contents Introduction 4 native Americans 6 the Lost colony 8 spanish America 10 French America 12 the english in Virginia 14 Pocahontas 16 the Pilgrims 18 salem Witch trials 20 Pennsylvania and the Quakers 22 new netherland 24 towns and cities 26 new Arrivals 28 trade 30 transportation 32 Religion 34 cultural Life 36 slavery 38 French and Indian War 40 Proclamation of 1763 42 timeline 44 glossary 46 Further Information 47 Index 48
Primary Sources in U.S. History IntroductIon Primary sources are the best way to get close to people from the past They include the things people wrote in diaries letters or books the paintings drawings maps or cartoons they created and even the buildings they constructed the clothes they wore or the possessions they owned Such sources often reveal a lot about how people saw themselves and how they thought about their world This book collects a range of primary sources from the colonial period from Christopher Columbus’s arrival in Hispaniola in 1492 to the outbreak of the Revolutionary War in 1765 Over nearly 300 years European powers led by Spain France and England established settlements and political power in the Americas Spain dominated South and Central America and what is now the U.S. Southwest the French were concentrated in what is now Canada The English took over much of the East Coast establishing the Thirteen Colonies As the numbers of settlers grew including large numbers of slaves and indentured servants so cities began to emege Meanwhile the impact on the native inhabitants of America increased as settlers encroached on their territory Over generations some Americans came to believe they had little connection with their rulers in Britain 4
HoW to use tHIs BooK Some boxes contain more detailed information about a particular aspect of a subject The subjects are arranged in roughly chronological order They focus on key events or people There is a full timeline of the period at the back of the book coLonIAL AmeRIcA Each spread contains at least one primary source Look out for Source Explored boxes that explain images from the colonial period and who made them and why There are also As They Saw It boxes that contain quotes from people of the period Some spreads feature a longer extract from a contemporary eyewitness Look for the colored introduction that explains who the writer is and the origin of his or her account These accounts are often accompanied by a related visual primary source 5
Primary Sources in U.S. History Native Americans When Europeans first arrived in America they did not find an empty continent Up to ten million Native Americans lived in 600 tribes from the Pacific Northwest to the desert Southwest and the eastern woodlands Within a century of Christopher Columbus’s arrival in 1492 more than half the Native population had died This was partly due to warfare but mainly because of the introduction of European diseases to which Native peoples had no resistance Spaniards raise a cross left as Christopher Columbus center meets Native Americans in this engraving 6
