English Captain, Thomas Preston, describes to his king a situation of near anarchy in which he and his men were forced to exercise crowd control, with the use of some musketry, in the colonies.

Establishment of a self-governing assembly in Virginia, 1621, complete text.

Letters written by pilgrims at Plymouth, including William Bradford, Emmanuel Altham, and John Robinson.

Text of American patriot Patrick Henry's historic speech. From the University of Oklahoma Law Center.

Complete text of the first attempt to unite the colonies of New England.

Text of various state charters, bills and declarations of rights, and related documents from 1776-1784.

Complete text of the British Charter for the settlement of New England.

From American History Online. Includes laws on blasphemy, uttering "traitorous words" against the king, church attendance, and sacrilege.

Plymouth Colony Archive Project at the University of Virginia, presents a collection of browsable and searchable texts and analysis papers on the Plymouth Colony, 1620-1691.

Databases of primary source doucments at the Library of Virginia.

Includes text, links, biographical information about each signer.