Colonial & Revolutionary Era

Roughly 1492 - 1790.

See also the U.S. Government section of this guide.

Early American Imprints, Series I: Evans, 1639-1800 This link opens in a new window
Books, pamphlets, and broadsides published during the 17th and 18th centuries.
Early American Newspapers, Series 1, 2, 3, 15, 18 This link opens in a new window
Chronicles the evolution of American culture and daily life from 1690

Early Americas Digital Archive
'A collection of electronic texts originally written in or about the Americas from 1492 to approximately 1820.' Click on Archive, then Advanced Search to search by other criteria such as geographic location, time period, genre, or full-text search. The Gateway page links to texts both within the archive and on other internet sites.
Colonial Background Texts & 19th Century American Historical Documents Online
Full text of many important early American documents
European Views of the Americas: 1493 to 1750
Database of entries from the bibliography “European Americana: A Chronological Guide to Works Printed In Europe Relating to The Americas, 1493-1750.”

Witchcraft in Europe and America This link opens in a new window
The earliest texts in this comprehensive collection on witchcraft date from the 15th century and the latest are from the early 20th century. The majority of the material concerns the 16th to 18th centuries, the so-called "classic period." In addition to these classic texts, the collection includes anti-persecution writings, works by penologists, legal and church documents, exposs of persecutions, and philosophical writings and transcripts of trials and exorcisms.