| History of the Four Original Middle Colonies in Colonial America | History of Pennsylvania |
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| History of Delaware | Colonial Pennsylvania |
| History.com: History of Delaware | The Quaker Province |
| Delaware History | Province of Pennsylvania |
| The Delaware Colony | A Background to Pennsylvania History |
| The Making of 50 States: Delaware | History.com: Pensylvania History and Video |
| History of New Jersey | History of New York |
| New Jersey History | Colonial New York |
| Colonial History of New Jersey | The Province of New York |
| Early New Jersey History | Early New York History Timeline |
| History of New York City | |
| History of Crime and Punishment in the Plymouth Colony in Colonial America | Crime and Punishment in the Plymouth Colonies |
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| Video: Colonial Crimes and Punishment | Slide Show Crime and Punishment in Colonial America |
| History of the Documents Important to Middle Colonies in Colonial America | |
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| Charter of Delaware | The New York Colony |
| Constitution of Delaware | Charter for the Province of Pennsylvania |
| Constitution of New Jersey | Constitution of Pennsylvania |
| The Importance of the Dutch in History of the Middle Colonies in Colonial America | |
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| The Dutch Colonies | Video: First Dutch Settlers |
| Native Americans Important to the History of the Middle Colonies in Colonial America | |
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| The Delaware | Iroquois History |
| Flag of the Iroquois League | Iroquois Wars and Iroquois League |
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Learn more about the Native American and their History at the Kid Info Native Americans page |
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Academic Kids' Encyclopedia : Colonial America: Middle Colonies: Complete historical facts Colonization: The Middle Colonies: Lots of informational links to facts and information about colonization and the American colonies The Middle Colonies as the Birthplace of American Religious Pluralism: Facts and information about religious pluralism in the Middle Colonies Outline of American History: The Middle Colonies: Facts and information about the Middle Colonies in colonial times 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. United States History: The Middle Colonies: Short history of the Middle Colonies in colonial times US History: The Middle Colonies: History of the Middle Colonies in colonial times The Middle Colonies : A Complete History |
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13 Originals: The history of the original 13 colonies Thirteen Colonies: Historical facts and information Video: Facts about the Thirteen American Colonies Thirteen Colonies: Historical facts and information |
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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 |
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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 Southern Colonies | Colonial Life |
| Maps of Early America | Maps of Early Colonial America |
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*The Middle Colonies were part of the 13 original colonies. The colonies included in the Middle Colonies were: Delaware, New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania. *The Middle Colonies were known as the "breadbasket" because of the large amounts barley, rye, and other grains that were grown there. The Middle Colonies produced more food than the New England or Southern Colonies. *The Delaware colony was founded in 1638 Peter Minuit and New Sweden Company. Instead of calling it Delaware, they called it New Sweden. Sir Thomas West, Lord de la Warr later named it Delaware. *Delaware is named after the Lord De La Warr who was an English governor of Virginia in colonial times. *The Province of New Jersey was founded in 1664 by Lord Berkeley and Sir George Carteret. *New Jersey was named after the English Channel island of Jersey. *In 1664 the English seized what was then known as New Amsterdam from the Dutch and renamed the city New York. *Peter Stuyvesant the last of the Dutch governors in New Amsterdam. *The Province of New York was founded in 1626 by the Duke of York. *New York was named after the Duke of York. *Peter Minuit was the very first governor of New York. *The Province of Pennsylvania was founded in 1682 by William Penn. *Pennsylvania means "Penn's Woodland". |
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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 |
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Kidinfo.com's History of the Middle Colonies in Colonial America Homework Help Resource Page provides the best available facts about the History of the Middle Colonies in Colonial America, as well as the People Important to the History of the Middle Colonies, the Documents Important to the History the Middle Colonies, and the Events Important to the History of the Middle Colonies.
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