Roanoke -- Jamestown -- Captain John Smith -- Pocahontas -- John Rolfe -- Labor and conflict -- The Southern colonies -- Triangular trade & the Middle Passage -- The Pilgrims -- Squanto -- Puritans and Massachusetts Bay Colony -- Puritan life -- The New England colonies -- The Middle Colonies -- Farmers in Colonial America -- Artisans and craftsmen in Colonial America -- Merchants in Colonial America -- Children in Colonial America -- Women in Colonial America -- Native Americans in Colonial America -- Slavery in Colonial America -- Cotton Mather -- Salem Witch Trials -- The First Great Awakening -- Jonathan Edwards and "Sinners in the hands of an angry God"-- Early colonial governments -- Bacon's Rebellion -- King Philip's War, King William's War, and Queen Anne's War -- The Deerfield Massacre -- John Peter Zenger -- Benjamin Franklin -- Answer key

A collection of readings accompanied by student activities that focus on the events and notable people of Colonial America; includes answer key for student activities