Author:   Don Antonio de Qtermin Date:1680 Annotation: Letter of the governor and captain-general, Don Antonio de Otermin,…

Date:1660 Annotation: The Navigation Acts were laws designed to support English shipbuilding and restrict trade competition from England’s…

Date:1649 Annotation: Maryland statute concerning religion. Document: Forasmuch as in a well governed and Christian Common Weath matters concerning…

Author:  John Winthrop Date:1630 Annotation: City upon a hill is the phrase often used to refer to John…

Date:1620 Annotation: Agreement among passengers aboard the Mayflower. Document: IN THE NAME OF GOD, AMEN. We, whose names are…

Date:1606 Annotation: In these instructions to the colonists who would settle Jamestown, the authors provide directives about the…

Author:   John White Date:1590 Annotation: John White returns to Roanoke Island to discover the colonists missing. Document: The…

Author:   Richard Hakluyt Date:1584 Annotation: Description of the advantages of New World colonization. Document: A particuler discourse concerninge…

Author:   Edward Haies Date:1583 Annotation: This narrative describes the last voyage of Sir Humphrey Gilbert told by…

Author:   Alvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca Date:1542 Annotation: Cabeza de Vaca, who lived from about 1490 to…

Author:   Francisco Vázquez de Coronado Date:1540 Annotation: This report was given by Francisco Vazquez de Coronado. It…

Date:1494 Annotation: This letter to the King and Queen of Spain was written around 1494 by Columbus. He…

Annotation: This document is from Columbus’ journal telling of his voyage of 1492. The meaning of this voyage…