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Colonial Times in America

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Websites

Colonial Life
A site linking to many colonial-related sites

Colonial Williamsburg
The “Kids Zone” of the official Colonial Williamsburg site

America's Story from America's Library (Library of Congress Site)
A Library of Congress site for kids

bulletLiberty! The American Revolution
A PBS site containing historical newspaper headlines from pre-revolutionary
days

bulletLife in Plymouth
Daily life of the Mayflower colonists

bulletPlimouth Plantation
Official site of the non-profit, Plimouth plantation - coloring pictures, recipes, “talk like a pilgrim,” and more

bulletJamestown - Yorktown Foundation
Timelines, daily life, medicines of the Jamestown settlers and Powhatans

bulletColonial Food
Shepherd’s Pie, Apple Tansey and other recipes from Colonial Williamsburg

bulletMore Colonial Food
A 17th century Wampanoag Recipe

bulletColonial African-American Life
An introduction to the life of enslaved people in the American Colonies

bulletColonial Music
An essay on Early American music – instruments and types of music played

bulletColonial Trades
Links to information on common trades – apothecary, milliner, blacksmith, cooper and more

bulletColonial and Native American Clothing
Online “scrapbooks” of colonial clothing for settlers and slave laborers

bulletMore Colonial and Native American Clothing
Information on clothing worn by Wampanoag and colonial settler children

 

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Researched and compiled by L. Taylor


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