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PRIMARY SOURCES
http://www.timepage.org/spl/13colony.html A website giving substantial information and primary source materials on the thirteen original colonies. Very interesting resources!
A website giving substantial information and primary source materials on the thirteen original colonies. Very interesting resources!
- Religion and the Founding of the American Republic.
http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/religion/ This website is a special collection of primary resources provided by the Library of Congress. "This exhibition demonstrates that many of the colonies that in 1776 became the United States of America were settled by men and women of deep religious convictions who in the seventeenth century crossed the Atlantic Ocean to practice their faith freely." As you examine its contents you will discover "over 200 objects including early American books, manuscripts, letters, prints, paintings, artifacts, and music from the Library’s collections and [is] complimented by loans from other institutions."
SECONDARY SOURCES
http://www.fcps.k12.va.us/NewingtonForestES/Gradepages/colonial/colonial.html This site was created for elementary students in Virginia. It gives links to websites which provide basic information on the formation of the thirteen original colonies. Valuable.
- American Colonies Project.
http://pvs.gousd.k12.ca.us/colony.html This site is an online project (similar to your current project) designed by another teacher and includes a good list of online sources.
- Best of History Websites.
http://www.besthistorysites.net/USHistory_Colonial.shtml A massive A massive portal created for students, history educators, and general history enthusiasts.
portal created for students, history educators, and general history enthusiasts.
- History Online – The American Colonies.
http://www.jacksonesd.k12.or.us/k12projects/jimperry/colony.html Created by a teacher for his students, this site links you to a variety of websites and full text sources related to the American colonies. The home page also contains a link to a worksheet for keeping track of your research.
Kidinfo.com. http://www.kidinfo.com/American_History/Colonization_Mid_Colonies.html Commercially produced site for researching history on the American Colonies. It includes a "History Search" engine, links to relevant information and primary source documents, also links to specific sources BY COLONY.
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If you go to the Internet to research this topic and do your own searching, keep in mind that you will encounter many sites selling books that contain your keywords. You will also encounter a large number of student-created sites – usually from elementary students – which may or may not provide reliable, quality information. BE CAUTIOUS! Make sure you can answer the following questions for EVERY site you use:
- Who wrote the material? (Is the author reliable?)
- Why was it written? (Is it for sale, for homework, for another teacher, to mislead you?)
- When was it written? (Look for dates – even for sources which are quoted.)
- Where has the information been published previously?
(Is it accurate and credible?)
- How is the information organized and presented? (Is it user-friendly?)
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