See also:

• Society: History: By Region: North America: United States: Colonial  (59)

• The Avalon Project : Pre 18th Century Documents - Hyperlinked index of documents from the Yale Law School. Includes many important early American Colonial documents.
• The Avalon Project : 18th Century Documents - From the 1754 Albany Plan of Union to the 1794 Whiskey Rebellion, comes Yale Law School's hyperlinked index of important 18th Century American documents. Also includes a site search engine by Alta Vista.
• The Avalon Project : The Federalist Papers - Divided by number and enhanced with related resources to the papers.
• The Contrast: by Royall Tyler (A Comedy ) - The first play performed in America by professional actors.
• Declaring Independence: Drafting the Documents - From The Library of Congress.
• How To Read A 200+Year+Old Document and Other FAQs - Tips and hints for reading Early American documents, with a brief but helpful glossary.
• Mayflower Compact - The compact which established the first basis in the new world for written laws.
• What is a Puritan? - The Character of an Old English Puritan, or Non+Conformist. First published in 1646.