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Summary: Introduces the European immigrants who came to North America as explorers and settlers, their interactions with native people, and the wars that ultimately led to their independence.

Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 46-47) and index. Lucky thirteen -- Early arrivals -- The first European settlements -- Jamestown, Virginia -- Tobacco and slavery -- Religious freedom -- Plymouth, Massachusetts -- Colonist and Indians -- New England -- Expansion -- The mid-Atlantic colonies -- More southern colonies join Virginia -- The slave trade -- From wars to independence.