1600-1775, colonial period

An introduction to the European colonization and settlement of North America, covering leaders, the Spanish conquest, Roanoke, Plymouth, Jamestown, and more. Includes audio, videos, activities, weblinks, slideshows, transparencies, maps, quizzes, and supplementary resources.

In seventeenth century New England, Hester Prynne is condemned by Puritan law to wear a scarlet "A" as the symbol of the sin she has committed.

Provides a cultural and historical context for the development of the United States during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, and includes Plymouth Colony, Massachusetts Bay Colony, Rhode Island and Connecticut, New Netherland and New Sweden, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and more. Includes audio, videos, activities, weblinks, slideshows, transparencies, maps, quizzes, and supplementary resources.

An in-depth look at the leaders, battles, institutions, and ideals that contributed to the establishment of American colonies. Includes audio, videos, activities, weblinks, slideshows, transparencies, maps, quizzes, and supplementary resources.

Before the Pilgrims, English settlers tried to put down New World roots in the sandy soil of Jamestown, Virginia, in 1607, including leadership of Captain John Smith.

Tale of Pocahontas and her relationship with adventurer John Smith during the turbulent beginnings of America.

Examines people and events that were crucial to the development of the United States during the Colonial time period.

Presents 250 alphabetically-arranged entries that describe the political, social, and cultural history of the Jamestown Colony; and profiles major events and people, census of first and second settlers, native tribes, colonial expansion.

Photographs and illustrations describe America's first settlements.

"The chilling story of the infamous Salem witch trials is here brought into modern context in picture book form, showing how bias and blame have teamed throughout human history to disastrous effect"--Provided by publisher.