Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copy Right -- Contents -- Introduction -- Chapter 1 A New World -- Before Columbus -- Document: Christopher Columbus Discovery of the New World (1493) -- The European Background -- English Colonization -- Chapter 2 Settlement -- Virginia -- Document: John Smith: Starving Time in Virginia (1607-14) -- Maryland -- The New England Colonies -- The Pilgrims -- Document: Willam Bradford: of Plymouth Plantation (1620-24) -- Doucment: The Mayflower Compact (1620) -- The Puritans -- Document: The Oath of a Freeman in massachusetts(1634) -- Dissension -- Document: Plan of Civil Goverment for Providence (1640) -- The Middle colonies -- Document: Willam Penn: The People Called Quakers(1696) -- Document: Anonymous: Opportunities for settlers in Carolina (1666) -- The Carolinas And Georgia -- Document: Willam Byrd: Surveying the Frontier (1728) -- Imperial organization -- Chapter 3 The Growth of Provincial Power -- Political Growth -- Population Growth -- Economic Growth -- Land, Labour, And Independence -- Document:Peter Fontaine: A Defense of Slavery in Virginia (1757) -- Chapter 4 Cultural And Religious Development -- Literature, Newspapers, And Periodicals -- Document: Robert Beverley: Low Character of Immigrants to Virginia (1705) -- Document: Benjamin Franklin: The Speech of Polly Baker (1747) -- visual And Performing Arts -- Education -- From A City On A Hill To The Great Awakening -- Document: John Eliot: A College Proposed for Massachusetts Bay (1633) -- Document: Peter Bulkeley: A City Set Upon a Hill (1651) -- Document: Jonathan Edwards: On the Great Religious Revival (1743) -- Chapter 5 Colonial America, England, And The Wider World -- Conflict For Territory -- The Great War For The Empire -- James Wolf -- Aftermath -- Chapter 6 The Native American Response -- British Relations With American Indians.

Document: Samuel Sewall: On Accommodating the Indians (1700) -- European-Indian Alliances -- American Indian Leaders -- Conclusion -- Appendix: Primary Source Documents -- Christopher Columbus: Discovery of The New World (1493) -- John Smith: Starving Time In Virginia (1607-14) -- Willam Bradford: Of Plymouth Plantation (1620-24) -- The Starving Time -- Indian Relations -- Mayflower Departs And Corn Planted -- Bradford Succeeds Carver -- Civil Marriage -- Indian Diplomacy -- First Thanksgiving -- Arrival Of The Fortune -- Narragansett Challenge -- The Fort Built -- Vistors From Virginia Received -- Sad Straits Of Weston's Men And The Great Indian Conspiracy -- End Of The "Common Course And Condition" -- Short Rations -- The Anne And Little James -- More Semistarvation -- Agreement With Newcomers -- Plan Of Civil Government For Provindence (1640) -- William Penn: The People called Quakers (1696) -- Anonymous: Opportunities For Settlers In Carloina (1666) -- Peter Fontaine: A Defense Of Slavery In Virginia (1757) -- Robert Beverley: Low Character Of Immigrants To Virginia (1705) -- William Byrd: Surveying The Frontier (1728) -- Benjamin Franklin: The Speech Of Polly Baker (1747) -- John Eliot: A College Proposed For Massachusetts Bay (1633) -- Peter Bulkeyey: A City Set Upon A Hill (1651) -- Jonathan Edwards: On The Great Religious Revival (1743) -- Samuel Sewall: On Accommodating The Indian (1700) -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Index -- Back Cover.