colonial life

Discusses the social and religious climate that led to the Salem witch hunts and describes the trials and their aftermath.

Describes various aspects of the life of early settlers in New England including their homes, schools, religion, work, and community.

Describes holidays celebrated by European settlers in seventeenth- and eighteenth-century America, and explains what "bees" were, including land clearing, food preparation, quilting bees, and barn and house raisings.

Examines various aspects of government and politics in colonial America, discussing the rush to claim land in the new world, the establishment of colonial governments, politics among the colonies, revolutionary politics, charter and royal colonies, and other topics. Includes a glossary and list of primary sources.

A compilation of articles recalling the settlement of the thirteen colonies, beginning with their origins, formation of the colonies, life in the colonies, the fight for independence, and finally the emergence of a new nation.

Presents a social and cultural history of the American slave experience with emphasis on day to day life rather than the larger political context.

Describes and illustrates the first discoveries and settlements in North America through a variety of images produced at that time.

Describes the lives and occupations of the inhabitants of an early eighteenth-century New Jersey farming village.

Traces the history of shipbuilding in the American colonies and describes each step in the building of an eighteenth-century ship.

This alphabet book introduces aspects of life in the United States during the colonial period. Topics include games, clothing, and special occasions. Tradespeople, family, and other aspects of community life are explained.