Bibliograph

Building a new land, African Americans in Colonial America, James Haskins and Kathleen Benson ; illustrated by James E. Ransome

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Building a new land, African Americans in Colonial America, James Haskins and Kathleen Benson ; illustrated by James E. Ransome

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (page 43) and index

Illustrations

mapsillustrations

Index

index present

Intended audience

Middle School1170, Lexile

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Building a new land

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

44803067

Responsibility statement

James Haskins and Kathleen Benson ; illustrated by James E. Ransome

Series statement

From African beginnings: the African American story

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Accelerated Reader, 8.7.Reading Counts!, 7.5.

Sub title

African Americans in Colonial America

Summary

Discusses the changing roles, rights, and contributions of Afro-Americans in the United States during the colonial period from 1607 to 1763. Also includes a chronology of significant events

Table Of Contents

Before the Mayflower -- Atlantic Creoles -- "Antonio, a Negro" -- Africans in New Netherland -- Africans in the colonies of New England -- Africans in the Middle Atlantic Region -- Africans in South Carolina -- North American slavery in 1700 -- Africans in Georgia -- The rise of the plantation economy -- Slave resistance -- Slave revolts -- The Stono Rebellion -- Maintaining African traditions -- African contributions to colonial society -- The Seven Years' War and the French and Indian Wars -- On the eve of the American Revolution -- Milestones in the history of blacks in colonial America

Target audience

juvenile

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Contributor

Creator