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By Chronological Period

This page is divided into the following sections:
Colonial Settlement (1492 - 1763)
The American Revolution (1763 - 1783)
The New Nation (1780 - 1815)
Expansion and Reform (1801 - 1861)
The Civil War and Reconstruction (1850 - 1877)

 

Colonial Settlement (1492 - 1763)

1755: The French and Indian War Home Page 
A few randomly selected primary source documents relating to the period, particularly French soldiers in Canada. Maintained by Larry Roux.

http://web.syr.edu/~laroux
Archiving Early America 
Directories such as "Milestone Historic Documents" and "America's Freedom Documents," and background information on why historical documents look like they do.

http://earlyamerica.com
Eighteenth-Century Resources 
History resources, as well as other subject areas. Maintained by Jack Lynch at the University of Pennsylvania.

http://www.english.upenn.edu/~jlynch/18th/
Eighteenth Century Studies 
Electronic texts from the 18th century, including the work of Benjamin Banneker, Edmund Burke, Jonathan Edwards, Benjamin Franklin, John Locke, Tom Paine, William Penn, and Adam Smith. Created and maintained by a group at Carnegie Mellon University.

http://english.hss.cmu.edu/18th.html
From Revolution to Reconstruction Archive: Other Texts and Documents 
Several hundred historical documents, many of which pertain to this period.

http://odur.let.rug.nl/~usa/D/
From Revolution to Reconstruction Archive: The Colonial Era 
Narrative about the period, supplemented by primary sources and other materials of potential interest. Part of a series initiated at the University of Groningen, Netherlands.

http://odur.let.rug.nl/~usa/H/1994/chap2.htm 
From Revolution to Reconstruction Archive: The War for Independence 
An electronic textbook, with each "chapter" composed of narrative, supplemented by links to interesting and informative primary sources. Housed at the University of Groningen, Netherlands.

http://odur.let.rug.nl/~usa/H/1994/chap3.htm
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The American Revolution (1763 - 1783)

From Revolution to Reconstruction Archive: Other Texts and Documents 
Nearly 200 primary source documents, many relating to this period.

http://odur.let.rug.nl/~usa/D/
From Revolution to Reconstruction Archive: The War for Independence 
An electronic textbook, with each "chapter" composed of narrative, supplemented by links to interesting and informative primary sources. Housed at the University of Groningen, Netherlands.

http://odur.let.rug.nl/~usa/H/1994/chap3.htm
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The New Nation (1780 - 1815)

Excerpts from Slave Narratives 
Forty-six slave narratives, dating from the late 17th century to Reconstruction. The narratives include descriptions of the slave trade, the middle passage, conditions of life and work, slave revolts and resistance, the underground railroad, and emancipation.

http://vi.uh.edu/pages/mintz/primary.htm
Explore the West from Monticello: A Perspective on Maps from Columbus to Lewis & Clark 
Maps from the Lewis and Clark expedition are part of this collection at the University of Virginia.

http://www.lib.virginia.edu/exhibits/lewis_clark/home.html
The Federalist Papers 
The Federalist Papers available from the Law School at the University of Oklahoma-Norman.

http://www.law.ou.edu/hist/federalist/
From Revolution to Reconstruction Archive: Formation of a National Government 
An electronic textbook, covering the period from the end of the Revolutionary War to the end of the War of 1812, and containing many links to supporting primary source documents. Many of these links have not yet been completed, however.

http://odur.let.rug.nl/~usa/H/1994/chap4.htm
From Revolution to Reconstruction Archive: Other Texts and Documents 
Nearly 200 primary source documents relating to this period of U.S. history.

http://odur.let.rug.nl/~usa/D/
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Expansion and Reform (1801 - 1861)

American Immigration Home Page 
Statistics, student analysis, and quotations regarding immigration. Created by a 10th-grade American history class at the Academy for the Advancement of Science and Technology.

http://www.bergen.org/AAST/Projects/Immigration/index.html
From Revolution to Reconstruction Archive: Other Texts and Documents 
Nearly 200 primary sources, many of which relate to this period of U.S. history.

http://odur.let.rug.nl/~usa/D/
From Revolution to Reconstruction Archive: Westward Expansion and Regional Differences 
An electronic textbook containing links to many primary sources relating to the period.

http://odur.let.rug.nl/~usa/H/1994/chap5.htm 
History of the Underground Railroad in Rochester, New York 
Interesting material on the underground railroad. Created by history students at the University of Rochester.

http://www.history.rochester.edu/class/ugrr/home.html
Taking the Train to Freedom: National Park Service Study of the Underground Railroad 
A wealth of information on the underground railroad.

http://www.nps.gov/undergroundrr/contents.htm
Views of the Irish Potato Famine (1845-1851) 
Selected contemporary reports, cartoons, and articles from British periodicals, and an index of related web sites. Compiled by Steve Taylor at Emory University.

http://www.emory.edu/FAMINE/
A Violation of Justice: The Fugitive Slave Law of 1850 
Texts of the Fugitive Slave Laws of 1793 and 1850, and the responses of such public figures as Harriet Beecher Stowe, Ralph Waldo Emerson, and George Fitzhugh. Created as a class project by graduate students at the University of Virginia.

"http://darwin.clas.virginia.edu/~mgm5u/project.html
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The Civil War and Reconstruction (1850 - 1877)

The American Civil War Home Page 
Comprehensive gateway to internet resources on the American Civil War. Includes public and personal documents, visual documents, and maps.

http://sunsite.utk.edu/civil-war/
Civil War Resources on the Internet: Abolitionism to Reconstruction (1830s to 1890s) 
Primary sources, and a large subject tree to other internet resources. Part of a site at Rutgers University. 

http://www.libraries.rutgers.edu/rulib/socsci/hist/civwar-2.html
From Revolution to Reconstruction Archive: Other Texts and Documents 
An electronic archive with a large number of primary sources, many of which pertain to this period.

http://odur.let.rug.nl/~usa/D/
From Revolution to Reconstruction Archive: Sectional Conflict 
An electronic text containing 12 sections on the period leading up to the Civil War. It should be used in conjunction with the preceeding resource. Part of the From Revolution to Reconstruction Archive developed in the Netherlands, 

http://odur.let.rug.nl/~usa/H/1994/chap6.htm
The Valley of the Shadow Project: Living the Civil War in Virginia and Pennsylvania 
A unique web site containing many types of primary sources on the Civil War relating to two communities--one North and one South. Maintained by the Institute for Advanced Technology in the Humanities at the University of Virginia. 

http://jefferson.village.virginia.edu/vshadow2