he Drum Tower is where you will find the history of the discovery, founding, colonization, and independence of the United States of America. From Columbus to the colonists to the American Revolution, here are the people, the stories, and the history of America. You will not find a lot of information on the Native Americans here. They have, as they deserve to have, their very own room in the Courtyard. There you will find a vast amount of information about this proud and noble race of people. Here, the only mention will be that which was incidental or a part of the contact with the Europeans as they arrived to colonize the land. For a more detailed account of Native American and white relations, you must visit the Courtyard. Now, let us return to the time when the land was new, and the only sounds were those of the deer, the moccasin, and the wind.............
Discovery:
Pre-Columbian Americas
Columbus in History
Indigenous peoples of the Americas
History of Mexico
The Spanish Conquest of Mexico
Alvar Nuñez Cabeza de Vaca
Spanish Conquistadors in North America
Francisco Vasquez de Coronado
Who Really Discovered America?
The Age of Discovery
Samuel de Champlain (1567-1635)
Christopher Columbus: Man and Myth
1492: An Ongoing Voyage
Extracts from the Journal of Columbus
Amerigo Vespucci (1454-1512)
Exploring the West in Maps: Columbus to Lewis & Clark
Colonization and Settlement:
The Virginia Company
North Carolina's First Colonists - 12,000 Years Before Roanoke
The Mayflower & Mayflower Compact
Plymouth - It's History and People
The Lost Roanoke Colony
The Colony of Roanoke
Cyndi's List - Societies & Groups - Lineage
The Lost Colony
A Brief History of Jamestown
Colonial America
Sir Walter Ralegh (1552-1618)
The 1692 Salem Witch Trials
Charter of Massachusetts Bay, 1629
Captain John Smith
The Mapping of the Great Lakes in the Seventeenth Century
The U.S. and the Netherlands - New Netherland
Colonial Williamsburg Home Page
Maps of the French and Indian War
Colonial America
The Seven Years War
Archiving Early America
The French and Indian War
1755 - The French and Indian War
Scalping During the French and Indian War
Cycles of U.S. History - Colonial Cycle (1584-1700)
Colonial America - Rare Map Collection
Early American's:
Mount Vernon Educational Resources
The Papers of George Washington
List of American Revolutionary Patriots
Thomas Paine
Benjamin Franklin: Glimpses of the Man
The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin
The Betsy Ross Home Page
Paul Revere's Ride
Nathan Hale - American Revolutionary Patriot
Patrick Henry
National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution
Women in the American Revolutionary
The American Revolution:
The Early Republic
Revolutionary America - Rare Map Collection
Cycles of U.S. History - Revolutionary Cycle (1701-1791)
A Timeline of the Revolutionary War
Revolutionary War Links
Popular Music During The Revolutionary War
The Legend of Ticonderoga
The Brigade of the American Revolution
The American Revolution
An Unlikely Victory 1777 to 1783
The Story of Valley Forge
The British Army During the American Revolution
Guide to Records Relating to the Revolutionary War
Miscellaneous Documents and Resources:
Maps of Early America
Historical U.S. Documents
Documents of American History
Discovery, Exploration, Colonies, & Revolution
Mr Donn's United States History Page
American Presidents - Life Portraits
Documents in Early American History
The Presidents
Grave Sites of Past Presidents
United States Declaration of Independence
American Studies Web
Declaring Independence - Drafting the Documents
The Federalist Papers
Biographical Dictionary
Wisconsin Lineage Links
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