Digital History
Digital History: Early Industrialization
Advances in technology affected manufacturing in the North and farming in the South. Read about how America turned from a country where most products were made in the home to an economic power that used factory production.
Independence Hall Association
U.s. History: Britain in the New World: The Growth of the Tobacco Trade
Many colonists came to Jamestown to find gold. Read about what finally brought money into the colony, and what John Rolfe's role was in that. Read about who the workers were who provided the labor for this new money source.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Native American Culture of the Northeast
Hopewellian culture dominated the Northeast region from 200 BCE to 500 CE, where Native American groups began large-scale three-sister farming. Read more about these tribes and find out why many historians argue that the Iroquois League...
Danuta Bois
Distinguished Women of Past and Present: Eliza Lucas Pinckney
This site contains a short biography detailing the life of Eliza Pinckney.
Digital History
Digital History: The Eve of the Industrial Revolution
A brief review of how the nation changed from 1790 to the 1820s. See how the production of goods moved from the home to factories and read about the change in the way workers were compensated.
Open Door Team
Open Door Web Site: First British Colony: Virginia
Here is a brief, to-the-point account of the settlement at Jamestown and its ultimate success.