What is a Puritan?
- The Character of an Old English Puritan, or Non-Conformist. First published in 1646.
- http://www.graceonlinelibrary.org/articles/full.asp?id=39%7C39%7C483

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.
- http://www.earlyamerica.com/earlyamerica/howto.html

The Contrast: by Royall Tyler (A Comedy )
- The first play performed in America by professional actors.
- http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/etcbin/toccer-new?id=TylCont&tag=public&images=images/modeng&data=/texts/english/modeng/parsed&part=0

The Avalon Project : The Federalist Papers
- Divided by number and enhanced with related resources to the papers.
- http://www.yale.edu/lawweb/avalon/federal/fed.htm

The Avalon Project : Pre 18th Century Documents
- Hyperlinked index of documents from the Yale Law School. Includes many important early American Colonial documents.
- http://www.yale.edu/lawweb/avalon/pre18.htm

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.
- http://www.yale.edu/lawweb/avalon/18th.htm

Declaring Independence: Drafting the Documents
- From The Library of Congress.
- http://lcweb.loc.gov/exhibits/declara/declara1.html

Mayflower Compact
- The compact which established the first basis in the new world for written laws.
- http://www.historyplace.com/unitedstates/revolution/mayflower.htm