Exploration

Page Updated December 2024


 

A Compendium of Common Knowledge 1558-1603  A total site covering everyday life during Elizabethan Times.

Caleb Johnson’s Mayflower Web Pages  This site is the merging of two fields: genealogy and history. It includes detailed information on history, passengers, and documents of the Mayflower. Also contains pictures and bibliographies.

Colonial Currency  View this site to learn about colonial currency and see online exhibits about the colonial era.

Columbus, Letter to the King and Queen of Spain  Read translations of Columbus' letters to the King and Queen of Spain.

Conquistadors  Follow the tales of four Spanish conquerors: Cortes, Pizarro, Orellana and Cabeza de Vaca at this site.

Conquistadors  The deeds of the conquistadors were surely as amazing as those of the ancient Greeks or Romans. But even in the 16th century, questions were asked about the morality of their exploits. From BBC History.

Digital History: Colonization  Read about the colonization of America. Learn about the European colonization, Spanish colonization, English colonization, life in early Virginia, the founding of New England, the Puritans and more.

Exploration and Settlement Maps  This Web site offers historical maps of America, including maps of exploration and settlement.

Ferdinand Magellan's Voyage Round the World  Primary source account of the voyage between 1519-1522.

Lewis and Clark: Native Americans  An overview of more than 50 tribes and bands that saw the western U.S. before Lewis and Clark ever set foot on it. From PBS.

One Hundred Documents Pertaining to Africans and Slavery in America  Massive collection of primary sources regarding slavery in America. Primary source documents.

Primary Sources Pertaining to Virginia  From the virtual Jamestown site.

Religion and the Founding of the American Republic  This Library of Congress site presents how religious freedoms and concerns helped form America.

Round Africa to India  Vasco da Gama's authentic tale. 1497-1498 CE

Spanish Empire  A history of the Spanish Empire.

The US-Mexican War  This Web site offers text, images, documents, maps, and links concerning the Mexican-American War.