http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/modsbook12.html
"Internet Modern History Sourcebook"

*This site is great for primary source documents.

http://americanhistory.si.edu/hohr/springer/index.htm
"You be the Historian"

*Looks at primary source documents (both texts and objects), to try to figure out what a late 18^th century colonial family was like.  Available for printing is 'Questions for Future Historians' worksheet for further analysis and discussion.  'In Conclusion' section has historians giving their opinions on the family based on their study of the primary source documents.

http://www.archaeology.org/online/features/boston/index.html
"Colonial Boston Unearthed"

*Discusses archaeological findings from 'The Big Dig'.  The contents of a colonial privy are used to make a hypothesis about the occupation of a woman who lived and worked in her house.

http://www.history.org/almanack.htm
"Colonial Williamsburg"

*Go to 'Archaeology for Kids' page.  There are a lot of interesting activities for students to explore, but most relevant is the 'Artifact Challenge' which provides photographs of artifacts and has multiple choice questions asking the students what they believed these objects were used for.  When students guess the correct answer, there is an explanation of what the object is and how it was used.  The page 'Experience Colonial Life' is also very interesting.

http://www.earlyamerica.com/
"Archiving Early America"

*This site includes newspapers, maps, writings, lives of Early Americans, notable women of Early America, and how to read a 200 year old document.

http://www.earlyamerica.com/portraits/index.html
"Gallery of Early American Portraits"

*This site provides a menu of portraits of such notable historic figures as John Hancock, John and Samuel Adams, Benjamin Franklin.

http://theweboftime.com/
"American History from the Web of Time"

*A magazine of American history, archaeology, and museum exhibits for kids.

http://www.bham.wednet.edu/colonial.htm
"Colonial American History Resources"

*This is another great resource site including links to sites related to famous historical figures, colonial skills, religion in the colonies, etc.

http://www.pbs.org/ktca/liberty/chronicle/episode1.html
Liberty: Chronicle of the Revolution: Boston 1774

http://www.pbs.org/ktca/liberty/game/
Road to Revolution: A Revolutionary Game

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part2/2h3147b.html
"Engraving showing the death of Crispus Attucks"

http://www.coloradocollege.edu/dept/hy/hy243ruiz/research/military.html
"African Americans in Early American Military History"

*This site contains a good basic introduction to the participation of African Americans in the military in colonial America. This site also contains a useful bibliography and Internet links to relevant archive sources.

http://www.nga.gov/feature/watson/index.html
"Watson and the Shark by John Singleton Copley" at the National Gallery of Art

*This website looks at Copley's painting Watson and the Shark, which he painted in London after leaving America. This site focuses upon the story behind the painting, the artist, the formal elements of the painting, and the historical and artistic influences on Copley.