Children in Colonial AmericaThe Pilgrims and Puritans did not arrive on the shores of New England alone. Nor did African men and women, brought to the Americas as slaves. Though it would be hard to tell from the historical record, European colonists and African slaves had children, as did the indigenous families whom they encountered, and those children's life experiences enrich and complicate our understanding of colonial America. |
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... but were also quite distinctly " colonial " ) . Part 3 , " Cares and Tribulations , " also reflects the concerns of children's historians . The familiar stories of Pilgrims , Puritans , and Quakers - among the PARTI Race and Colonization.
... reflected in the paucity of articles and , especially , books on " minority " children in colonial America . A recent anthology suggests that the history of children in Latin America - where , of course , indigenous peoples were never a ...
... reflected both European assumptions and “American” values. The illustrations and primary documents intermingled with the essays complement and expand on the themes and arguments introduced in the essays. They are followed by a brief ...
... reflection of the importance of religious practice to the major transitions in an individual's life , Indian parents and kin actively assisted children in cultivating relationships with a range of powerful supernatural entities . With ...
... reflection of spiritual power. Excellence in a range of everyday activities thus reflected an individual's connection to a religious world that was constantly present. As girls and boys came of age, all of these symbols and associations ...
Contents
2 | |
Enslaved Children | |
DOCUMENTS | |
Family and Society | |
Children Violence and the Courts in New Amsterdam | |
Growing | |
DOCUMENTS | |
Massachusetts | |
The Fragility | |
Anne Bradstreet | |
Girlhood in the French Gulf South and the British MidAtlantic | |
Educating Youth | |
Politicizing Youth | |
Questions | |
Bell | |