America's Story from America's Library - Colonial America from 1492 - 1763; Library of Congress Site with good articles.

Archiving Early America - Digital reproductions of primary source materials from 18th century America.  Also includes short documentary movies on topics including "The Life of George Washington, Declaring Independence, Paul Revere, and Molly Pitcher.  Highly recommended!

Colonial Williamsburg - Exudes the character and quality of the original city.  Scholarly articles and resources make this an excellent resource.

Founding Fathers:  Biographies of the Founding Fathers - includes all of the signers of the Declaration of Independence and many of the familiar names including Benjamin Franklin, William Penn, George Washington, etc.

Thomas Jefferson on Politics and Government - includes other links

History of Colonial Williamsburg

Martha Ballard's Diary - DoHistory - Made by the Film Study Center at Harvard Univ.   DoHistory invites you to explore the process of piecing together the lives of ordinary people in the past. It is an experimental, interactive case study based on the research that went into the book and film A Midwife's Tale, which were both based upon the remarkable 200 year old diary of midwife/healer Martha Ballard. Although DoHistory is centered on the life of Martha Ballard, you can learn basic skills and techniques for interpreting fragments that survive from any period in history. We hope that many people will be inspired by Martha Ballard's story to do original research on other "ordinary" people from the past.

Teacher Oz's Kingdom of History - This site is provided by an on-line tutor for AOL.  From Colonies to Revolution. Links include timelines, maps, primary documents of the period, religion, Salem Witch Trials, social conditions and examples of life, etc. There is a section of links for the 13 colonies.

Virtual Tour of Plymouth Massachusetts - Plimoth (Plymouth) Plantation was the first permanent European settlement in southern New England (AD 1620). Today, this area is the site of a living museum, dedicated to recreating 17th - century lifeways in the New World.