to 1775

A social science textbook describing and contrasting the cultural and social development of American colonies in New England, the Middle Atlantic region, the South, and the West.

Offers a brief chronology of the Constitutional Convention, highlighting key figures and events of the convention.

Provides a chronological look at the history of the American colonies when their leaders were struggling with decisions about whether rebellion was the right response to the tyranny of Great Britain.

Presents a realistic, factual account of the Plymouth colony based on contemporary archaeology, cultural research, and living history.

Presents the people of seventeenth century America in the vividness and hardship of their everyday lives.

A brief look at colonial life in Jamestown and in the New England settlements in the early seventeenth century.

A night watchman who is also the town crier in colonial Philadelphia talks about the daily life in the city, its leading citizens, and important landmarks as he shows a visitor to Chestnut Street.

Chronicles the life of seventeenth-century Massachusetts minister Increase Mather, who fought for the original Massachusetts Bay Colony charter, and served as president of Harvard College; also includes a glossary and colonial time line.