deborah Sampson Gannett

Plantation Life in the Southern Colonies

Monticello: Home of Thomas Jefferson: Learn about plantation life by following Thomas Jefferson through one day


Slavery in the Southern Colonies

History of Slavery
Slavery in Early America
Slave Codes
The African American Journey

Colonial Williamsburg

Colonial Williamsburg Home Page: An historical almanac: meet the colonial people, experience colonial life. see the places, and browse the colonial dateline

John Adams:Biographical information and portrait

John Quincy Adams: His Life: Outline of major facts about John Quincy Adams; links to his biography and inaugural address


Maps of Early America

Early America : Maps
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
*Also See Jamestown Colony for Additional Southern Colony Information

Reference Sites to Help in Your Research

1upinfo.com: A free enclyclopedia to use for researching topics - SEARCHABLE by keyword

American Memory Learning Page of the Library of Congress: Historical collections of photographs, documents, motiion 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 Sites that Contain Information about the Southern Colonies

Eyewitness - History Through the Eyes of Those Who Lived It: A Fascinating interactive site to get detailed, first-hand accounts of what it was like in the Ancient World, Medieval times, the Civil War, the Old West, and many other historical time periods. See the Destruction of Pompeii in 79 AD brought vividly to life through eyewitness accounts, maps, diagrams, images of other volcanic disasters, and pictures of uncovered ruins. Witness the San Francisco Earthquake of 1906 from the view of its survivors. Get first-hand accounts of the death of Thomas a Becket, Frederick Douglass' escape from slavery, the signing of the Declaration of Independence, Capt. Robert Scott's doomed expedition to the South Pole, and Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid's great Union-Pacific train robbery, and MORE Colonial America: Historical facts and information, links to other important sites

Cycles of History: The Colonial Cycle: A tremendous site: Timelines, historical information, maps. Links to numerous sites on colonial history and topics

Douglass: Outline of American History: The Colonial Period: Historical facts and information

Outline of American History: THE COLONIAL PERIOD

Rare Map Collection - Colonial America

USA History Page: Topics classified by: Native American history, Colonial Period, American Revolution, Early Republic, 19th Century, 20th Century


Links to Other History Sites That Might Also Contain Information about the Southern Colonies

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

American Historical Atlas: Territorial expansion of the United States

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

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

History of the United States Complete Historical Archive: Directory listed in alphbetica 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

Smithsonian National Museum of American History: Complete archived collections

History Buff: Resources about America's history - SEARCHABLE by keyword


Link to 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


...in 1612 John Rolfe learned that tobacco would grow well in Virginia?
...tobacco became popular in Europe after the explorers took it home from North America?
...Africans were brought to the Southern Colonies to live on plantations and to help grow and care for important cash crops: tobacco and rice?...the boss of a southern plantation was called an overseer, and his job was to tell the slaves where to work and what to do?
...African slaves were treated like animals, sold at auctions, and controlled by their masters?
...people in the Southern Colonies lived more isolated lives that the people of the Middle and New England Colonies because they lived on large plantations or on small farms?
...the Southern Colonies did not have many towns?

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