Table
of Contents
How Europeans See Americans 1
Timeline of Exploration of the Americas 3
The Founding of the Iroquois Confederacy 5
Deganawidah and Hiawatha 5
The Early Colonists of the Chesapeake Bay 12
John Rolfe and Tobacco 14
The New England Puritans 18
The First Thanksgiving 19
New England Thrives 20
Hellfire and Brimstone Puritanism 22
Indentured Servants 24
The Middle Colonies 26
Pennsylvania and the Quakers 27
Benjamin Franklin 30
Poor Richard's Almanac 34
The Thirteen Colonies 37
The Boston Massacre 38
The Boston Tea Party 39
The Shot Heard Round the World 41
Paul Revere's Ride 43
Concord Hymn 45
Timeline of the American Revolution 46
The Declaration Of Independence 47
George Washington 50
Thomas Paine: "A Call to Patriots" 53
The U.S. Constitution 55
Two Early American Folk Songs 56
Thomas Jefferson 58
Monticello 62
Aaron Burr 63
The Barbary War 64
The Great Charter: Preface to American Democracy 66
The American Bill Of Rights 67
The War of 1812 70
Prelude to the War 70
Old Ironsides 71
The Battle of New Orleans 73
The Star-Spangled Banner 74
Bibliography 75