The Age of Unreason
J. Gregory Keyes wrote this article that describes the 17th century as the Age of Unreason. He goes on to say that this was true during the early half of the 18th century. It is useful for understanding the beginnings of the Enlightenment and the Age of Reason.
American Plantations and Colonies
This site contains tons of information on ships, people and other information during the 17th century. A good resource for genealogists.
Bradford's Letter book
Selections from William Bradford's letter book can be read at this site by Caleb Johnson.
17th Century Colonial New England
This site maintained by Margo Burns, contains information and resources about 17th century New England. It especially focuses on the Salem Witch Trials of 1692. I highly recommend that you start here if you are researching this topic.
17th century Documents
From The Avalon Project at Yale University, here are some important documents of the 17th century.
Chronology of The Glorious Revolution
This is a part of the main site dealing with the Glorious Revolution of 1688. You need to understand this chapter in British history to understand the Revolution in American History. Based on the research of Donald E. Wilkes Jr. and Matthew Kramer.
Cultural Readings
This new site maintained by the University of Pennsylvania Library. It contains texts--books, manuscripts, illustrations, maps, and artifacts--generated by Europe's colonization of the Americas.
Declaration of Rights
The Declaration of Rights was accepted and proclaimed by William and Mary during their coronation.
Pirates of the New World
This page covers the three main pirates of the late 17th and early 18th centuries.
The Treasure Fleets
Learn about the Spanish Treasure Fleets of the late 17th century from this informative site.
US Documents Before 1700
Here is a listing of documents relevant to the United States before 1700 Compiled by David Kelly.
