to 1775

Describes life in the American colonies, focusing on the colonists' clothing, homes, jobs, and other aspects of daily life.

Illustrations and text examine the fashion trends of the American people during the colonial era, describing the materials used to make men's and women's clothing and the styles that were commonly worn from the 1580s to the 1760s.

Photographs and text examine the fashion trends of the American people from the 1770s to the 1860s, describing the materials used to make men's and women's clothing and the styles that were commonly worn.

An introduction to the government and politics of colonial America that explains how laws were created and enforced, who ran the government, what Native American laws were like, and more.

Explores how men and women dressed in their daily lives and for special occasions in colonial America, describing the way clothing was made, how men, women, and children dressed for everyday life and special occasions, and what textiles were used.

Discusses what life was like during Colonial America, describing how the men, women, and children dressed, ate, were educated, maintained personal hygiene, and other topics.

Presents the history of the British colonies in North America, beginning with the Jamestown settlement, through excerpts from letters, pamphlets, journal entries, and other documents of the time.

Describes the daily lives of ordinary people in the American colonies during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, and provides reproducible reading comprehension, writing, vocabulary, math, critical thinking,geography, art, drama, and cooking activity pages.

A writer's guide to life in Colonial America, covering food, fashion, family life, medicine, religion, politics, and social structure in the period from 1607 to 1783.

Describes the life of school children in 1776--their dress, teachers, books, lessons, discipline, and pastimes.