colonial period, ca. 1600-1775

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.

A fictionalized account, told in verse, of the Salem witch trials, told from the perspective of three young women living in Salem in 1692--Mercy Lewis, Margaret Walcott, and Ann Putnam, Jr.

Young Benjamin Franklin investigates to solve the mystery surrounding a room with a sealed entrance.

Sarah Wright and her father Ephraim move to Salem Village, Massachusetts, in 1692, where they witness the Salem witchcraft hysteria, during which Ephraim is arrested and Sarah must try to help him escape from jail.

Presents readers with a historical perspective and comprehensive picture of the government and social class in colonial America along with the cultural, political, and social events that characterized this given era.

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.

Illustrations and easy-to-follow text profiles the establishment of the English colonial settlements along the Atlantic coastline of America, and describes the Puritans, trade, tobacco plantations, the Boston Tea Party, and other related topics.

Illustrations and easy-to-follow text profiles the establishment of the Dutch colonial settlements of New Netherland, and describes the early settler's interactions with the Native Americans, the establishment of New Amsterdam, William Keift, and other related topics.

Illustrations and easy-to-follow text profiles the establishment of French colonies in America, and describes the settlements in Canada and Louisiana, the French and Indian War, and other related topics.

Describes the history of the Rhode Island colony and the daily lives of its people, covering its Native American tribes, the European settlers, early challenges, the Revolution, and statehood, and includes a recipe, activity, time line, glossary, and further reading list.