National Humanities Center
National Humanities Center: America in Class: Successful European Colonies in the New World
Lesson using primary source material on European attempts to establish colonies in the New World and why some were successful but most failed.
Independence Hall Association
U.s. History: Experiments With Utopia
Read about the communities, often religious, that strove to be a Utopia, a perfect place where man's natural goodness would provide a good life. Several Utopian communities were spread across the East and Midwest.
Curated OER
National Park Service: Utopias in America
A good look at the various Utopian communities established in the United States in the 1800s. Find out about the communities, their founders, and their demise.
Curated OER
National Park Service: The Amana Colonies: Origins of the Colonies
This site tells about the establishment of the Amana Colonies and their relocation to America.
Other
Amana Heritage Society: Amana History
A brief history of the Amana Colonies is found here at the Amana Heritage Society. Also includes a timeline of important events in the Colonies' history and an extensive bibliography.
Curated OER
Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in Iowa: Amana Colonies
Amana Villages community, historic and modern.