colonial period, ca. 1600-1775

Discusses the culture of Native Americans in North America and how exploration and early colonization affected them.

Traces the history of New York State from the first mapping of the area in 1524 by Negro navigator Estevan Gomez to the signing of the Declaration of Independence in 1776.

Provides an overview of New York's early explorers, discussing the impact they had on the state's settlement and expansion, their interactions with the region's Native American tribes, the most influential explorers, and other related topics.

Presents a collection of facts about colonial New York, examining the Native Americans, the settlers, daily life in the colony, and war. Features accessible text, illustrations, statistics, a list of resources and Internet links, a glossary, and an index.

Felicity, a young girl in colonial Williamsburg, decides to find out who is trying to cause trouble when an anonymous person begins falsely accusing people of helping the British--including her father.

Describes the founding and history of Jamestown, the first lasting English settlement in North America, discusses the contributions of the Powhatan Indians to the success of Jamestown, and looks at the excavation and reconstruction of the settlement.

An introduction to the history, government, economy, resources, and people of the South Carolina Colony.

Presents a short biography on Roger Williams who founded the colony of Rhode Island as a refuge for those who wanted to break with the Puritan beliefs of Massachusetts colony and profiles his life, values, and association with the Native Americans around him.

Presents a short children's biography on William Penn and profiles his youth in England, his Quaker beliefs against the Church of England, founding of Pennsylvania in America, and his belief in democracy.

Presents a short children's biography of James Oglethorpe, his youth in England and member of Parliament, founding of Georgia in America as a colony for debtors, and his efforts to defend the colony against Spanish invaders.