Profiles the founder of the Plymouth colony and signer of the Mayflower compact.
Learn about the life of Martha Ballard, an American midwife and healer in the 1700s through diary entries and other resources.
Profiles the man responsible for Maryland's colonial charter.
Features a profile of Pennsylvania's first printing press and paper mill owner.
Biography of the governor of New France offers an account of his leadership and diplomacy. Learn about his program of exploration and settlement.
Chronicles the founder of the Mather family of New England who immigrated to Boston after excommunication from the Church of England.
Guide to New York City provides a brief look at Gravesend's founding and Lady Deborah's contributions.
Contains a brief profile of the American-born colonial soldier and merchant who served a governor of Massachusetts in the mid-1700s.
History resource offers a portrait and a brief biography of the chief of the Powhatan Confederacy.
Encyclopedia article offers a biography of the English colonial agent. Also find links to articles about related figures and a bibliography.
Investigate the life and career of this British-born legal scholar, who was appointed a magistrate of the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1684.
Virtual encyclopedia provides a biography of this political figure, one of colonial New England's governors.