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.
Presents a short biography of Anne Hutchinson, her youth in England and journey to America in 1634, her campaign against slavery and other injustices, her death in 1643, and the legacy she left behind.
Examines the formation of the Mayflower Compact and its importance as the first written document of self-government in the new world and provides information on the early settlers and the reasons they left England as well as the struggles of the Plymouth Plantation.
Henry complains to the royal governor, General Gage, after his plan to sled down the steep hill at Boston Common is thwarted by the masses of British troops camped there.
Phoebe, a slave in the Philipse household in colonial New York, must decide on the right course of action when her friend Cuffee is implicated in a reputed slave uprising.
A collection of writings from colonial America, covering a period that ranges from before Columbus through the early nineteenth century with a focus on the American Revolutionary period.
Presents a comprehensive study of the economic expansion into the frontier following the end of the French and Indian War, the move to compete with French fur traders in the Ohio Valley, and the surge of land speculators into territory occupied by Native Americans.
Profiles the women whose bravery, convictions, and patriotism impacted the formation of the United States, focusing on the contributions of the wives, mothers, sisters, and daughters of the country's founding fathers.
A collection of primary documents which help chronicle the history of colonial America, providing information on the era's people, politics, activities, and culture.
Traces the dangers and adventures surrounding the history of the Pilgrim settlement at Plymouth, Massachusetts, highlighting the roles played by William Brewster, Miles Standish, and other individuals.
