colonial period, ca. 1600-1775

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.

Two sisters, aged ten and twelve, are accused of witchcraft in Andover, Massachusetts, in 1692 and await trial in a miserable prison while their mother desperately searches for some way to obtain their freedom.

Contains two stories in which George Corwin and Elizabeth Putnam, young friends living during the Salem witch trials, share their individual perspectives on the events.

A detailed look at the formation of the colony of New Jersey, its government, and its overall history, plus a prologue on world events in 1664 and an epilogue on New Jersey today.

Describes the history of the Massachusetts 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.

Introduces the personal relationships and daily activities that were part of the family life of slaves in colonial America.

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

Presents the history of the United States from the colonization of the New World through the middle of the eighteenth century.