Introduction: the age of exploration
Prelude to colonial North America: European settlement of North America, to 1607
Foundings, 1607-1670: New Spain, New France, and Acadia, 1607-1670
Founding of Virginia, New England, and New Netherland, 1607-1630
Settlement spreads in New England, the Chesapeake, and the Middle Atlantic, 1630-1642
English colonies meet in the middle, 1642-1670
Diversity of interests, 1670 to 1750: New France expands and the Spanish colonies struggle, 1670-1750
Expansion, misrule, and rebellion in the English colonies, 1670-1691
English colonies enter the 18th century, 1690-1730
English colonies at the middle of the 18th century, 1730-1750
New nation takes shape, 1750 to 1776: Realignment of North America, 1750-1776
Road to revolution in the English colonies, 1750-1776
Biographies of major personalities
