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People are coming to America--all kinds of people. If you're European, youcome in search of freedom or riches. If you're African, you come in chains. Andwhat about the Indians, what is happening to them? Soon with the influx of somany people, thirteen unique colonies are born, each with its own story. MeetPocahontas and John Smith in Jamestown. Join William Penn and the Quakers inPennsylvania. Sit with the judges at the Salem witch trials. Hike over themountains with Daniel Boone. And let Ben Franklin give you some salty advice inhis Poor Richard's Almanac in this remarkable journey through the dynamiccreation of what one day becomes the United States.

Preface: Our Mixed-Up Civilization	p. 9
A Sign in the Sky	p. 15
Across the Ocean	p. 18
The First Virginians	p. 21
English Settlers Come to Stay	p. 25
John Smith	p. 29
The Starving Time	p. 32
A Lord, A Hurricane, A Wedding	p. 34
A Share in America	p. 37
Jamestown Makes It	p. 40
1619--A Big Year	p. 42
Indians vs. Colonists	p. 45
Massacre in Virginia, Poverty in England	p. 47
Feature: America, Land of the Free	p. 50
The Mayflower: Saints and Strangers	p. 51
Pilgrims, Indians, and Puritans	p. 55
Feature: Giving Thanks	p. 57
Puritans, Puritans, and More Puritans	p. 59
Feature: What's in a Word	p. 62
Of Towns and Schools and Sermons	p. 63
Roger Williams	p. 68
"Woman, Hold Your Tongue"	p. 71
Statues on the Common	p. 74
Of Witches and Dinosaurs	p. 76
Connecticut, New Hampshire, and Maine	p. 81
Feature: Land Greed	p. 84
King Philip's War	p. 85
The Indians Win This One	p. 88
What's a Colony?	p. 92
Silvernails and Big Tub	p. 96
West to Jersey	p. 100
Cromwell and Charles	p. 102
William the Wise	p. 105
Ben Franklin	p. 109
Maryland's Form of Toleration	p. 114
Carry Me Back to Ole Virginny	p. 117
The Good Life	p. 121
Virginia's Capital	p. 125
Pretend Some More	p. 130
South Carolina: Riches, Rice, Slaves	p. 133
North Carolina: Dissenters and Pirates	p. 136
Royal Colonies and a No-Blood Revolution	p. 140
A Nasty Triangle	p. 142
Feature: Africa, the Unknown Continent	p. 146
Four and Nine Make Thirteen	p. 149
Over the Mountains	p. 152
Westward Ho	p. 155
The End--and the Beginning	p. 159
After Words: A Cartographer Makes Maps, Not Wagons ...	p. 160
Chronology of Events	p. 170
More Books to Read	p. 171
Picture Credits	p. 172
Index	p. 173
A Note from the Author	p. 178
Atlas	p. 179
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A History of US Book 2: Making Thirteen Colonies 1600-1740

A History of US Book 2: Making Thirteen Colonies 1600-1740

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