Preface
Settlements North and South
The Founding of Jamestown
William Simmonds Describes the Settlers’ Problems
John Smith 1580-1631
The Founding of Plymouth
William Bradford
John Winthrop 1588-1649
Cotton Mather Describes John Winthrop
Religious Life in America
New England
Edward Taylor 1645-1729
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
Conflict with France
George Washington’s Letter on Braddock’s Defeat
Benjamin Franklin’s Comments
Colonial Life
Transportation
Sarah Kemble Knight 1666-1727
Life in the South
William Byrd 1674-1744
Life in a City
From Benjamin Franklin’s Autobiography
