We Are the American People: Our Nation's History through Its Documents, Volume I
Edition: 1
Copyright: 2005
Pages: 494
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Copyright: 2005
Pages: 496
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Chapter 1: Native America Through European Eyes: Strange and Disgusting Savages or Honest, Spiritual People?
Document 1.1 A Maidu Account of the Beginning of the World
Document 1.2 The Iroquois Explain How the World Begins on a Turtle's Back
Document 1.3 The Creation as Told in Genesis
Document 1.4 Christopher Columbus: Journal Excerpts, First Voyage, 1492
Document 1.5 Father Paul LeJeune Describes the Matagnais
Document 1.6 Unknown Jesuits' Comparison of French and Native Lifestyles
Document 1.7 Joseph-Francois Lafitau Compares American Natives to Primitive Societies
Document 1.8 A Dutch View of the Mohawk Indians in the New Netherlands
Document 1.9 Captain John Smith Describes the Native Inhabitants of Virginia
Document 1.10 Thomas Morton Apprises the Indians of New England
Document 1.11 Chief Powhatan Addresses Captain John Smith
Chapter 2: Justifying the "New England Way": The Puritans in Their Own Words
Document 2.1 William Bradford, the Mayflower Compact, November 11, 1620
Document 2.2 John Winthrop, "A Modell of Christian Charity," 1630
Document 2.3 Thomas Hooker, The Importance of Community, 1648
Document 2.4 John Winthrop's Journal Discusses the Importance of Fair Prices for the Community, 1639
Document 2.5 Sumptuary Laws of Massachusetts, 1651
Document 2.6 The Old Deluder Act, 1647
Document 2.7 Crime, Punishment, and Preserving Social Order in a Puritan Community, Suffolk County Court Records, 1671-1673
Document 2.8 Proper Behaviors in Puritan Massachusetts, 1675
Document 2.9 Coping with Licentiousness and Unlicensed Trade
Document 2.10 The Case Against Anne Hutchinson: A Threat to the Stability of Family, Church and Community
Chapter 3: Opportunity for All? Rich and Poor in Colonial America
Document 3.1 Richard Frethorne Describes Life as an Indentured Servant in Virginia
Document 3.2 Legal Rulings Against Indentured Servants in Virginia, 1640
Document 3.3 Former Indentured Servant George Alsop Praises the System, Maryland, 1666 61
Document 3.4 The Maryland Gazette, Sales Notices for Skilled Slaves, 1748-1763
Document 3.5 Letters Home from Indentured Servant Elizabeth Sprigs, 1756
Document 3.6 Job Johnson Praises Immigration to America, 1767
Document 3.7 Gabriel Thomas Describes Conditions in Pennsylvania, 1698
Document 3.8 Life among the Wealthy: William Byrd of Virginia, 1710-1711
Document 3.9 Robert Parke Explains Why America Is Good for Free Men with Money, 1725
Document 3.10 Dr. Alexander Hamilton Observations on His Travels in North America, 1744
Chapter 4: The American Revolution: Traitors in an Evil Rebellion or Simple Citizens Defending Their Rights?
Document 4.1 Reverend Jonathan Mayhew on Liberty in America
Document 4.2 Samuel Seabury: An Anglican Minister's Perspective
Document 4.3 "An Anonymous Account of the Boston Massacre"
Document 4.4 Captain Thomas Preston's Official Account of the Massacre
Document 4.5 Daniel Leonard "Massachusettensis" Denounces the Desire for Independence
Document 4.6 John
Chapter 1: Native America Through European Eyes: Strange and Disgusting Savages or Honest, Spiritual People?
Document 1.1 A Maidu Account of the Beginning of the World
Document 1.2 The Iroquois Explain How the World Begins on a Turtle's Back
Document 1.3 The Creation as Told in Genesis
Document 1.4 Christopher Columbus: Journal Excerpts, First Voyage, 1492
Document 1.5 Father Paul LeJeune Describes the Matagnais
Document 1.6 Unknown Jesuits' Comparison of French and Native Lifestyles
Document 1.7 Joseph-Francois Lafitau Compares American Natives to Primitive Societies
Document 1.8 A Dutch View of the Mohawk Indians in the New Netherlands
Document 1.9 Captain John Smith Describes the Native Inhabitants of Virginia
Document 1.10 Thomas Morton Apprises the Indians of New England
Document 1.11 Chief Powhatan Addresses Captain John Smith
Chapter 2: Justifying the "New England Way": The Puritans in Their Own Words
Document 2.1 William Bradford, the Mayflower Compact, November 11, 1620
Document 2.2 John Winthrop, "A Modell of Christian Charity," 1630
Document 2.3 Thomas Hooker, The Importance of Community, 1648
Document 2.4 John Winthrop's Journal Discusses the Importance of Fair Prices for the Community, 1639
Document 2.5 Sumptuary Laws of Massachusetts, 1651
Document 2.6 The Old Deluder Act, 1647
Document 2.7 Crime, Punishment, and Preserving Social Order in a Puritan Community, Suffolk County Court Records, 1671-1673
Document 2.8 Proper Behaviors in Puritan Massachusetts, 1675
Document 2.9 Coping with Licentiousness and Unlicensed Trade
Document 2.10 The Case Against Anne Hutchinson: A Threat to the Stability of Family, Church and Community
Chapter 3: Opportunity for All? Rich and Poor in Colonial America
Document 3.1 Richard Frethorne Describes Life as an Indentured Servant in Virginia
Document 3.2 Legal Rulings Against Indentured Servants in Virginia, 1640
Document 3.3 Former Indentured Servant George Alsop Praises the System, Maryland, 1666 61
Document 3.4 The Maryland Gazette, Sales Notices for Skilled Slaves, 1748-1763
Document 3.5 Letters Home from Indentured Servant Elizabeth Sprigs, 1756
Document 3.6 Job Johnson Praises Immigration to America, 1767
Document 3.7 Gabriel Thomas Describes Conditions in Pennsylvania, 1698
Document 3.8 Life among the Wealthy: William Byrd of Virginia, 1710-1711
Document 3.9 Robert Parke Explains Why America Is Good for Free Men with Money, 1725
Document 3.10 Dr. Alexander Hamilton Observations on His Travels in North America, 1744
Chapter 4: The American Revolution: Traitors in an Evil Rebellion or Simple Citizens Defending Their Rights?
Document 4.1 Reverend Jonathan Mayhew on Liberty in America
Document 4.2 Samuel Seabury: An Anglican Minister's Perspective
Document 4.3 "An Anonymous Account of the Boston Massacre"
Document 4.4 Captain Thomas Preston's Official Account of the Massacre
Document 4.5 Daniel Leonard "Massachusettensis" Denounces the Desire for Independence
Document 4.6 John