The Colonial Period 1607 1750

The colonists of early America faced many hardships as they carved out a foothold in a strange new world. This volume traces the establishment of Jamestown, Plymouth, and other prominent settlements that gave shape to colonial America. Other topics include the Salem witchcraft trials, the relations between the colonists and the Native Americans, and the beginnings of plantation-style slavery.

The colonists of early America faced many hardships as they carved out a foothold in a strange new world. This volume traces the establishment of Jamestown, Plymouth, and other prominent settlements that gave shape to colonial America. Other topics include the Salem with trials, the relations between the colonists and the Native Americans, and the beginnings of plantation-style slavery.

Selections from original accounts of life in early settlements, linked by the editor's historical narrative, show the hardship and hope of servant, slave, and settler in early America.

"Sweeping survey of 150 years of colonial history (1607-1763) offers authoritative, perceptive views by a brilliant scholar on agrarian society and leadership, non-English influences, religion, education, literature, drama, music, architecture, science, and much more."--Amazon.com

What does American history look like with women at the center of the story? From Pocahantas to military women serving in the Iraqi war, this Very Short Introduction chronicles the contributions that women have made to the American experience from a multicultural perspective that emphasizes how gender shapes women's--and men's--lives.

Selections from original accounts of life in early settlements, linked by the editor's historical narrative, show the hardship and hope of servant, slave, and settler in early America.

This brief study analyzes the motives and processes of British empire building in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, as well as the role that the American colonies played in that system. Professor Ubbelohde underscores the economic and strategic aspects of colonialism, and asserts that in spite of imperial policy, the American colonies eventually developed a substantial degree of local autonomy that became an integral part of their future national heritage.