This is who we were : Colonial America, 1492-1775

This is who we were : Colonial America, 1492-1775 / [compiled by] Grey House Publishing.

This is Who We Were: Colonial America, 1492-1775 is the 13th volume in the This is Who We Were series. It includes 25 profiles -- spanning more than 250 years -- of men, women, and children living and working in the Colonial Era in the country that would become the United States of America. Like the...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: Grey House Publishing, Inc (Compiler)
Other Authors: Derks, Scott
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Amenia, NY : Grey House Publishing, [2019]
Edition:[First edition].
Subjects:
To 1865
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Economics > General.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Reference.
Civilization
Economic history
Social conditions
United States > Economic conditions > To 1865.
United States > Social conditions > To 1865.
United States > Civilization > To 1783.
United States > History > Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.
United States
United States > History > 1600-1775, Colonial period.
History
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Table of Contents:
  • Essay on Colonial America. Introduction. SECTION ONE: PROFILES, 1494: Portuguese Explorer Sails to the New World
  • 1513: Iroquois Leader of Upstate New York Onondaga Tribe
  • 1521: Native Warrior From Florida's West Coast
  • 1524: Spanish Conquistador of Noble Heritage
  • 1586: Young Girl Travels to the New World and Back Again
  • 1608: Polish Glass Factory Manager in the Jamestown Colony
  • 1615: Indentured Servant on a Tobacco Plantation
  • 1620: English Reformist Travels to the Netherlands then the New World
  • 1633: Laborer Works on Turtle Bay Mill in New Amsterdam
  • 1635: Mohawk Tribesman Efforts Help Prevent Smallpox
  • 1643: Thread Spinner in Massachusetts Supplements Income
  • 1656: First Woman Slave to Sue for Her Freedom
  • 1671: French Jesuit Missionary in Wisconsin
  • 1675: Native American Converts to Christianity
  • 1686: Governor of the Dominion of New England
  • 1711: Deputy Governor of North Carolina
  • 1722: Candle Maker and Mother in New Hampshire
  • 1730: Tobacco Inspector in Maryland
  • 1733: Merchant in West Indies Trade for Molasses
  • 1740: Successful Blacksmith in Virginia
  • 1741: Slave Executed for Role in Uprising
  • 1752: Plantation Owner's Wife Challenges Slaves' Treatment
  • 1754: Delegate at the Albany Congress
  • 1758: Soldier in the French and Indian War
  • 1763: New Jersey Farmer Defies Royal Proclamation. SECTION TWO: HISTORICAL SNAPSHOT, Historical Snapshot
  • 1600 to 1774. SECTION THREE: ORIGINAL 13 COLONIES, Connecticut
  • Deleware
  • Georgia
  • Maryland
  • Massachusetts
  • New Hampshire
  • New Jersey
  • New York
  • North Carolina
  • Pennsylvania
  • Rhode Island
  • South Carolina
  • Virginia. SECTION FOUR: ECONOMY ON THE TIMES, Currency in Colonial America, essay
  • Selected Incomes
  • Services and Fees
  • Slave Trades
  • Commodities
  • Selected Prices. SECTION FIVE: ALL AROUND US
  • WHAT WE SAW, WROTE, READ & LISTENED TO, All Around US, 1492 to 1775.

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