Teaching Early American Topics

Electronic Web Sources for Early American Literature

The Eighteenth Century

The Avalon Project : 18th Century Documents
Religion in Eighteenth-Century America
Religion and the American Revolution
The Great Awakening
Bibliographies of the War of American Independence
Maryland Loyalism and the American Revolution
Revolution or Rebellion
The History Place: American Revolution
The American Revolution: National Discussions of Our Revolutionary Origins
Liberty!  The American Revolution
Samuel Adams, The Rights of the Colonists
Elizabeth Ashbridge, Some Account
William Bartram: Spiritual Naturalist
The Adventures of Colonel Daniel Boone
The Charles Brockden Brown Digital Project NEW
"The project aims to make all of Brown's works accessible, and is preparing a print edition of Brown's uncollected writings, includinghis letters and non-fiction, for Kent State University Press; an electronic version of these writings, fully integrated with the BicentennialEdition of Brown's novels (1977-87) and searchable; and a selection of archival materials to support Early American collection interests at theUniversity of Virginia Library Electronic Text Center.Site features include updated biographical and cultural information, bibliographies, archival images, planned volumes for the edition, teaching resources, and links to other pertinent sites."
The Charles Brockden Brown Society NEW
"The Charles Brockden Brown Society was founded in 2000 as an international scholarly organization to stimulate interest in the life, the times, and the writings of Charles Brockden Brown and to provide a forum for the exchange of ideas and information among Brown scholars and other interested persons."
Charles Brockden Brown, Wieland
Electronic Text Center, University of Virginia Library
Charles Brockden Brown, Memoirs of Carwin
Electronic Text Center, University of Virginia Library
Jonathan Edwards
Select Sermons of Jonathan Edwards
Jonathan Edwards
A Treatise Concerning Religious Affections in Three Parts by Jonathan Edwards
True Saints, by Jonathan Edwards
Christian Classics
The Writings of Jonathan Edwards
How To Know If You Are A Real Christian by Jonathan Edwards
Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God
Letters From a Pennsylvania Farmer
The Federalist Papers
Avalon Project, Yale Law School
The Federalist Papers
Federalist Papers
Benjamin Franklin: A Documentary History
"Offers an in-depth look at the many phases of Franklin's life." J. A. Leo Lemay, Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Professor, University of Delaware
The Autobiography of  Benjamin Franklin
The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin
The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin
Pages of 1753 Poor Richard's Almanack
Pages of 1759 Poor Richard's Almanack
Philip Freneau: "The Indian Burying Ground"
Patrick Henry - Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death
Patrick Henry, "Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death"
Patrick Henry: The War Inevitable (Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death!)
Patrick Henry: Liberty or Death
The Jefferson Bible
Letters,  Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826
Public Papers,  Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826
A Summary View of the Rights of British America,  Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826
Notes on the State of Virginia,  Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826
Thomas Jefferson : A Comprehensive, Annotated Bibliography of writings about him, 1826-1997

"This work contains annotations of writings about Thomas Jefferson from the time of his death in 1826 up to 1997. This bibliography includes the contents of two volumes previously printed by Garland Publishers, one in 1983 , the other in 1992, and thousands of additional annotations not included in the first two volumes."© 2001 Frank Shuffelton, editor
Thomas Jefferson Digital Archive, University of Virginia
Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826)
Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826)
Thomas Jefferson: A Film by Ken Burns
Common Sense
Electronic Text Center, University of Virginia Library
Plain Truth by James Chalmers

A Loyalist Response by James Chalmers (Candidus)
The American Crisis by Thomas Paine
Thomas Paine
Common Sense
"This text is part of the Internet Modern History Sourcebook. The Sourcebook is a collection of public domain and copy-permitted texts for introductory level classes in modern European and World history."
The Contrast: A Comedy   Tyler, Royall
Electronic Text Center, University of Virginia Library
George Washington Papers at the Library of Congress
George Washington Prevents the Revolt of his Officers
The History Place
George Washington, First Inaugural Address
George Washington's Farewel Address
The Life of George Washington By David Ramsay
ARCHIVING EARLY AMERICA®
The Apotheosis of George Washington
Yankee Doodle
World Union of Deists
Phillis Wheatley, An elegy, sacred to the memory of the great divine, the Reverend and learned Dr. Samuel Cooper
Electronic Text Center, University of Virginia Library
Poems Phillis Wheatley
Renascence Editions
A Voice of Her Own, Phillis Wheatley
Library of Congress
Journal of John Woolman
Renascence Editions
Documents from the Constitutional Congress and the Constitutional Convention
Library of Congress
The Bill of Rights
National Archives
U.S. Founding Documents

Constitution of the United States
The Constitution of the United States of America
The Constitution of the United States
In Congress Assembled: Continuity and Change in the Governing of the United States
A Century of Lawmaking for a New Nation
Library of Congress
The Declaration of Independence
National Archives
Declaration of Independence
Electronic Text Center, University of Virginia Library
Declaration of Independence
The Avalon Project at Yale Law School
Declaration of Independence
The University of Oklahoma Law Center
Declaration of Independence
Facsimile from earlyameric.com
The Declaration of Independence
The History Place