Recounts the settling of the original thirteen colonies, from the Europeans' arrival in the New World to the beginnings of westward expansion. and the opening of the Wilderness Road All kinds of people are coming to America. If you're European, you come in search of freedom or riches. If you're African, you come in chains. And what about the Indians, what is happening to them? Soon with the influx of so many people, thirteen unique colonies are born, each with its own story. Preface: Our Mixed-Up Civilization 9(6) A Sign in the Sky 15(3) Across the Ocean 18(3) The First Virginians 21(4) English Settlers Come to Stay 25(4) John Smith 29(3) The Starving Time 32(2) A Lord, A Hurricane, A Wedding 34(3) A Share in America 37(3) Jamestown Makes It 40(2) 1619---A Big Year 42(3) Indians vs. Colonists 45(2) Massacre in Virginia, Poverty in England 47(4) Feature: America, Land of the Free 50(1) The Mayflower: Saints and Strangers 51(4) Pilgrims, Indians, and Puritans 55(4) Feature: Giving Thanks 57(2) Puritans, Puritans, and More Puritans 59(4) Feature: What's in a Word 62(1) Of Towns and Schools and Sermons 63(5) Roger Williams 68(3) ``Woman, Hold Your Tongue'' 71(3) Statues on the Common 74(2) Of Witches and Dinosaurs 76(5) Connecticut, New Hampshire, and Maine 81(4) Feature: Land Greed 84(1) King Philip's War 85(3) The Pueblos Win---at Least for Now 88(4) What's a Colony? 92(4) Silvernails and Big Tub 96(4) West to Jersey 100(2) Cromwell and Charles 102(3) William the Wise 105(4) Ben Franklin 109(5) Maryland's Form of Toleration 114(3) Carry Me Back to Ole Virginny 117(4) The Good Life 121(4) Virginia's Capital 125(5) Pretend Some More 130(3) South Carolina: Riches, Rice, Slaves 133(3) North Carolina: Dissenters and Pirates 136(4) Royal Colonies and a No-Blood Revolution 140(2) A Nasty Triangle 142(7) Feature: Africa, the Unknown Continent 146(3) Four and Nine Make Thirteen 149(3) Over the Mountains 152(3) Westward Ho 155(4) The End---and the Beginning 159(1) After Words: A Cartographer Makes Maps, Not Wagons . . . 160(10) Chronology of Events 170(1) More Books to Read 171(1) Picture Credits 172(1) Index 173(5) A Note from the Author 178(1) Atlas 179