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Read 13 poems by Anne Bradstreet in their original form, part of the Poetry Archives at
(http://www.puritansermons.com/poetry/anneindx.htm)

"What say you, are you guilty of witchcraft, of which you are suspected, or not?"

Read the verbatim transcripts of the 1692 Salem witch trials in three volumes at
(http://etext.virginia.edu/salem/witchcraft/texts/transcripts.html)

See a real arrest warrant for witchcraft against Elizabeth Proctor and Sarah Cloyce.

Also, view trial examinations and evidence, a sample death warrant, and petitions of accu...
(http://www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/salem/salem.htm)

Over 350,000 artifacts have been found, at least half of which date back to the first years of the colony. View pictures of the artifacts and maps illustrating the early colony.

Check out the progress of the Jamestown Rediscovery Project at
(http://www.apva.org/finding/index.html)

Find laws written in 17th-century America regarding slavery, indentured servants, and rel...
(http://jefferson.village.virginia.edu/vcdh/jamestown/laws.html)

Read state papers, including grants and commissions from Charles II to Virginia colonists...
(http://jefferson.village.virginia.edu/vcdh/jamestown/statepapers.html)

Read real copies of letters from John Rolfe, John Pory, Bartholomew Gosnold, and Richard ...
(http://jefferson.village.virginia.edu/vcdh/jamestown/letter.html)

Find original images of Jamestown, including earthenware and an imprint of the arrival of...
(http://jefferson.village.virginia.edu/vcdh/jamestown/gallery.html)

See original maps of Jamestown used by 17th-century colonists at
(http://jefferson.village.virginia.edu/vcdh/jamestown/gallery.html)

Look at the Mayflower documents of the 1620s. Click on the Mayflower Link on the table of contents to see the Mayflower Compact, the Peace Treaty with Massosoit, the Pierce Patent, and the Divisions of Land and Cattle.

They provide a window into the struggles and values of colonial life at
(http://members.aol.com/calebj/dir.html)









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