Web Destinations

These Internet links will take you to Web sites where you can find additional information and resources that pertain to the material presented in this chapter. Census data, government documents, state and federal government Web sites, and other Internet resources not only offer the most current statistics and data available, they also enable you to gather alternative views of political issues, as well as look at special topics of concern to you.


Voyages Of Columbus
Over 1,000 articles and links about Columbus and his three voyages.

Maps Of The Colonies
This site contains scores of contact and colonial-era maps.

Pre-colonial Mexico
Another good starting point for further study of pre-colonial cultures in Mexico.

The Discoverers' Web
The most complete collection of information on the various efforts at exploration.

The Columbus Doors
Historians discuss the myth of Columbus as it has changed over time.

Cahokia Mounds
Information about the pre-contact civilization that existed at Cahokia.

Huron Indians
This is one site among many by Dick Shovel that tells the story of Native Americans.

Discovering America And Interacting With Native Americans In New Hampshire
This brief history of contact era New Hampshire has interesting links and gives a nice picture of early contact.


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