This page brings together free online books and topic searches related to colonial American history, including settlements, colonies, exploration, religion, trade, Native relations, and daily life. The materials range from older public domain works to modern scholarly studies.
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The topic links below lead to Internet Archive search results related to America during its colonial era. Each link opens a books-and-documents search focused on a particular topic.
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- Boston Massacre (1770)
- Boston Tea Party (1773)
- Civilization to 1783
- Colonial history (1607-1775)
- Colonial Question
- Colonial Period
- Colonial Period ca. 1600-1775
- Committees of Correspondence
- Common Sense (Paine)
- Deism
- Description and Travel Early Works to 1800
- Eighteenth Century
- Enlightenment
- Fort Duquesne
- Fort Necessity
- Benjamin Franklin, 1706-1790
- French and Indian War 1754-1763
- Fur Trade
- Great Britain – Colonies – America – 17th century
- Great Britain – Colonies – America – 18th century
- Anne Hutchinson, 1591-1643
- Involuntary Servitude
- Iroquois Confederation
- Jamestown
- King George’s War 1744-1748
- King Phillip’s War
- King William’s War 1689-1697
- Maryland – History – Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775
- Massachusetts – History – Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775
- Mayflower Compact
- Middle Passage
- New Jersey – History – Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775
- New York – History – Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775
- Paul Revere, 1735-1818
- Pennsylvania – History – Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775
- Pilgrims
- Pocahontas, -1617
- Politics and government to 1775
- Pontiac’s War
- Puritans
- Quakers
- Quartering Act
- Queen Anne’s War, 1702-1713
- Revolution Causes
- Sedition Acts
- Social life and customs to 1775
- U.S. History 1600-1775
- U.S. History 1675-1676
- U.S. History 1755-1763
- Virginia – History – Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775
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