ibiblio
Ibiblio: Web Museum: Robert Feke
Brief biography of artist Robert Feke, the early American artist who painted "Isaac Royall and his Family."
Other
Fales Library and Special Collections: Jacob Leisler Papers Project
Resource chronicles the life and times of Jacob Leisler, "a political figure [who] played a major role in the North American world of European settlements in the seventeenth century," and leader of the Leisler's Rebellion.
Siteseen
Siteseen: Land of the Brave: George Calvert
Overview and biographical facts on the life of George Calvert, founder of the Maryland Colony.
Siteseen
Siteseen: Land of the Brave: Peter Stuyvesant
Overview and biographical facts on the life of Peter Stuyvesant who was involved in the early colonization of America and the Dutch New York Colony.
Curated OER
Organization of American States:simon Bolivar
An informative exploration of the life of Simon Bolivar, the man known in South America as the "Liberator," because he led revolutions against Spanish colonial overlords in Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, and Colombia.
Encyclopedia Britannica
Encyclopedia Britannica: Lucy Terry
Learn about the life of Lucy Terry, poet, storyteller, and activist of colonial and postcolonial America.
Curated OER
Anne Bradstreet
This profile of Colonial American poet Anne Bradstreet reveals her life and art as a poet and includes links to selected poems.
Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: Ap Literature & Composition: The Journey Motif
This unit focuses on the "Journey Motif" using the following works: Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad, "Shooting An Elephant" by George Orwell, "Journey" by Edna St. Vincent Millay,"Sailing to Byzantium" by William Butler Yeats, "The...
Other
New Netherland Project: Fort Christina
Read the story of the settlement of Fort Christina by Swedes led by the Dutch Peter Minuit. Find out what contribution the Swedes made to American colonial life.
BBC
Bbc: History: Edmund Burke (1729 1797)
A one-page summary of the life and philosophy of influential eighteenth-century Anglo-Irish Parliamentarian Edmund Burke, whose theories of government led him to sympathize with the American colonists against the British crown, to...
Yale University
Yale New Haven Teachers Institute: Architecture of New England,southern Colonies
Describes the chronology of architectural design in New England and the South and what the architecture revealed about class building techniques. Includes ideas for lesson activities.
Other
The Ethan Allen Homestead & Museum
This site is a great resource for information about Ethan Allen from the historical society that maintains his homestead.
Siteseen
Siteseen: Land of the Brave: Peter Minuit
Overview and biographical facts on the life of Peter Minuit, the Dutch colonist who bought Manhattan from the Native Americans.
ibiblio
Ibiblio: Web Museum: Stuart Davis
This site, which is provided for by WebMuseum, gives a short biography of the artist Stuart Davis and a gallery of 12 of his works.
Curated OER
Josiah Austin: Teapot
Several examples of pots for coffee, tea, and chocolate from the colonial period. Learn how Americans adopted the practice of drinking coffee and tea, and how this practice affected society, daily life, and the decorative art created by...
Curated OER
Paul Revere, Jr.: Teapot
Several examples of pots for coffee, tea, and chocolate from the colonial period. Learn how Americans adopted the practice of drinking coffee and tea, and how this practice affected society, daily life, and the decorative art created by...
Curated OER
Jacob Boelen: Teapot
Several examples of pots for coffee, tea, and chocolate from the colonial period. Learn how Americans adopted the practice of drinking coffee and tea, and how this practice affected society, daily life, and the decorative art created by...
Curated OER
Paul Revere, Jr.: Teapot
Several examples of pots for coffee, tea, and chocolate from the colonial period. Learn how Americans adopted the practice of drinking coffee and tea, and how this practice affected society, daily life, and the decorative art created by...
Curated OER
Portrait Showing Edmund Burke
A one-page summary of the life and philosophy of influential eighteenth-century Anglo-Irish Parliamentarian Edmund Burke, whose theories of government led him to sympathize with the American colonists against the British crown, to...