This site breaks down the history of Europe by year between 1525-1558. It discusses the political maneuverings of the period, the social conditions, and the conflicts that arose with religious and political disputes.

The essay describes the devlopment of the Southern colonies as agricultural centers and the cultural aspects associated with rural, agricultural life.

John Singleton Copley was the undisputed king of portraiture in the American colonies. Read about his life and view a picture of his family portrait in this essay.

"Watson and the Shark" is an energetic and emotional work by John Singleton Copley. It retains a special place within the history of late-eighteenth-century English Romanticism. View the picture and read the details of this painting in...

An extensive bibliography of works about the captivity narrative, with special attention to the captivity narrative of Mary Rowlandson.

This bibliography of American captivity narratives is offered as part of a University of Michigan humanities electronic discussion group.

This page is an article about the History of Portobelo, taken from the Panama Canal Review, Fall 1971. Portobelo was a market town as well as a fortress.

10-question multiple choice quiz is scored immediately and covers the relationship between the American colonies and the British Empire.

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.

Archived exhibition reveals how European writers and mapmakers thought about America during the Age of Discovery. Describes the allegorical images Europeans sometimes used to portray America and features the Gutierrez map, drawn in 1562,...

An overview of the American colonists response to the Intolerable Acts and how it began to unify the colonists.

An overview of the American colonist reaction to the Stamp Act.

An overview of the Townshend Acts and Committees of Correspondence during American colonial times.

An overview of the Transatlantic Trade whereby Europe, Africa, and the America's engaged in a network of people, raw materials, finished goods, merchants, and sailors bringing wealth to colonial empires. The consequences of the...

This PBS series site reveals the diverse circumstances and living conditions experienced by slaves and indentured servants in America by reading documents dating to the Colonial, Antebellum, and Reconstruction periods.

This page is an article from The Panama Canal Review - December 7, 1962, about the flat arch in the ruins of the Church of Santo Domingo (related to the colonial period in the history of Panama). It also has a picture of the Church of...

Built in the 16th century by the Spanish on the ruins of Tenochtitlan, the old Aztec capital, Mexico City is now one of the world's largest and most densely populated cities. It has five Aztec temples, the ruins of which have been...

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...

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...

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...

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...

European arrival in the Americas decimated both indigenous people and previously-flourishing ecosystems.