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Various. The Beginnings of America, 1607-1763
The Beginnings of America, 1607-1763
Table of Contents
Preface
Settlements North and South
The Founding of Jamestown
William Simmonds Describes the Settlers’ Problems
John Smith 1580-1631
THE INDIANS
THEIR RELIGION
The Founding of Plymouth
William Bradford
THE STARVING TIME
SQUANTO
THE FIRST THANKSGIVING
John Winthrop 1588-1649
Cotton Mather Describes John Winthrop
MATHER’S SKETCH OF WINTHROP
THE FIRST LETTER: BEFORE LEAVING ENGLAND
THE SECOND LETTER: FROM MASSACHUSETTS BAY
Religious Life in America
New England
Edward Taylor 1645-1729
The Joy of Church Fellowship Rightly Attended
Housewifery
The Salem Witch Trials
Samuel Sewall’s Confession of Error
The Great Awakening
Other Colonies
John Woolman’s Journal
Colonial Problems
Indian Troubles
Mrs. Rowlandson’s Captivity
THE ATTACK
THE FIRST REMOVE
THE SECOND REMOVE
THE THIRD REMOVE
Conflict with France
George Washington’s Letter on Braddock’s Defeat
Benjamin Franklin’s Comments
Colonial Life
Transportation
Sarah Kemble Knight 1666-1727
THE THIRD DAY
THE SIXTH DAY
Life in the South
William Byrd 1674-1744
LIFE IN NORTH CAROLINA
A VISIT TO COLONEL SPOTSWOOD
Life in a City
From Benjamin Franklin’s Autobiography
