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European settlements in the colonies would never have survived without help from Native American tribes. As the European population grew, so did conflicts with the indigenous people who were being taxed, attacked, and pushed out by the newcomers. Readers hear from both sides in a relationship that rapidly went from good to bad.
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Constant warfare between the French and the British spilled over into the New World as the countries in conflict fought for control of this prosperous territory. Drawn into this fight were the Native American tribes trying to protect their own diminishing claims to the land. Read the writings from those whose lives were affected by the seven years of war that drove the French out of the colonies and eventually led to an alliance that helped the colonies...
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The Netherlands was a world economic power in the seventeenth century. It sought to expand its influence by establishing a colony in the New World. New Amsterdam, situated between Plymouth and Jamestown, was successfully settled in 1624. Readers learn about the rapid rise and fall of this colony, which would be taken over by the British and renamed New York.
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The founding of the first permanent English colony in North America was challenged by starvation, disease, deteriorating relations with Native Americans, economic struggles, rebellion, and class struggle. Despite these monumental difficulties, the colony prospered and established a legislative assembly that was the first example of representative government in what is now the United States. This book uses the writings of those who went through these...
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Many of the people on the Mayflower left Europe for religious freedom. When the ship landed at Plymouth in the dead of winter, the new colony was endangered. However, many of the Pilgrims survived and the settlement prospered. The writings and other primary sources of the residents of this region take you through the religious divisions and the arrival of immigrants with other agendas that expanded the colony into what eventually became New England....
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Slaves replaced indentured servants as a source of cheap labor in all of the colonies early in the seventeenth century. Slavery was first legalized in Massachusetts. However, economics soon made slavery unnecessary in the North while increasing demand for it in the South. Readers learn from those who lived it, how this increased demand led to the importation of African slaves into the colonies and the expansion of an institution that would threaten...