Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Comission
Explore Pa History: Indians of Pennsylvania
Learn about the Indians of Pennsylvania through this detailed, historical account. Contained in this site are links to audio, video, interactive, and pictorial images of events and people of this era.
Other
Museum of Underwater Archaeology: The Sloop Industry
Learn about the cost of maintaining a maritime empire in America by considering the wreck of the British sloop Industry, which sank off the coast of Saint Augustine in 1764. The loss of the ship along with her cargo demonstrates that...
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Virginia History Series
Virginia History Series: Growth & Development in the Virginia Colony [Pdf]
Follow Virginia as it matures into a thriving colony. Students will enjoy this comprehensive slideshow that includes pictures, maps, timelines, and an original newspaper advertisement looking for a runaway slave. Information on the...
Independence Hall Association
U.s. History: George Washington's Background and Experience
George Washington tested his mettle fighting with the British in the French and Indian War. Read about his exploits and why they helped prepare him for later glory.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: American Revolution
[Free Registration/Login Required] The American Revolution: Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death - The Colonists Struggle for Independence This resource introduces students to many aspects of the American Revolution, The French and Indian War.
Independence Hall Association
U.s. History: The Treaty of Paris (1763) and Its Impact
Find out about the terms of the Treaty of Paris, 1763, which brought an end to the French and Indian War. See how Spain fit into the treaty and read about the colonists' views of the British soldiers at the end of the war.
University of Groningen
American History: Outlines: The Colonial Period
A brief discussion of the colonial period in the United States. Includes information on New England, the middle colonies, and the southern colonies. Also, find out about the early government, and the French and Indian War.
Open Door Team
Open Door Web Site: Fall of Quebec (1759)
Read about the James Wolfe's capture of Quebec in the French and Indian War.
University of Groningen
American History: Essays: The Seven Years War
This site describes events causing the Seven Years' War, which resulted mainly from quarrels over trading rights in the Ohio Valley. It goes on to briefly describe the series of four wars fought between the French and the British.
Ohio History Central
Ohio History Central: Sauk Indians
This is a very brief article on the Sauk Indians, who were part of the Algonquin Indians. Read about their involvement in the French and Indian War and the American Revolution.
Other
Military Heritage: The Seven Years War
This is a collection dedicated exclusively to the Seven Years War. The site offers links to articles about the war and both the French and British regiments, uniforms of the armies, and about individual battles themselves. Also provides...
University of Groningen
American History: Essays: The Gate to Quebec
A detailed description of the Battle of Quebec. It has names, places, and numbers to explain how and why the British won. It ends with a brief description of the terms for the French in the Treaty of Paris.
Open Door Team
Open Door Web Site: The Struggle Between France and Britain for North America
Although France and England were fighting in Europe, wars spilled over into North America too before the French and Indian Wars.
University of Groningen
American History: Documents: Treaty of Paris 1763
Visitors will find a transcript of the text of the Treaty of Paris. The beginning has a long description of the people and countries involved in the Seven Years' War. It goes on to state the terms of the peace treaty for France after...
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: New France
An overview of New France, from the time the French first began to explore the area until they ceded Canada to the British (Treaty of Paris, signed in 1763). Includes a discussion of the founding of Quebec City and early maps of the...
Digital History
Digital History: The Road to Revolution
A time line and explanation of the many events, including the colonists' interpretations of those events, that led to the Declaration of Independence and the Revolutionary War.
PBS
Pbs: Liberty!
This site from PBS provides background information on the Revolutionary War, along with a photo essay and game.
Varsity Tutors
Varsity Tutors: Archiving Early America: Chief Joseph Brant: Mohawk, Loyalist, and Freemason
Biography of Chief Joseph Brant, "the powerful and influential Mohawk chief who sided with the British during the American Revolutionary War."
CommonLit
Common Lit: Benedict Arnold: Two Sides of a Bitter Coin by David White
Benedict Arnold (1741-1801) was an American general during the American Revolutionary War. He originally fought for the colonists' Continental Army but later defected to the British Army. Today, the name "Benedict Arnold" has become...
Curated OER
Etc: The Territory of the Present Us During the French Indian Wars, 1755 1763
A map of North America showing the foreign possessions in the area of the present United States during the French and Indian Wars (1755-1763) between the French and English. This map is color-coded to show territorial claims at the time...
Library of Congress
Loc: American Revolution and Its Era: Maps & Charts
A few maps and some good text on the topography and its importance during both the American Revolution and the French and Indian War.
Curated OER
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Intercolonial Wars, 1689 1713
A map of eastern colonial North America showing the struggle for supremacy between England, France, and Spain in the region, from the King William's War (1689-1692) to Queen Anne's War (1702-1713), a period also known as the...
Curated OER
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: French Discoveries, 1600 1762
A map of northeastern North America showing the progress of French discovery in the interior of their claimed territories between 1600 and the French and Indian War (1762). The map is color-coded to show the French possessions and...
Other
Illinois State Museum: At Home in the Heartland Online
Exhibit about family life in Illinois from 1700 to the present lets visitors experience the kinds of changes that an environment can undergo over several hundred years. Uses historical narratives, images of objects, timelines, maps, and...