Describes the history of the New Jersey colony, including information on its earliest Native American inhabitants, European settlers, and its growth as a colonial society.
Traces the history of New York State from the hunting of woolly mammoths 11,000 years ago to the explorations of Hudson, Verrazano, and Champlain, to its ratification as the eleventh state in 1788.
Traces the history of New Hampshire, discussing the daily life of Indian tribes before the seventeenth century, European exploration and settlement, the Indian wars, colonial life, the Revolutionary War, and ratification as the ninth state.
Discusses the founding of New Hampshire, daily life and politics in the early years, its role in the American Revolution, and its achievement of statehood.
Chronicles the history of the Connecticut colony from the arrival of the Europeans to the creation of the United States, and includes color illustrations, details on the colony's founding fathers, a time line, a glossary, and a further resource list.
Discusses the history of Connecticut prior to its becoming a colony and after colonization. Describes life in the colony, its involvement in the American Revolutionary War, and post-war social, economic, and political changes.
Presents the history of Rhode Island, from its settlement by the Wamganoag and Narragansett tribes of Native Americans to its admission to statehood in 1790.
Chronicles the history of the Rhode Island colony from the arrival of the Europeans to the creation of the United States, and includes color illustrations, a time line, a glossary, and a further resource list.
Explores the early history of Massachusetts, discussing the region's original inhabitants, introducing notable explorers, fishermen, and mapmakers, looking at the building of the first settlements, and examining events that led to statehood.
Traces the history of Massachusetts from 8000 B.C. when hunter-gatherer clans traveled there, through more than 150 years as a European colony, to 1788 when it became the sixth state in the Union.