Contains many leads to other sites. Biographies of Notable Americans Includes short biographical sketches of many important Americans. Colonial Period Explore the World of Early America Uses newspapers, maps, magazines and writings from the period to give a view of Colonial history. Colonial Williamsburg Moderately useful site, especially for K-12 teachers covering the American colonial period. Colonial American History Resources Site dedicated to Colonial life in early American history.
Site includes maps, index of important colonial figures, and colonial religions.
Federalist Era to the Civil War Articles of Confederation Internet text of this important document. Federalist Papers Text of one of the most important sources of American political philosophy. A Documentary Life Internet site devoted to the life of Benjamin Franklin. Thomas Jefferson Papers at the Library of Congress Collected papers and correspondence of the United States third president. James Madison A collection of papers and correspondence from the fourth president of the United States.