colonial period, ca. 1600-1775

In 1687 Connecticut, Kit Tyler, feeling out of place in the Puritan household of her aunt, befriends an old woman considered a witch by the community and suddenly finds herself standing trial for witchcraft.

A multidisciplinary study of Nathaniel Hawthorne's novel, "The Scarlet Letter." Includes current news articles showing the novel's relevance to today's society.

Presents an account of the founding and difficult early years of the Jamestown Colony and discusses why colonists traveled from England to North America, what struggles the colonists faced in the settlement's first years, and who led the colony and helped it become a success.

A brief biography of Anne Hutchinson that chronicles her early years in England, marriage and follower of Puritan John Cotton, journey to Massachusetts, banishment to Rhode Island, and death.

Presents the history of first thirteen colonies of the United States, from 1600-1740, and explores the different kinds of people who made their way to America, from Europe and Africa, and how they got along with the Native peoples already living there.

Discusses the changing roles, rights, and contributions of African-Americans in the United States during the colonial period from 1607 to 1763. Also includes a chronology of significant events.

A history of the colony of Delaware from its founding until its ratification of the Constitution in 1787.

Eighteen-year-old Agnes, a Mohawk Indian who is descended from a line of shamanic healers, uses her own newly-discovered powers to uncover the story of her ancestor, a seventeenth-century New England English healer who fled charges of witchcraft to make her life with the local Indians.

Explores the events surrounding the Declaration of Independence. Features color illustrations and a glossary of terms.

Follows the struggles and triumphs of the colonists who came to the New World and founded Jamestown Colony in what would become Virginia.