The Southern Colonies in Colonial America
Sites Specific to the Southern Colonies in Colonial America

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

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

Documenting the South: Documenting the American South includes twelve thematic collections of primary sources for the study of southern history, literature, and culture arranged in alphabetical order. Includes North American Slave Narratives.

The Southern Colonies: Brief historical facts about each individual colony

Southern Colonies: Brief Facts

U.S. History: The Southern Colonies

United States History: The Southern Colonies


Sites Which Include Information about the Southern 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 Five Original Southern Colonies  
Georgia North Carolina History
Colonial Georgia African American History Across North Carolina
Establishing Colonial Georgia South Carolina History
Georgia History Colonial South Carolina
Colonial Georgia History Wikipedia: History of South Carolina
Women in Colonial Georgia South Carolina Colony
Maryland South Carolina – Colonial Period – 1670-1774
Colonial Maryland History of South Carolina
Colonial History of Maryland Virginia
Colonial Maryland Family Life Colonial Virginia
Maryland State History A History of Colonial Virginia: The First Permanent Colony in America
North Carolina Historical Background of Williamsburg, Virginia
Colonial North Carolina Colonial Virginia
North Carolina Historical Highlights Virginia History
Province of North Carolina - from Wikipedia Taxes in Colonial Virginia

Documents Important to the Southern Colonies  
Charter to Sir Walter Raleigh Constitution of North Carolina
Royal Commission for Regulating Plantations Constitution of South Carolina
Constitution of Maryland First Charter of Virginia

People Important to the Southern Colonies Elizabeth Lucas Pinckney
Cecil Calvert Elizabeth Lucas Pinckney
Cecil Calvert - 2nd Lord Baltimore Elizabeth Lucas Pinckney Biography
Cecil Calvert Historical Facts Sir Walter Raleigh
George Calvert (Lord Baltimore) Sir Walter Raleigh - Founder of Roanoke
George Calvert - 1st Baron Baltimore Sir Walter Raleigh Biography
George Calvert Biography John Smith
James Edward Oglethorpe Captain John Smith
James Oglethorpe - Georgia's Founder Captain John Smith Biography
James Oglethorpe Biography  


Plantation Life in the Southern Colonies  
Monticello: The Plantation Life on a Southern Plantation, 1854

Slavery in the Southern Colonies Journey from Slavery to Freedom
African Americans and the Virginia Colony Misfortune of Indentured Servants
History of Slavery Slave Accounts of Slavery in the U.S.
Indentured Servants The Underground Railroad from National Geographic
The Indentured Servant Slavery in the United States
Indentured Servants and Slave Prices Slavery and Indentured Servants

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

*Also See Jamestown Colony for Additional Southern Colony Information






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 Southern 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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