Colonial American History

Notes on Contributors.

Acknowledgments.

A Note on the Texts.

Introduction.

1. First Encounters:.

Introduction.

Article:.

King Philip's Herds: Indians, Colonists, and the Problem of Livestock in Early New England: Virginia DeJohn Anderson.

Documents:.

Reasons to be Considered for ... the Intended Plantation in New England (1629): John Winthrop.

Treaty between the Abenaki Indians and the English at Casco Bay (1727).

Indian Explanation of the Treaty of Casco Bay (1727): Loron Sauguaarum.

Further Reading.

2. Puritan Culture:.

Introduction.

Article:.

A World of Wonders: David D. Hall.

Documents:.

A Model of Christian Charity (1630): John Winthrop.

Trial of Mrs Lucy Brewster at a Court Held at Newhaven (1646): Charles J. Hoadly.

Tryal of Susanna Martin in Salem (1692).

Further Reading.

3. Making Race:.

Introduction.

Article:.

From "Foul Crimes" to "Spurious Issue": Sexual Regulation and the Social Construction of Race: Kathleen M. Brown.

Documents:.

Letter to his Parents (1623): Richard Frethorne.

Virginia Slave Codes (1661–1705): William Waller Henning.

Petition against Zachareah Jordan (1783): Ruth Tillett.

Further Reading.

4. Africa Diaspora:.

Introduction.

Article:.

Time, Space, and the Evolution of Afro-American Society on British Mainland North America: Ira Berlin.

Documents:.

A New and Accurate Description of the Coast of Guinea (1705): William Bosman.

The Carolina Chronicle of Dr. Francis Le Jau (1706–1717): Francis Le Jau.

A Narrative of the Life and Adventures of Venture, A Native of Africa, But Resident above Sixty Years in the Unites States of America (1700s): Venture Smith.

Further Reading.

5. European Immigration:.

Introduction.

Article:.

Worlds in Motion: Bernard Bailyn.

Documents:.

The Infortunate: The Voyage and adventures of William Moraley, an Indentured Servant (1743): William Moraley.

Journey to Pennsylvania (1754): Gottlieb Mittelberger.

Informations Concerning the Province of North Carolina (1700s): Scotus Americanus.

Further Reading.

6. Awakening:.

Introduction.

Article:.

"Pedlar in Divinity": George Whitfield and the Great Awakening, 1737–1745: Frank Lambert.

Documents:.

The Spiritual Travels of Nathan Cole (1741): Nathan Cole.

A Letter ... to Mr. George Wishart (1742): Charles Chauncy.

The Distinguishing Marks (1741): Jonathan Edwards.

Further Reading.

7. Creating Gentility:.

Introduction.

Article:.

Bodies and Minds: Richard Bushman.

Documents.

Autobiography and Other Writings (1790): Benjamin Franklin.

Gentleman's Progress: The Itinerarium of Dr. Alexander Hamilton (1744): Alexander Hamilton.

American Weekly Mercury (Philadelphia), no. 575 (Jan. 5, 1730/1): Generosa (Elizabeth Magawley).

Further Reading.

8. Backcountry Worlds:.

Introduction.

Article:.

New Worlds for All: Indian America by 1775: Colin Calloway.

Documents:.

The Carolina Backcountry on the Eve of the Revolution: The Journal and Other Writings of Charles Woodmason, Anglican Itinerant (1766–8): Charles Woodmason.

On Behalf of the Ohio Delawares, Munsies, and Mohicans, to the Governors of Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Virginia (December 4, 1771): John Killbuck.

A Journal of Two Visits made to Some Nations of Indians on the West Side of the River Ohio, in the Years 1772 and 1773: David Jones.

Further Reading.

Index.