first contact with europeans

Describes daily life in Jamestown for the British men and women whose charge was to find gold and a route to the Orient but found only hardship and despair.

Examines the architecture, sculpture, clothes, goldwork and religious beliefs of the Aztec people.

Explores the settlements at Jamestown and the story of Pocahontas and John Smith, the Pilgrims and Squanto, and the Plymouth settlement.

See how Native American and European cultures helped one another and also clashed. Learn how encounter and exchange impacted life in the Americas.

Contains primary and secondary source articles which trace the conquest of the New World, providing information on Christopher Columbus, the Conquistadors, and the Indians.

A collection of documents illustrating encounters between Native American peoples and a variety of European newcomers from the fifteenth to the eighteenth centuries. Includes maps, journals, advertisements, and letters.

Chronicles the events of the first Thanksgiving and discusses how the holiday has changed throughout history.

An aged Indian chief fears that white strangers who have visited his village will return to destroy the Indian way of life.

Presents a study of the history of Spanish influence in America and describes their first encounter with native peoples of the Americas.