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1607- 1650
From 1607 to 1650, early European settlers established colonies in North America. They faced harsh conditions and had sometimes complicated relationships with indigenous peoples. Notable events include the founding of Jamestown and the Pilgrims’ settlement at Plymouth, where they celebrated the first Thanksgiving.
Picture books
Sarah Morton’s Day: A Day in the Life of a Pilgrim Girl
Reenacted day in the life of a Pilgrim girl
Tapenum’s Day: A Wampanoag Indian Boy in Pilgrim Times
Reenacted day in the life of a Wampanoag boy
Three Young Pilgrims
Accessible story of Pilgrim chidren’s new lives from the Mayflower to the first Thanksgiving
Anne Hutchinson's Way
Story of a woman staying true to her religious convictions, even while being expelled from Massachusetts Bay Colony
Chapter books
Non-fiction books
The New Americans: Colonial Times: 1620-1689
Excellent introduction to different groups of European colonists
John Winthrop, Oliver Cromwell, and the Land of Promise
Great introduction to the political context of the English colonization
Voices from Colonial America: California 1542-1850
Great introduction to the Spanish colonization of California
1621: A New Look at Thanksgiving
Excellent explanation of what really happened at the first Thanksgiving, including recipes
The Lost Colony of Roanoke
Exploration of the lost colony, and the theories and hoaxes that followed
Birchbark Brigade: A Fur Trade History
Deeply researched and readable explanation of the fur trade in North America between Cartier and the Louisana Purchase
Biographies
Sir Walter Ralegh and the Quest for El Dorado
Excellent biography of an English adventurer and favorite of Queen Elizabeth
Samuel De Champlain: From New France to Cape Cod
Introduction to the French explorer’s role in colonizing New France
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