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Defining Documents in American History: Exploration & Colonial America (1492-1755)

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Table of Contents: Defining Documents in American History: Exploration & Colonial America (1492-1755)




Journals on Exploration




Journal of the First Voyage of Columbus




The Journey of Coronado, 1540–1542: Account of the Expedition to Cibola Which Took Place in the Year 1540, in Which All Those Settlements, Their Ceremonies and Customs, Are Described




In Defense of the Indians




Captain Arthur Barlowe’s Narrative of the First Voyage to the Coast of America




A Description of the New Netherlands




The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents




Etienne Véniard de Bourgmont’s Exact Description of Louisiana




A Narrative of the Missions of the United Brethren among the Delaware and Mohegan Indians




Journal of the Expedition of the Chevalier de la Vérendrye and One of His Brothers to Reach the Western Sea Addressed to the Marquis de Beauharnois




Report and Relation of the New Conversions




Reports on New World Settlement




A Brief and True Report of the New Found Land of Virginia




The General History of Virginia, New England and the Summer Isles




Of Plymouth Plantation




Mourt’s Relation: A Journal of the Pilgrims at Plymouth




An Account of Two Voyages to New-England Made During the Years 1638, 1663




A Key into the Language of America




Edward Randolph’s Report of King Philip’s War in New England




A Relation of the Indian War




Revolt of the Pueblo Indians of New Mexico and Otermín’s Attempted Reconquest




New English Canaan




Positive Information from America, Concerning the Country of Pennsylvania by a German who has Migrated Thither, 1684




Powhatan and John Smith Exchange Views, 1608 (excerpt from John Smith’s General History of Virginia, New England, and the Summer Isles)




A Journal of the Late Actions of the French at Canada




Engravings and Drawings by Theodor De Bry and John White




Early Political Tracts on Self-Governing




The Constitution of the Iroquois Nations: The Great Binding Law, Gayanashagowa




Articles, Laws, and Orders, Devine, Politic, and Martial for the Colony in Virginia




The Articles of Confederation of the United Colonies of New England




The Fundamental Constitutions of Carolina




Limitation of Government




Massachusetts Body of Liberties




Frame of Government of Pennsylvania




Pilgrim Code of Law




At the Town-House in Boston and Boston Declaration of Grievances




The Shields of the Churches: New England’s Governors




Pennsylvania Charter of Privileges




English Liberties and Deference




The History and Present State of Virginia




A New Voyage to Carolina




The History of King Philip’s War




Vindication of the Government of New-England Churches




Founding Vision for Georgia




Some Grounds of the War Against the Pequots




Canassatego’s Speech at the Treaty of Lancaster, 1744




The History of the Colony and Province of Massachusetts-Bay




Memoir on the French Colonies in North America




The North Carolina Biennial Act




Map of Louisiana and the Course of the Mississippi




Cato’s Letters




Conference Between Governor Burnet and the Indians




Sermons and Narratives on Religious Life




To His Loving Friends, the Adventurers for New-England




A Model of Christian Charity




Transcript of the Trial of Anne Hutchinson




A Brief Recognition of New England’s Errand into the Wilderness




The Quaker Ideal of Religious Tolerance




The Narrative of the Captivity and Restoration of Mrs. Mary Rowlandson




The Salem Witch Trials: The Case against John and Elizabeth Proctor




The Negro Christianized




Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God/The Great Awakening




The Essential Rights and Liberties of Protestants




Government the Pillar of the Earth




Britain’s Mercies, and Britain’s Duties




A Discourse Concerning Unlimited Submission and Non-Resistance to the Higher Powers




Narratives on Colonial Life




The Journal of Madam Knight




History of the Dividing Line: Run in the Year 1728




In Defense of John Peter Zenger and the Press




Letters on Plantation Life




Proposals Relating to the Education of Youth in Pennsylvania




Gottlieb Mittelberger’s Journey to Pennsylvania




A Stranger in a Strange Land: Some Account of the Fore Part of the Life of Elizabeth Ashbridge




A Discourse Concerning the Currencies of the British Plantations in America




Documents Illustrative of Slavery and Indentured Servitude




The Virginia Slave Codes 1662-1705




The Selling of Joseph: A Memorial




Documents Illustrative of the History of the Slave Trade to America




A Narrative of the Life and Adventures of Venture, a Native of Africa




Letter from Governor Bull to the Royal Council Regarding the Stono Rebellion, October 1739




Slave Code of South Carolina




Benjamin Franklin on Reverend George Whitefield




The Present State of Virginia




Documents on Indentured Servitude: Richard Frethhorne’s Letter and John Hammond’s Leah and Rachel




An Exhortation and Caution to Friends Concerning Buying or Keeping of Negroes




Chronological List




Historical Timeline




Web Resources




Bibliography




Index