Focuses on the history of costumes and fashion from Egyptian times to the 1990s. Thumbnail links may no longer work as this is an older site. However, the 'Fads in Fashion Slides' page has many large images organized by time periods....

The Our Documents group offers information on Richard Henry Lee's 1776 resolution proposing colonial independence. See the original document, read the transcript, and download a printer-friendly version.

Discusses development of representative government especially in the New England colonies.

Teaching approach that examines the writings of European New World explorers from the late 1400s through the 1600s. Includes Christopher Columbus, Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca, Rene Goulaine de Laudonniere, Pedro Menendez de Aviles, Fray...

Provides a brief background about the lack of poetry writing in the early literature of the Middle and Southern colonies.

This resource presents a brief overview of the life, works, and poetic style of Edward Taylor.

World maps of the Colonial Empires of 1914 as well as their revenues during that time period. There are also maps depicting urban growth, type of government, wars and atrocities, and living conditions of the world in 1900.

This colorful map depicts the original thirteen colonies as well as the rest of the eastern part of America, showing the owners of the land at that time.

An overview of the Great Awakening and how the Protestant Revivalism effected England and the American colonies during the eighteenth century.

This website provides an outline of American literature beginning in 1776.

This page is an article about Fort San Lorenzo,one of the old forts constructed during the reign of Philip II of Spain who ruled from 1566 to 1598.

This page is a reprint of an article by Sydney March entitled "Maroons: Dark Warriors of the Spanish Main" which first appeared in the journal "The New World."

This page is an article entitled "TABOGA", taken from the Panama Canal Review -- Spring 1972. It contains information about the Spanish Conquest and the effect it had on Taboga's inhabitants.

This page is a lengthy article entitled "The Fall of Old Panama, 1671". The article gives a very detailed account of the fall of Old Panama.

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.

Match the portraits of eight famous Americans who played major roles in the American Revolution with their famous deeds. A short exercise that can be used by individual learners to test their understanding of basic U.S. history content...

The official website of Belize tourism.

A brief but informative timeline of Korean history divided into the kingdoms and dynasties that made up this country's history.

Excerpts from Irish-born British writer Anna Brownell Jameson's Winter Studies and Summer Rambles in Canada, a travelogue of her 1836 voyage to Canada.

With the increasing variety in clothes, food, and household items, shopping became an important cultural activity in the 18th century. This article describes buying and selling during this period and explains the connection between many...

This letter written by Guaman Poma is the most famous manuscript from South America dated to this time period in part because it is so comprehensive and long, but also because of its many illustrations. View pictures of the illustrations...

Brief analysis on the nature of European narratives about their explorations in the New World.

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...

This general overview of the events leading to the American Revolution includes images from the time period.