Ms. Feight- Colonial America

Project Due Date: December 6, 2002

Suggested Sources:

There are books on reserve in the library for this project; the WHHS library has a VERY large collection of books on all aspects of Colonial and Revolutionary American life. Following are some general sites with cultural information on the Colonial period. Most are written for students in elementary school, rather than 8th grade; however, they do contain good information on some of the activities for the Colonial Fair. You will have to use books to supplement the information here; in-depth information is still found more quickly on these topics in good book on Colonial American life.

Student Resource Center-Gold- Look under Classroom Topics: American History to find reference articles on Colonial America. This site has especially good information on 18th century medicine. PASSWORD NEEDED FROM HOME: CINC48953

Encyclopedia Britannica Online- Part of the databases from Infohio; click on the Britannica icon to use this site. Good historical information. PASSWORD NEEDED FROM HOME: user name:hcca; password: hcca513

Colonial Life 1600-1776- a megasite with links to information on Colonial cooking, arts, music, dance, role of women, medicine, and many others. The emphasis is information that you can use to re-enact Colonial era activities.

Colonial America- A collection of websites on every aspect of colonial American life, put together by the Portland, OR Public Library.

Colonial Life and Early America- Good information on everyday life in Colonial America; you will need to supplement information from this site with books, since it is mainly aimed at younger students.

Colonial America Resource Page- The Web resource center for a college course on Colonial America; good links to original documents, especially newspapers, from colonial times.

Colonial Williamsburg- Information on life in the most famous reconstruction of Colonial America.

Plimoth on the Web- Life in a 17th century Massachusetts colony.

Librarian's Index to the Internet: Colonial America: Links to lots of good sites on Colonial America; many of the links are from "living history museums" like Colonial Williamsburg, which have very good information on everyday life during this time.