Resources

Educational Research Document Resources

Settler Occupations (.pdf) Deserter Descriptions (.pdf)

Fred Anderson, Crucible of War: The Seven Years' War and the Fate of Empire in British North America, 1754-1766. New York, 2000.

Desmond Clarke, Arthur Dobbs Esquire, 1689-1765: Surveyor-General Of Ireland Prospector And Governor Of North Carolina. London, 1958.

Emma Lila Fundaburk, ed. South Eastern Indians Life Portraits: A Catalogue of Pictures, 1564-1860. Alabama, 1958.

Eric Hinderaker. At The Edge of Empire: The Backcountry In British North America. Baltimore, 2003.

James G. Leyburn, The Scotch-Irish: A Social History. Chapel Hill, 1962.

James H. Merrell, The Indians' New World: Catawbas And Their Neighbors From European Contact Through The Era of Removal. New York, 1989.

Robert W. Ramsey, Carolina Cradle: Settlement of the Northwest Carolina Frontier, 1747-1762. Chapel Hill, 1964.

W. Stitt Robinson, The Southern Colonial Frontier, 1607-1763. Albuquerque, 1979.

Timothy Silver, The New Face On The Countryside: Indians, Colonists, and Slaves in South Atlantic Forests, 1500-1800. Cambridge, 1990.

Alfred M. Waddell. A Colonial Officer and His Times, 1754-1773: A Biographical Sketch Of General Waddell. Wilmington, NC, 1889.

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Historic Sites:
Charlotte Regional History
Fort Dorchester
Fort Ligonier
Fort Loudoun
Fort Necessity National Battlefield
Fort Ticonderoga
Historic Bethabara
Old Salem Museums and Gardens, Inc.
The Museum of the Cherokee Indian
York county Culture and Heritage Museums

French and Indian War:
Fort Dobbs (North Carolina) - Wikipedia
French and Indian War Commemoration
A Brief History of the French and Indian War
The Seven Years War
Background of the French and Indian War
U.S.A. History - The French and Indian War
American Revolution - The French and Indian War
Virginia Places - Military - French & Indian War
Southeast Native

Archaeology:
North Carolina Office of State Archaeology
North Carolina Archaeology

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Native Languages
North Carolina Genealogical Society
State Library of North Carolina - Genealogical Research
The NCGenWeb Project
North Carolina State Archives
Durham Library - North Carolina Genealogy Resources
GeneaSearch

For Teachers:
Social Studies for Kids - French and Indian War
Social Studies for Kids - Archaeology
French and Indian War Resource Guide
Office of State Archaeology ArchLink