Most well-educated American colonists (including early American leaders like Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, and Benjamin Franklin) were familiar with the writings andideas of European scholars, so it makes sense that Americans came to...

Excerpts of letters written by Catharine Parr Traill, which she collected and published, along with her journals, in The Backwoods of Canada (1836). In these excerpts, she writes about her arrival in Newfoundland and a journey to Quebec.

Find out about the history of the people who inhabited Solomon Islands, their importance in World War II, and the recent history. Information is from the U.S. State Dept. Background Notes.

From its series entitled "Africans in America," PBS offers a comprehensive overview of the Boston Massacre from the viewpoint of the poor, the oppressed, and enslaved or free Africans. The article highlights how these individuals were...

The Boston Tea Party took place on December 16, 1773 and was an act of rebellion by the American colonists against the British. Learn some key facts about this event.

Short biographical sketch on Mercy Otis Warren, an American revolutionary activist who called for revolt against the British.

A voice of dissent prior to the American Revolution, John Dickenson, a Philadelphia lawyer, was active in protesting British policies. His writings, entitled Letters from a Pennsylvania Farmer, were published in newspapers in 1767 and 1768.

Find out about the terms of the Treaty of Paris, 1763, which brought an end to the French and Indian War. See how Spain fit into the treaty and read about the colonists' views of the British soldiers at the end of the war.

A brief overview of how England tried to assert its power over the colonists in pre-revolution America.

[Free Registration/Login Required] The American Revolution: Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death - The Colonists Struggle for Independence This resource introduces students to many aspects of the American Revolution, The French and Indian War.

This website provides information on the Six Nations or Iroquois Confederacy. Primarily aimed at defeating mistaken assumptions about the history and social organization of the Iroquois, it fails to include sources. Students should look...

A map of the British Thirteen Colonies at the end of the colonial period in 1774. The map shows the boundaries of the colonies and notes the uncolored territory east of the Mississippi and south of the Great Lakes as claimed by Georgia,...

Salutary neglect was a long-standing British policy in the thirteen colonies which allowed the colonists to flout, or violate, the laws associated with trade. There were no effective enforcement agencies and it was expensive to send...

These are excerpts from Susannah Moodie's book 'Roughing it in the Bush'.

Brief biography of Thomas Chandler Haliburton comments on his dual careers as the writer/creator of Sam Slick and as a jurist.

A biograhpy about Susanna Moodie, with information on her marriage and family life, emigration to Canada, and early publications. Read about her best-known book, "Roughing it in the Bush," and her latter works.

This survey of the history of Malaysia covers the Southeast Asian country's independence from Britain in 1957 to the present and features a map and photographs.

Professor John Belchem, of the University of Liverpool, writes this scholarly profile of Thomas Paine for BBC History. In it he describes the tenor and impact of Paine's writings and explains the significance of Paine's thinking on the...

A detailed and insightful article which examines the colonial rule of the British in India. The author explores the origins, the Indian independence movement, how the British gave up India and more.

[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart reviews the composition of the thirteen original colonies and asks students to identify the colonies on a map.

This section of a chapter on "Imperial Reforms and Colonial Protests" discusses the status of Great Britain's North American colonies in the years directly following the French and Indian War, describes the size and scope of the British...

How did we go from thirteen British colonies to the United States of America? Explore the major hardships of life under British rule, how the colonists decided to break away, and how they set a path for a new and independent government....

Analyzes the role slavery played in the history and economy of the British Empire, explains the effects of the 1739 Stono Rebellion and the 1741 New York Conspiracy Trials, and describes the consumer revolution and its effect on the life...

A learning module on the significance of a declaration of independence by a country. It includes several supporting questions accompanied by formative tasks and source materials, followed by a summative performance task. Students will...