Mayflower Compact - http://www.historyplace.com/unitedstates/revolution/mayflower.htm The compact which established the first basis in the new world for written laws.
The Contrast: by Royall Tyler (A Comedy ) - http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/etcbin/toccer-new?id=TylCont&tag=public&images=images/modeng&data=/texts/english/modeng/parsed&part=0 The first play performed in America by professional actors.
The Avalon Project : Pre 18th Century Documents - http://www.yale.edu/lawweb/avalon/pre18.htm Hyperlinked index of documents from the Yale Law School. Includes many important early American Colonial documents.
The Avalon Project : 18th Century Documents - http://www.yale.edu/lawweb/avalon/18th.htm 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.
What is a Puritan? - http://www.graceonlinelibrary.org/articles/full.asp?id=39%7C39%7C483 The Character of an Old English Puritan, or Non-Conformist. First published in 1646.
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