1600-1775, colonial period

Traces the early history of North America, describing how the region was discovered and colonized by various groups.

Describes the earliest forms of trade and commerce in the New World, explaining how early settlers traded with one another and the region's native people for goods and services.

Examines the political culture of the people living in the United States during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, and covers Colonial rule, English Colonial government, Native Americans, and other related topics.

Examines the everyday lives of people living in the United States during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, and covers the living conditions, family structures, diet, and leisure activities for colonial settlers.

Describes the development of cities and towns in colonies established by the British, Spanish, and French primarily since the sixteenth century, looking at various aspects of life in these communities.

Provides descriptions, photographs, and illustrations of the different types of homes built by European colonists as they arrived in America and headed into the interior.

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

An introduction to the Virginia colony, one of the original thirteen American colonies, examining the daily lives of settlers and the Native Americans who first occupied the land, looking at the role of Virginia in the fight for independence from England, and including brief profiles of Virginia's founding fathers.

An introduction to the South Carolina colony, one of the original thirteen American colonies, examining the daily lives of settlers and the Native Americans who first occupied the land, looking at the role of South Carolina in the fight for independence from England, and including brief profiles of South Carolina's founding fathers.

An introduction to the Rhode Island colony, one of the original thirteen American colonies, examining the daily lives of settlers and the Native Americans who first occupied the land, looking at the role of Rhode Island in the fight for independence from England, and including brief profiles of Rhode Island's founding fathers.