colonial period, ca. 1600-1775

A portrait of daily life in Colonial America includes discussions of houses, schools, clothes, and money.

Primary sources help provide a brief introduction to the life and times of African-American poet Phillis Wheatley.

Offers a brief introduction to the life and career of Phillis Wheatley, the first African-American poet to have their work published.

Traces the history of the 1763 Treaty of Paris, which ended the Seven Years' War, and explores how the Treaty set in motion an unexpected series of consequences that changed the history of North America.

Examines the changing patterns of American literature in the colonial and early national periods through the work of five poets, including Anne Bradstreet, Edward Taylor, Timothy Dwight, Philip Freneau, and William Cullen Bryant.

Examines the life of Phillis Wheatley, a woman who was sold as a slave in 1761 and taken to live at the Wheatley home where she was taught to read and write, and went on become an admired poet and the first African-American to have her writing published.

Describes what life was like in the United States during the colonial period.

An overview of American literature from colonialism through 1800 that examines the social, cultural, and historical contexts of the time, and provides information on the Puritans, Enlightenment philosophy, the American Revolution, slavery, traditional Native American literature, specific authors, and other related topics.

Reveals the fascinating life of Phillis Wheatley, the first English-speaking person of African descent to publish a book, and only the second woman to do so in America, and also to do so while she was a slave and a teenager.