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History Day - Time Periods - First Encounters and the Colonial Era (pre-1775)

Introduction

These are a few examples of resources.

Students: you may want to look at the Lesson Plans and Teaching Resources page of this guide. Often lesson plans link to primary resources - they may also pose interesting questions to help you focus your project.

You might also look at our guide for the current year's annual theme. You can reach it from the main History Day research guide - there are links under the page "Annual Themes".

National Park Service (NPS) - First Encounters and the Colonial Era (pre-1775)

U.S. National Park Service (NPS)

Below are a few examples - you might also look at specific sites.

Library of Congress (LOC)

Library of Congress (LOC)