colonial period, ca. 1600-1775

"Build literacy skills and social studies content knowledge with The Southern Colonies: First and Last of 13 primary source reader. This fascinating text explores colonies in the south and Southern society. This high-interest book spotlights primary source documents and text features include a glossary, index, bold text, and captions"--Amazon.com.

"With The Middle Colonies: Breadbasket of the New World, students will examine the different countries that controlled the American colonies, including the "Breadbasket" region. This informational text takes a look at William Penn and other aspects of life in the "New World." Ignite an interest among your students as they delve deeper into historical events and examine primary source materials critically"--Amazon.com.

"The Puritans wanted to practice their religion freely. They escaped a life of persecution in England and came to America. Along the rocky north Atlantic coast, they created a new England. They embraced hard work and self-reliance. These independent-minded colonists created a successful new society."--Back cover.

Collects two important early accounts of the infamous Salem witchcraft trials.

Examines the life of Cotton Mather, a Puritan minister and supporter of the Salem witch trials and executions, discussing how his beliefs governed his behavior, and considering how he was influenced by the times in which he lived.

Students learn more about Colonial America through historic craft projects.

Examines life in Colonial America by looking at the experiences of its children.

Looks at how the people who founded the New England colonies used laypeople, petitioning, and participation to set up churches, civil governments, and methods for distributing land that avoided the development of unlimited authority and advanced the idea of democracy.

Contains a critical anthology of the historical, sociological, and religious life and culture of the early Puritans in America during the seventeenth century including testimony from dissenters like Roger Williams and Anne Hutchinson as well as excerpts from William Bradford's "Of Plymouth Plantation.".