Author: Deborah Kent
Publisher: Children's Press
ISBN: 9780516066318
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 32

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Dramatic and defining moments in American history come vividly the life in the Cornerstones of Freedom series.

Author: Jean Kinney Williams
Publisher: Capstone
ISBN: 9780756503031
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 56

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Describes the early days of Jamestown, its economy and the need for workers, and its role in bringing Africans to the colonies as slaves.

Author: Michael Burgan
Publisher: Children's Press
ISBN: 9780531219584
Category : African Americans
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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Presents a brief history of African-Americans and of slavery in seventeenth and eighteenth century America.

Author: Michael Burgan
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780531269909
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 64

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Discusses the history of African Americans in the thirteen colonies from the earliest days of slavery to the Revolutionary War and how it has shaped our nation today.

Author: Deborah Kent
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780329263003
Category : American History
Languages : en
Pages :

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Presents a brief history of Afro-Americans and of slavery in seventeenth and eighteenth century America.

Author: Christine Honders
Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
ISBN: 1538343908
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 32

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There has always been controversy over the settlement of America. American students have been taught that Columbus discovered America, yet what he found was neither America, nor was it undiscovered. In modern times, students have vast amounts of information available to them, however it is not always obvious which sources are reliable. This book explains the establishment of the thirteen colonies through the eyes of the colonists, Native Americans, African slaves, and the British Empire. Readers will learn that religious freedom wasn't the only reason colonists flocked to the New World. Sidebars with interesting details will help students navigate through the colonization of America with fresh perspective, while encouraging them to use multiple resources to gain informed opinions about historical topics.

Author: John Micklos, Jr.
Publisher: Enslow Publishing, LLC
ISBN: 0766057305
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 50

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When the American Revolution began, thousands of people rushed to join the fight, on both sides. For many, choosing which side to fight for was difficult. Half a million black slaves lived in the thirteen colonies. About 200,000 American Indians lived on lands east of the Mississippi River. Both groups had much to gain, or lose, depending on which side won the war. Should they support the Americans fighting for independence, or support the British cause? This book explores through primary sources the amazing stories of African Americans and American Indians during the American Revolution.

Author: Donald R. Wright
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 1119133874
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 310

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What are the origins of slavery and race-based prejudice in the mainland American colonies? How did the Atlantic slave trade operate to supply African labor to colonial America? How did African-American culture form and evolve? How did the American Revolution affect men and women of African descent? Previous editions of this work depicted African-Americans in the American mainland colonies as their contemporaries saw them: as persons from one of the four continents who interacted economically, socially, and politically in a vast, complex Atlantic world. It showed how the society that resulted in colonial America reflected the mix of Atlantic cultures and that a group of these people eventually used European ideas to support creation of a favorable situation for those largely of European descent, omitting Africans, who constituted their primary labor force. In this fourth edition of African Americans in the Colonial Era: From African Origins through the American Revolution, acclaimed scholar Donald R. Wright offers new interpretations to provide a clear understanding of the Atlantic slave trade and the nature of the early African-American experience. This revised edition incorporates the latest data, a fresh Atlantic perspective, and an updated bibliographical essay to thoroughly explore African-Americans’ African origins, their experience crossing the Atlantic, and their existence in colonial America in a broadened, more nuanced way.

Author: Lee Cummings
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781539742210
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 198

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The research in this book will prove that the 13 British Colonies were founded by 4 black Scottish Kings; King James the 6th of Scotland, King Charles the 1st, King Charles the 2nd, King James the 2nd, Duke of York and King George the 2nd of England. This book features the testimony of former secret service agent John Macky of England, in which he gives black descriptions of the Princes, Nobles, Dukes and Kings of England. This book also features a ships manifest that describes the Jacobite's while they are boarding the convict ships to the Americas as brown, black, swarthy and ruddy people. These are not the only documents that validate the claims of this book, we have the writings of Thomas Jefferson, Professor Boyd Dawkins, Benjamin Franklin and much more.

Author: Alan Gilbert
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 0226293076
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 386

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In this thought-provoking history, Gilbert illuminates how the fight for abolition and equality - not just for the independence of the few but for the freedom and self-government of the many - has been central to the American story from its inception."--Pub. desc.