Presents key ideas for examining the cultures of Native American tribes that lived in North America in early colonial times. Discusses the major groups, the way of life of each group, and where they lived.

A map of the American colonies and territories west to the Mississippi River between the end of the French and Indian War of 1763 and the beginnings of westward expansion of the trans-Appalachian colony proposed in the Vandalia Project...

An image of "Nativity", created by Bernardino Fasolo in 1526 (Panel).

An image of "Nativity", created by Francesco Di Giorgio Martini in 1475 (Wood, 198 x 104 cm).

An image of "Nativity", created by Andrea Della Robbia in 1479 (Glazed terracotta, 240 x 180 cm).

An image of "St Peter (Grabow) Altarpiece: Nativity", created by Master Bertram from 1379-83 (Tempera on wood, 80 x 57 cm).

An image of "Nativity", created by Fra Filippo Lippi from 1467-69 (Fresco).

An image of "Nativity", created by Hans Memling from 1470-72 (Oil on oak panel, 28,6 x 21,3 cm).

An image of "Nativity", created by Piero Della Francesca from 1470-75 (Oil on poplar panel, 124 x 123 cm).

This site from PBS provides a short description and map of "the Indian Territory set aside by the Indian Removal Act of 1830 and the areas designated for each tribe."

See this map drawn by William Clark of where the men from the Corps of Discovery found the whale which the Tillamook Indians told them about. From PBS.

Resource provides an interactive map that takes you to places on the Chesapeake Bay that John Smith explored and you find out the historical events that occurred. Pictures and drawings of time accompany the explanations.

This fabulous site compiles political cartoons from Harper's Weekly for the campaing of 1880. The cartoons are drawn by Thomas Nast, and each cartoon is thoroughly explained. A great resource.

This site from the Library of Congress provides a good overview of events relating to German immigrants provided in a timeline from 1608 to 1990.

This site provides information on the Indians that inhabited the Great Lakes Region upon settlement by Europeans.

This site offers information on wildlife safari in Nepal as well as information about wildlife sanctuaries and reserves. It gives information about the animals and other wildlife native to the region.

A map of the lower James River, Chesapeake Bay, and Accomack County, showing the early English settlements in the Virginia Colony in 1632. The map is keyed to show the extent of English settlement at the time, and shows the Native...

A facsimile of an early map (1672) showing the three routes taken by explorer John Lederer from the headwaters of the York River inland to the Appalachian Mountains between 1669 and 1670. The map is oriented with north to the right, and...

Variety of cultural and natural resources including five volcanic cones, hundreds of archeological sites and an estimated 25,000 images carved by native peoples and early Spanish settlers.

Adobe home of historian and ethnologist Hubert Howe Bancroft, publisher of many Pacific Coast histories and books on Native American culture.

Site of early Native American settlement.

Oronhyatekha, also called Peter Martin, is profiled in this comprehensive and fascinating web site! He was one of the first native people to earn a medical degree,held positions in government, but most importantly did not forsake his...