Information about the history of the colonization of America. Read about Jamestown, Plymouth, the Salem witch trials, colonial life, and the Thirteen Colonies.

From the time Columbus first set foot in the New World, Europeans were fascinated with this new land. In this lesson, learners learn about the Three Gs that drove them here- gold, God, and glory- and find out how these settlers gave...

Read about the Dutch colonization of the Hudson River Valley in this comprehensive essay about the Dutch in America. Pages 3-7 deal with the Dutch colonies.

This site lists the reasons why the Dutch trading companies were slower in colonization than the other New World countries.

Two Spanish accounts of enslaved Indians in the Caribbean and enslaved Africans in Mexico and statements of the difficulty of maintaining slavery and the lurking threat of a slave revolt.

Wahunsonacock, Chief Powhatan, was the leader of the Powhatan nation of farmers and hunters during the colonization of America.

This site provides information about the founding and development of the settlement at Jamestown.