What is a Puritan? What is a Puritan?: The Character of an Old English Puritan, or Non-Conformist. First published in 1646. (Early) http://www.graceonlinelibrary.org/full.asp?ID=483
The Avalon Project : Pre 18th Century Documents The Avalon Project : Pre 18th Century Documents: Hyperlinked index of documents from the Yale Law School. Includes many important early American Colonial documents. (Early) http://www.yale.edu/lawweb/avalon/pre18.htm
The Contrast: by Royall Tyler (A Comedy ) The Contrast: by Royall Tyler (A Comedy ): The first play performed in America by professional actors. (Early) http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/etcbin/toccer-new?id=TylCont&tag=public&images=images/modeng&data=/texts/english/modeng/parsed&part=0
How To Read A 200-Year-Old Document and Other FAQs How To Read A 200-Year-Old Document and Other FAQs: Tips and hints for reading Early American documents, with a brief but helpful glossary. (Early) http://earlyamerica.com/earlyamerica/howto.html
A Student's History of American Literature A Student's History of American Literature: From the colonial period to present years, by Edward Simonds Phd. (Early) http://www.bibliomania.com/Reference/Simonds/SHAL/
The Avalon Project : 18th Century Documents The Avalon Project : 18th Century Documents: From the 1754 Albany Plan of Union to the 1794 Whiskey Rebellion, comes Yale Law School's hyperlinked index of important 18th Century American documents. Also includes a site search engine by Alta Vista. (Early) http://www.yale.edu/lawweb/avalon/18th.htm
Declaring Independence: Drafting the Documents Declaring Independence: Drafting the Documents: From The Library of Congress. (Early) http://lcweb.loc.gov/exhibits/declara/declara1.html
The Avalon Project : The Federalist Papers The Avalon Project : The Federalist Papers: Divided by number and enhanced with related resources to the papers. (Early) http://www.yale.edu/lawweb/avalon/federal/fed.htm
Mayflower Compact Mayflower Compact: The compact which established the first basis in the new world for written laws. (Early) http://www.historyplace.com/unitedstates/revolution/mayflower.htm