| The Four Original New England Colonies | |
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| Connecticut | New Hampshire |
| Connecticut | New Hampshire Colonial History |
| The Connecticut Colony | Wikipedia: New Hampshire History |
| Colonial Connecticut | Colonial Life in New Hampshire |
| Massachusetts | A Brief History of New Hampshire |
| Massachusetts History | 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 | |
| Wikipedia: The Massachusetts Colony |
| Documents Important to the New England Colonies | |
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| Charter of Connecticut | The Mayflower Compact |
| Charter of New England | Constitution of New Hampshire |
| Charter of Massachusetts Bay | Charter of Rhode Island |
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 (links at bpttpm of page) |
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| Crime and Punishment in the New England Colonies | Crime and Punishment in the Plymouth Colonies |
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| Colonial Crimes and Punishment | Crime and Punishment in Colonial America |
| People Important to the New England Colonies | Anne Hutchinson |
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| John Alden | Anne Hutchinson Biography |
| John Alden - Assistant in Colony Government | Anne Hutchinson : Making a Difference |
| John Alden Biography | The life of 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 Carver - Governor | John Winthrop |
| John Carver Biography | John Winthrop Biography |
| Pilgrim Clothing | Clothing Worn by the Pilgrims |
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| Daily Life: Pilgrim Clothes | Clothing of the Pilgrims |
| Pilgrim Clothing | Plymouth Colony Clothing |
| Pilgrim Families | |
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| Pilgrim Daily LIfe: Housing | Pilgrim Daily LIfe: Food |
| Pilgrim Daily LIfe: Clothes | Pilgrim Daily LIfe: School |
| The Salem Witch Trials | |
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| Salem Witch Museum: The Salem Witch Trials of 1692 | Events and Causes of the Salem Witch Trials |
| Wikipedia: The Salem Witch Trials | Famous American Trials: The Salem Witch Trials |
| Sites with SPECIFIC Information about the New England Colonies in Colonial America |
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Academic Kids' Encyclopedia : New England: Complete historical facts
Colonization: New England: Historical facts from Wikipedia
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
Mayflower and Plymouth Colony History
The New England Colonies: From Wikipedia
U.S. History: The New England Colonies: Historical Facts
Outline of American History - The New England Colonies: Historical facts and information
Sonofthesouth.net: Thirteen Original Colonies: EXTENSIVE historical background about each of the 13 original colonies complete with photographs and images. Included are links to complete explanations about important people, documents, and events.
Wikipedia: History of the New England Colonies: Complete historical facts
| Sites Which Include Information about the New England Colonies in Colonial America |
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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.
Facts about the Thirteen American Colonies
Historical Text Archive Archive: Collection of Essays about important events in history
Thirteen Colonies: Historical facts and information
| Colonial Charters |
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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 |
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| Other Colonial Pages | |
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| The Jamestown Colony | The Plymouth Colony |
| The Lost Colony of Roanoke | The New England Colonies |
| The Middle Colonies | The Southern Colonies |
| New England Colonies Trivia |
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*The New England Colonies were part of the 13 original colonies. The New England Colonies included the colonies of Connecticut, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island.
*The prime reason for the founding of the New England colonies was for the colonists to obtain religious freedom.
*The natural resources of the New England Colonies included fish, whales, trees and furs
*The Connecticut Colony was founded in 1636 by Thomas Hooker.
* The word Connecticut comes from an Algonquin Indian (Quinnehtukqut) word meaning "long river place".
*The New Hampshire Colony was founded in 1623 by John Wheelwright.
*New Hampshire was named after the English County of Hampshire.
*The Massachusetts Bay Colony was founded in 1620 by the owners of the Massachusetts Bay Company.
*Massachusetts comes from an indian word - Massachusett - which meant "at or about the great hill".
*The Puritans who settled in Massachusetts between 1629 and 1640 comprised the largest majority of the population in the Massachusetts Bay Colony.
*One of the most tragic trials on history, the Salem Witch Trials, took place in Salem, Massachusetts. 19 men and women, all accused of practicing witchcraft, were taken to Gallows Hill and hung.
*John Winthrop was elected governor of Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1628.
*The Rhode Island Colony was founded in 1636 by Roger Williams.
*Rhode Island's name is believed to have possibly come two sources: from the Dutch word "Roode Eylandt" meaning "red island",
or the Greek island of Rhodes.
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.
Smithsonian National Museum of American History Search Engine: Discover history through objects, photographs, interactive timelines: Complete archived collections - excellent!
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: 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
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.
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
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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