1492: AN ONGOING VOYAGE
Check out this exhibit at the Library of Congrees.  There are six 
sections to explore: 

• What Came To Be Called "America"
• The Mediterranean World"
• Christopher Columbus: Man and Myth
• Inventing America
• Europe Claims America
• Epilogue

Immigration in the Bay Area

The American Colonies Emerge:
Here are some preselected websites to help you narrow your search: 

• Spain's Empire in the Americas
  
• An English Settlement at Jamestown
  
• Puritan New England
  
• Settlement of the Middle Colonies
  
• Geography Spotlight: Surviving in a New World