Colonial America Annotated Bibliography Crimean, Lawrence. (1970).

Colonial America

Annotated bibliography

Crimean, Lawrence. (1970). American education: The colonial experience, 1607-1783. New

York: HarperCollins.

Education has been a profoundly democratizing influence in American history but it has also been used to reinforce principles of elitism, according to Crimean's analysis. On one hand, education was seen a cornerstone of America's status as a New Israel and a way of reinforcing spiritual values amongst all mankind; yet it was also used as a means of social control and moralizing -- as a way of keeping certain classes in their places.

Engal, Marc. (1998). New World economies: Growth of the thirteen colonies and early Canada.

New York: Oxford University Press.

The different economies of the northern and southern colonies produced profound cultural differences between the two during the early years of America's development. Tobacco and cash crop production in the south created vast discrepancies of wealth between the 'haves' who owned property and those who did not; while in the north, middle-class farmers and urban, trade-based economies flourished. The book also discusses the extent to which exporting products such as furs from Canada supported the colonial economies.

Kenneth, Andrews. (1985). Trade, plunder and settlement: Maritime enterprise and the genesis

New York: Cambridge University Press.

America has its origins as part of the British Empire. This book discusses the motivations for Britain's worldwide expansion and describes its early relations with Native Americans in the New World. Early colonial failures in Jamestown, followed by more successful ventures in the north are described in detail. The book also contains information about England's other colonial endeavors, which allows the reader to compare the reasons for and progression of colonialism in the Americas vs. other regions of the world.

Kupperman, Karen. (2000). Major problems in American colonial history. 2nd Ed. Boston, MA:

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.

This textbook combines primary sources from the colonial era with secondary textual analysis. It contextualizes primary sources within the narrative of colonization up to independence.

Reich, Jerome, R. (2011). Colonial America. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall.

This textbook chronicles the development of America from the nation's early days of colonization to the Revolutionary War and beyond. It gives particular attention to often- overlooked aspects of the American experience, including the role of African-Americans in the northern and southern colonies and Anglo-Indian relations.

Schwartz, Seymour. (1994). The French and Indian Wars 1754-1763: Imperial struggle for North America. New York: Castle Books.

The French and Indian Wars decisively established British control over the colonies and resulted in a major loss of power for the many Indian tribes who sided with the French. The costs of these wars motivated many of the crippling taxes placed upon the colonies. The wars also provided unwitting training ground for many future Revolutionary officers, including General George Washington.