Download or read book The Thirteen Colonies written by Louis B. Wright and published by New Word City. This book was released on 2014-10-01 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If the origin of the colonial period was accidental, the ending was not. The representatives of the thirteen colonies who approved the Declaration of Independence in 1776 charted a collision course, aware of the obstacles in their path and the risks they were taking. The events that led to their decision took place over a period of nearly 300 years. Looking back, the wonder is that it culminated so quickly. For a century after its discovery, the New World was little more than a lode to be mined by adventurers seeking profits. It wasn't until the end of the sixteenth century that serious efforts were made to establish permanent colonies. Even then, the perils of the journey and threats of starvation inhibited settlement. But settlers gradually came, spurred, in part, by the fear of religious persecution, but above all, drawn by the hope of owning land. They were a mixed lot: English Separatists from Leiden, French Huguenots, Dutch burghers, Mennonite peasants from the Rhine Valley, and a few gentleman Anglicans. But they shared a quality of toughness. Here is their story from award-winning historian Louis B. Wright.
Download or read book The Story of the Thirteen Colonies written by H. A. Guerber and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2019-11-22 with total page 433 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work is a history book of the original Thirteen Colonies of the United States. They were originally a group of British colonies on the Atlantic coast of North America, who fought the American Revolutionary War and formed the United States of America by declaring full independence. Just prior to declaring independence, the Thirteen Colonies in their traditional groupings were: New England (New Hampshire; Massachusetts; Rhode Island; Connecticut); Middle (New York; New Jersey; Pennsylvania; Delaware); Southern (Maryland; Virginia; North Carolina; South Carolina; and Georgia).
Download or read book The Thirteen Colonies written by Fodor's Travel Publications, Inc. Staff and published by Fodor's. This book was released on 2003 with total page 518 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Explore Revolutionary War sites, colonial homesteads, 18th century seaports and more"--Cover
Download or read book The History of the Thirteen Colonies of North America 1497 1763 Illustrated written by Reginald W. Jeffery and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2023-11-12 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "It has been my object in this book to put into a handy form a short narrative of the History of the Thirteen Colonies. In the limited space at my command I have endeavoured to give as often as possible the actual words of contemporaries, hoping that the reader may thereby be tempted to search further for himself amongst the mass of documentary evidence which still needs so much careful study." Early English Voyages to North America Virginia: the First Great Colony of the British The Colonisation of Maryland and the Carolinas The Puritans in Plymouth and Massachusetts Connecticut; Rhode Island and Providence Plantation; New Haven; Maine; New Hampshire The Fight With the Dutch for Their Settlement of New Netherlands The Quaker Settlements and Georgia The Social and Economic History of New England The Social and Economic History of the Southern and Middle Colonies The French Colonies in North America French Aggression The Struggle Between English and French Colonists
Download or read book South Carolina written by Richard Worth and published by Children's Press(CT). This book was released on 2004 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes the history of South Carolina from the time of the earliest European settlers to the formulation of a new country.
Download or read book Connecticut written by Emily Lauren and published by Children's Press(CT). This book was released on 2004 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rewritten and newly designed, with full-color maps and illustrations, age-appropriate activites, this series provides readers with a detailed exploration of the colonization of America. Compelling coverage of the people and events that shaped a new nation.
Download or read book Thirteen Clocks written by Robert G. Parkinson and published by UNC Press Books. This book was released on 2021-03-25 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In his celebrated account of the origins of American unity, John Adams described July 1776 as the moment when thirteen clocks managed to strike at the same time. So how did these American colonies overcome long odds to create a durable union capable of declaring independence from Britain? In this powerful new history of the fifteen tense months that culminated in the Declaration of Independence, Robert G. Parkinson provides a troubling answer: racial fear. Tracing the circulation of information in the colonial news systems that linked patriot leaders and average colonists, Parkinson reveals how the system's participants constructed a compelling drama featuring virtuous men who suddenly found themselves threatened by ruthless Indians and defiant slaves acting on behalf of the king. Parkinson argues that patriot leaders used racial prejudices to persuade Americans to declare independence. Between the Revolutionary War's start at Lexington and the Declaration, they broadcast any news they could find about Native Americans, enslaved Blacks, and Hessian mercenaries working with their British enemies. American independence thus owed less to the love of liberty than to the exploitation of colonial fears about race. Thirteen Clocks offers an accessible history of the Revolution that uncovers the uncomfortable origins of the republic even as it speaks to our own moment.
Download or read book The North Carolina Colony written by Kevin Cunningham and published by Children's Press. This book was released on 2011-09-08 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Relates the history of the Colony of North Carolina from its founding by Sir Walter Raleigh in 1585 to its statehood in 1789.
Download or read book The Thirteen Colonies from Founding to Revolution in American History written by Pat McCarthy and published by Enslow Publishing. This book was released on 2004 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discusses each colony's history individually including its settlement, naming, laws, and prominent persons.
Download or read book The Thirteen Colonies written by Marc Tyler Nobleman and published by Capstone. This book was released on 2002 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Introduces the European immigrants who came to North America as explorers and settlers, their interactions with native people, and the wars that ultimately led to their independence.
Download or read book The American Heritage History of the Thirteen Colonies written by Louis Booker Wright and published by [New York] : American Heritage Publishing Company; book trade distribution by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 1967 with total page 394 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Illustrated history of contemporary events and conditions in America, from 1492 to 1776.
Download or read book The Story of the Greeks written by Helene Adeline Guerber and published by Franklin Classics. This book was released on 2018-10-07 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Download or read book New York written by Timothy J. Paulson and published by Children's Press(CT). This book was released on 2004 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tells us about some unique stories involving New York as one of the Thirteen Colonies. We learn many of their stuuggles for hope and freedom.
Download or read book The Colony of Pennsylvania written by David Martin and published by The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc. This book was released on 2015-07-15 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume invites readers to step back in time to colonial Pennsylvania, in whose storied history we can find the origins of the United States. This comprehensive look at Pennsylvania’s colonial era covers its Quaker origins, early industry, its unique social and religious climate, and the role it played in America’s most important revolutionary events. Readers will learn about key historical figures, such as William Penn and Benjamin Franklin, as well as monumental historical events that took place in Pennsylvania, including the meeting of the First and Second Continental Congresses, the signing of the Declaration of Independence, and more. Primary sources, maps, and period-specific artwork transport readers back in time to the second state’s legendary colonial history.
Download or read book African americans in the Thirteen Colonies written by Deborah Kent and published by Paw Prints. This book was released on 2009-07-10 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Using many photographs, this is a simple overview of the part played by African Americans during the formative years of the colonial period. The freedom sought by so many Europeans who came to America was not shared with many Africans & their descendants. The brief descriptions in this book tell of slavery as well as the limited freedoms of free blacks. Phillis Wheatley, Jean Baptiste Pointe du Sable, & Benjamin Banneker are among those briefly profiled. Index. Part of the Cornerstones of Freedom series.Bowker Authored Title code. Using many photographs, this is a simple overview of the part played by African Americans during the formative years of the colonial period. Presents a brief history of Afro-Americans and of slavery in seventeenth and eighteenth century America.
Download or read book The New York Colony written by Kevin Cunningham and published by A True Book (Relaunch). This book was released on 2011-09 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides a history of New York, from its beginnings as a Dutch colony to its involvement in the American Revolution and its admittance into the United States in 1788.
Download or read book The History of the Thirteen Colonies of North America 1497 1763 written by Reginald Welbury Jeffery and published by London : Methuen. This book was released on 1908 with total page 374 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
