colonial period, ca. 1600-1775

An introduction to the first English settlement at Jamestown, Virginia, with step-by-step instructions for a variety of related projects including a topographical map of the settlement, a model Jamestown house, and wooden spoon puppets.

A history of the early United States, examining notable events related to the founding of the country from the end of the French and Indian War to the aftermath of the War of 1812, and includes photographs and illustrations of maps and memorabilia, as well as removable reproductions of key documents, and a CD.

Presents a history of the 1741 slave rebellion that nearly destroyed New York City, and describes the conviction of over one hundred men and women who were either burned at the stake, hanged, or imprisoned and the social and political climate of the 1730s and 1740s.

Fictional account of the true story of the West Indian slave, Tituba, who was accused of witchcraft in Salem, Massachusetts in 1692.

Explores the lives of the men and women who created the social atmosphere that led to the Salem witch trials of 1692.

Biography of first Massachusetts Bay Colony governor John Winthrop that includes an examination of his writings.

Discusses Quaker leader and Pennsylvania founder William Penn, and his "holy experiment" in setting up a society based on freedom of religion and individual rights.

An aged Indian chief fears that white strangers who have visited his village will return to destroy the Indian way of life.