Introduces students to both primary sources and analytical essays on topics in US history.
Contents
The meaning of the American experiment -- American natives' response to the European presence -- Virginia and Maryland: The beginnings of English America -- New England: The settlement of Puritan colonies -- New England: Growth and conflict -- Spanish policy and native response in New Mexico -- The ethnic diversity of the middle colonies: Benefits and consequences -- The Caribbean connection -- Expansion in the south: Hopes and realities -- Slave life and culture -- Religious awakenings -- American with the empire in the early eighteenth century -- New realities in the backcountry -- Colonial America at mid-century.
