American Colonial History Subject Guide LRC@TCC

Scope: Resources for the study of American Colonial History.

Call number areas to browse:
E186-199 Colonial history (1607-1775)
E186-189 General
E191 1607-1689
E195-199 1689-1775
E196 King William's War, 1689-1697
E197 Queen Anne's War, 1702-1713
E198 King George's War, 1744-1748
E199 French and Indian War, 1755-1763
F1-975 United States local history

Keywords to search:
Names of states, settlements, politics, government, names of leaders.

Subjects to search (Library of Congress):
United States--History--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.
United States--Social life and customs--To 1775.
Great Britain--Colonies--America.

Books in our catalog:
Gale Virtual Reference Library (r)
Colonial America to 1763 (REF E188 .P86 1999)
The American Colonies, 1492-1750 : A Study of Their Political, Economic, and Social Development (E188 .J56 1963)
The American Heritage History of the Thirteen Colonies (E188 .W79)
The Colonies in Transition, 1660-1713 (E195 .C7)

Library Resources (r): 
America: History and Life
U.S. History in Context

Also consider our Womens' Studies subject guide.

Internet Resources: 
Maps of Colonial America Hargrett Library Rare Maps listings of colonial America.

13 Originals: Founding the American Colonies History of America's original 13 colonies, with links to other historical resources.

American Colonist's Library: A treasury of primary documents provides a comprehensive list of documents.

Archiving Early America Original newspapers, maps, and writings.

Classics of American Colonial History offers selected scholarly books and articles on American colonial history that appear to be of continuing interest.

The History Explorer of Colonial Williamsburg invites you to "Experience Colonial Life by exploring the trades, politics, and other aspects of 18th Century colonial living."

Virtual Jamestown is dedicated to bringing to life the "Virginia experiment" in what was to be the United States. Included are maps, labor contracts (with a database of servants' indenture contracts), public records, first hand accounts and letters, newspapers, and a reference center (which includes biographies of Pocahontas, Captain John Smith, and Chief Powhatan)

Virginia Historical Society collects, preserves, and interprets the commonwealth's past for the education and enjoyment of present and future generations.

History Portal TCC's HIS121 by John Moore

Historical Journals On-Line

Internet Public Library History Journals