AmericanHeritage, American Voices

AMERICAN HERITAGE is well-known for its magazine on American history, as well as its many highly acclaimed books, including The American Heritage History of the United States and The American Heritage Illustrated History of the Presidents. DAVID C. KING is a former history teacher and an award-winning author who has written more than thirty books for children and young adults, including Wiley's American Kids in History series.

• Introduction to the American Heritage American Voices Series viiIntroduction to Colonies and Revolution ixPART I: Colonizing a New World 1Christopher Columbus Signs a Contract 2From an Agreement between Christopher Columbus and the Rulers of Spain, April 17, 1492 3Columbus Describes His Voyage 3From Christopher Columbus's Letter to Lord Raphael Sanchez, March 14, 1493 4The Mystery of Roanoke 4From John White's Journals, 1590 5The Legend of Pocahontas 7From John Smith's The General History of Virginia, 1624 8The First Settlements in New England 9From William Bradford's History of Plymouth Plantation, "The Mayflower Compact," 1620–1647 10The Survival of Plymouth Plantation 10From William Bradford's History of Plymouth Plantation, 1620–1647 11A Difficult Voyage 13From a German Immigrant's Letter Home, 1750 13Keeping a Sense of Humor 14Forefathers' Song, c. 1630 15Indenture: Encouraging Newcomers 16Aulkey Hubertse's Indenture Contract, 1710 16Pennsylvania: Drawing Colonists from the Continent 18From William Penn's Some Further Account of the Province ofPennsylvania in America, 1683 18PART II: Daily Life in Colonial America 21All in a Day's Work 22From a Girl's Diary, 1775 22Life in Williamsburg 23From Andrew Burnaby's Travels . . . , 1759 23Education and Morals 24From The New England Primer, c. 1680 25Washington's Rules for Civil Behavior 26From George Washington's Rules of Civility & Decent Behaviour, 1747 27Clothing in the Age of Homespun 27From Reverend John Schuyler's Journal, c. 1805 28Wealth and Fashion 29A Description of Dress, 1710 29The Salem Witch Trials 30From the Transcript of the Trial of Sarah Good, 1692 31Judge Sewall's Apology 32From Judge Samuel Sewall's Diary, 1696 and 1697 32Anne Bradstreet: America's First Poet 33Anne Bradstreet's "To My Dear and Loving Husband," 1678 33Eliza's Gift to South Carolina 34From a Letter by Eliza Lucas, 1740 35Advice on Choosing a Husband 36From the Royal American Magazine, 1774 36Advice on Being Feminine 36From John Winthrop's History of New England, 1645 37Living Well 37From the Diary of John Adams, 1775 38A Girl's Life in Boston 38From Anna Green Winslow's Diary, 1772 39Benjamin Franklin: The First American 40From The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin, 1793 41"What Then Is the American?" 43From J. Hector St. Jean de Crèvecoeur's Letters from an American Farmer, c. 1782 43PART III: Many People, Many Voices 45Slavery on a Virginia Plantation 46From Philip Vickers Fithian's Journal, 1773 47A Traveler's View 48From J. Hector St. Jean de Crevecoeur's Letters from an American Farmer, c. 1782 48The Nightmare Atlantic Crossing 49From Equiano's Travels, 1789 49Growing Opposition to Slavery 50A Slave's Epitaph, 1773 51Thomas Jefferson's Dilemma 51Jefferson's Ad for the Return of a Runaway, 1769 52From Jefferson's Notes on the State of Virginia, 1784 52From Jefferson's Letter to Frances Epps, 1787 53First Encounters with Native Americans 53From John White's Journals, 1585 54The Story of a "White Indian" 55From A Narrative of the Life of Mrs. Mary Jemison, 1824 55Defending Diversity: Freedom of the Press and Speech 57From Andrew Hamilton's Speech in the Trial of John Peter Zenger, 1735 59PART IV: Prelude to Revolution 61Patriots Protest a New Tax 62From the Pennsylvania Journal and Weekly Advertiser, October 31, 1765 64The Stamp Act Congress 65From The Proceedings of the Congress, October 1765 65The Beginning of a National Identity 66From John Dickinson's Letters from a Pennsylvania Farmer, 1768 66The Boston Massacre 67From John Tudor's Diary, 1770 68From Captain Thomas Preston's Letter to a Friend, 1770 68The Boston Tea Party 71From a Letter by John Andrews, 1773 71From John Adams's Diary, 1773 72"Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death" 72From Patrick Henry's Speech to the Virginia Assembly, 1775 73PART V: The American Revolution 75"One If by Land, Two If by Sea" 76From Paul Revere's Letter to Dr. Jeremy Belknap, 1798 77The Battle of Lexington 78From Ebenezer Munroe's Diary, 1775 78The Battle of Concord 79From Thomas Thorp's Journal, 1775 80Washington Takes Charge 81From the Military Journal of Dr. James Thacher, 1775 82From George Washington's Letter to Martha Washington (Patsy), 1775 83Letter from a Patriot 84From Elizabeth Bartlett's Letter to a British Officer 84A Patriot Marching Song 85From "Yankee Doodle" 85Deborah Champion's Ride 86From Deborah Champion's Letter to a Friend, 1775 87A Black Poet Writes of Freedom 88From Phillis Wheatley's "To the Earl of Dartmouth . . . ," 1773 89Declaring Independence 90From Thomas Paine's Common Sense, 1776 90Thirteen United States Declare Independence 92From the Declaration of Independence, 1776 93"We Must All Hang Together . . ." 95From Dr. Benjamin Rush's Letter to John Adams, 1811 96"Remember the Ladies" 97From Abigail Adams's Letter to John Adams, March 31, 1776 98From John Adams's Reply, April 14, 1776 99The American Army and Militia 99From Private Joseph Martin's Journal, 1776 100Sergeant Smith's Turkey Prisoners 101From Sergeant John Smith's Diary, 1776 101The American Turtle 102From Sergeant Ezra Lee's Letter to David Humphrey, 1776 102"The Times That Try Men's Souls" 104From Thomas Paine's The American Crisis, 1776 104Washington's Christmas Surprise 105From Colonel John Fitzgerald's Diary, 1776 105Winter at Valley Forge 107From the Diary of Dr. Albigence Waldo, 1777–1778 108Benedict Arnold: "Treason of the Blackest Dye" 108From General Nathaniel Greene's Announcement to the Continental Army, September 16, 1780 110The Turn toward Victory 111From James Collins's Journal, 1780 111The Victory at Yorktown 113From James Thacher's Journal, 1781 114PART VI: Creating a National Government 115What Form of Government? 116From Abigail Adams's Letter to John Adams, 1776 116Shays' Rebellion 117From a Farmers' Petition to the State Government, Summer 1786 118From an Interview in the Massachusetts Centinal, October 25, 1786 118The Meeting of the Constitutional Convention 119From Major William Pierce's Notes, 1787 119Surviving Philadelphia's Summer 121A French Visitor's Description of Philadelphia in Summer, 1787 122The Constitution 122From the Constitution, 1788 123The Bill of Rights 126The Bill of Rights, Amendments 1–10, 1791 127Sources 129Index 133