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US History

General

Animated Atlas: Growth of a Nation
http://www.animatedatlas.com/movie.html
A ten minute narrated movie, divided into smaller segments, which depicts the geographic history of the United States from the beginning of the nation to fifty states. Geographic elements are interactive, as is the timeline. It will take sixty seconds to load with a 56K modem.
An Outline of American History - From Revolution to Reconstruction
http://odur.let.rug.nl/~usa/H/1994/ch2_p1.htm
Colonial Charters and other Primary Source Documents
http://www.yale.edu/lawweb/avalon/states/statech.htm#ma
Be sure to scroll down, each listing is a link to a document.

Early America

Farming in the Colonies
http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/articles/ushistory/13coloniesfarm.htm
Historical Maps of the United States
http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/map_sites/hist_sites.html#US
Betsy Ross Homepage
http://www.ushistory.org/betsy
Biographies of America's Founding Fathers
http://www.colonialhall.com/biography.php
Archiving Early America
http://www.earlyamerica.com/earlyamerica/
This site allows you to explore early America through its newspapers, maps, and other primary sources. Be sure to visit the Gallery of Early American Portraits.
Colonial Williamsburg
http://www.history.org
Find resources here to use for research or further activities in various aspects of colonial life, including food, clothing, family, animals, politics, tools, trades, etc.You can meet the people, see the places, and experience colonial life through photos, text, and links to other references.  
The Settlement at Jamestown, John Smith (1607)
http://www.nationalcenter.org/SettlementofJamestown.html
Including the famous account of Smith being saved by Pocahontas.
The Colony at Roanoke
http://www.nationalcenter.org/ColonyofRoanoke.html
Thirteen Originals: Founding the American Colonies
http://www.timepage.org/spl/13colony.html
This site has many links to the different colonies. Scroll down to learn much more.
The American Colonies Chart
http://home.earthlink.net/~gfeldmeth/colchart.html
Jamestown Online Adventure
http://www.historyglobe.com/jamestown/
Colonial Jobs or Occupations
http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~sam/occupation.html
Jobs in Williamsburg
http://www.history.org/Almanack/life/trades/tradehdr.cfm
Colonial Era Photos
http://www.mohicanpress.com/mo08020.html

American Revolution

Liberty! The American Revolution
http://www.pbs.org/ktca/liberty/
PBS site that has links to information, etc. about the events leading up to and including the American Revolution.
The History Place- American Revolution Timeline
http://www.historyplace.com/unitedstates/revolution/index.html