Chapter 5: The Cultures of Colonial North America, 1700-1780

U.S History Documents CD-ROM

Below is a list of documents that are on the U.S. History Documents CD-ROM that came with your text Out of Many, Combined Fifth Edition. You can click on a link below to answer questions about each document. Results of this assessment can be e-mailed to your instructor.

Colonizing the New World

2-5 John Winthrop, "A Model of Christian Charity" (1630)

Colonial America

3-5 Excerpt from Cotton Mather's "Memorable Providences, Relating to Withcrafts and Possessions"(1689)
3-7 William Byrd II, Diary (1709)
3-8 Manners and Etiquette in the Eighteenth Century

Prelude to Revolution

4-1 John Peter Zenger and the Responsibility of the Press (1734)

The American Revolution

5-1 Benjamin Franklin , Observations Concerning the Increase of Mankind, Peopling of Countries , &c."(1751)

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