Colonial America

Library Catalog (OPAC): Search United States Colonial period

Reference Room: (R/970.02) North America in Colonial Times; (R973.03) Exploring American History : from Colonial Times to 1877; Colonial America to 1763; general print encyclopedias

Gale Colonial America eBook

Type password to enter. Wait for it to open the Virtual Reference Library.  Click the + by “history” and click on Colonial America Reference Library.  In the search box, type your region enclosed in quotation marks (“southern colonies”).  A list of topics will appear.  Select one and scroll through it looking for a heading with your region.

Sharp Online Reference

Colonial America online encyclopedia. Click on “Colonial America.”  In the search box, type your region enclosed in quotation marks (“southern colonies”).  A list of topics will appear.  Select one and scroll through it looking for a heading with your region.  Your search term will also be highlighted in yellow.

Subscription Databases
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Reference:

World Book Encyclopedia: Search United States History and Colonial America.

The article on North America has maps showing the physical geography, mineral resources, animals, plants, and climate – use the tab for “Historical Maps” on the side.

Grolier’s New Book of Knowledge: Search Thirteen Colonies (Click on Table of Contents.)

School Help:

Discovery Streaming: Search Middle Colonies, etc.   These video clips are also downloaded on the G drive–Video Clips Folder–History 8 Videos–Colonies

Brainpop:  Search Thirteen Colonies

SIRS Discoverer: Search Colonies, America.

ABC CLIO: Click on Era and then Regional Development of the Colonies.

Web Sites:

United States History  (U.S. State Department) http://countrystudies.us/united-states/ Find your region under the Colonial Period.

Internet Modern History Sourcebook: Colonial North America http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/modsbook07.html

Religious Pluralism in the Middle Colonies http://nationalhumanitiescenter.org/tserve/eighteen/ekeyinfo/midcol.htm