to 1775

Examines various aspects of daily life in the American colonies, discussing houses and furniture, meals and mealtime, clothes, work, church and school, and amusements.

Describes the life of children in the American colonies, including daily chores, routines, and play, as well as religious and social attitudes that dictated how children were raised and what they were taught in New England and in the South.

Describes what people wore in colonial America, discussing puritan, Quaker, and military styles.

Examines the origin, working conditions, and eventual fate of indentured servants in America in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries.

Describes various aspects of the contrasting life styles of the rich and the poor early settlers in the southern colonies including homes, food, work, religion, education, and hospitality.

A visitor's guide to the weather, transportation, overnight accommodations, dining, shopping, sightseeing, and entertainment of New York City in colonial times.

Describes various aspects of the life of early settlers in New England including their homes, schools, religion, work, and community.

Describes holidays celebrated by European settlers in seventeenth- and eighteenth-century America, and explains what "bees" were, including land clearing, food preparation, quilting bees, and barn and house raisings.

Examines various aspects of government and politics in colonial America, discussing the rush to claim land in the new world, the establishment of colonial governments, politics among the colonies, revolutionary politics, charter and royal colonies, and other topics. Includes a glossary and list of primary sources.

Presents the role of religion in early American life as well as the influence of various groups on American religion during the Colonial era.