From the final decades of the 1500s through the mid-1700s, the North American continent witnessed a whirlwind of competition and colonization. Learn how these colonists flourished in the midst of overwhelming obstacles.
Presents the history of America from 1543 to 1763 revealing the influences of the colonists, explorers, evangelists, Puritans, planters, servants, and farmers. Includes illustrations, side-bars, and a chronology.