Introduction


Portrait: Benjamin Franklin

The Declaration of Independence was signed July 4, 1776. This work, assembled by John Binns in 1819, surrounds a facsimile of the document's text.
When did the colonial period begin and when did it end? According to many historians, the era started either with failed English attempts to settle on Roanoke Island (1584–87) or their successful founding of Jamestown in 1607. The conclusion is placed either before or after the French and Indian War (1754–60) or at the beginning of the revolutionary period (1775–76). These time frames, regardless of dates, put the thirteen English colonies at the center of American history. -- Colonial America Almanac
 

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  4. Native North Americans: Colonial America Almanac
  5. Timeline of Events in Colonial America

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  1. "The Coming of the First White Man": Colonial America Primary Sources
  2. Anne Bradstreet Biography
  3. Arts and Culture: Colonial America Almanac
  4. Benjamin Franklin Biography
  5. Bible in Colonial America: The Oxford Companion to American Literature
  6. Christopher Columbus Biography
  7. Colonial America (Slavery Almanac)
  8. Colonial America Almanac
  9. Colonial America Biographies
  10. Colonial America Primary Sources
  11. Colonial Women: Colonial America Almanac
  12. Columbus, Christopher: Colonial America Primary Sources
  13. Community Life: Colonial America Almanac
  14. Easton, John: Colonial America Primary Sources
  15. Economy and Communications: Colonial America Almanac
  16. Education: Colonial America Almanac
  17. Edward Taylor Biography
  18. European Exploration and Settlement: Colonial America Primary Sources
  19. Excerpt From the Trial of Anne Hutchinson: Colonial America Primary Sources
  20. Family Life: Colonial America Almanac
  21. Francisco Coronado Biography
  22. French Exploration and Settlement: Colonial America Almanac
  23. Government and Law: Colonial America Almanac
  24. Hernando de Soto Biography
  25. Introduction: Colonial America: About
  26. John Adams: Excerpt from The Diary and Autobiography of John Adams
  27. John Endecott Biography
  28. Marie Guyart Biography
  29. Metacom (King Philip) Biography
  30. Nathaniel Bacon Biography
  31. Native North Americans: Colonial America Almanac
  32. Penn, William: Colonial America Primary Sources
  33. Personal Narratives: Colonial America Primary Sources
  34. Pocahontas Biography
  35. Religion: Colonial America Almanac
  36. Science and Medicine: Colonial America Almanac
  37. Social Issues: Colonial America Primary Sources
  38. Spanish Exploration and Settlement: Colonial America Almanac
  39. Sports and Recreation: Colonial America Almanac
  40. Squanto Biography
  41. Timeline of Events in Colonial America
  42. William Penn Biography