colonial period, ca. 1600-1775

Profiles Robert Carter III, a Virginian who wrote the Deed of Gift and set free nearly 500 slaves in a single act of liberation prior to the Emancipation Proclamation. Carter built a church for blacks and whites and offered protection of and privileges for slaves that created conflict with neighbors, friends, family, and government officials. Examines why and how Carter succeeded in his action and why he is rarely mentioned in historical accounts of American slavery.

Traces the history of New Jersey from its discovery in 1498 to the beginning of the Revolutionary War.

A history of woodworking craftsmen in colonial America, describing their tools, materials, and workmanship.

Depicts everyday activities and special occasions in colonial America.

Describes the childhood and youth of Thomas Jefferson in the context of the eighteenth-century Virginia society in which he lived.

Hester Prynne, a young woman in seventeenth century Massachusetts, is condemned by Puritan law to wear a scarlet "A" as the symbol of the sin she committed. Includes an introduction, textual and explanatory notes, a bibliography, and a chronology.

Suggestions and activities for teaching History of US in the classroom.

Suggestions and activities for teaching History of US in the classroom.

Letters between two young girls, one in London and the other in English settlements in Virginia, chronicle the events during the difficult early years at James Towne and Henricus and the role of Pocahontas in this period of history.