Great Epochs in American History, Volume II


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This is the second volume in ten volume series of great epochs in the history of the United States, from the landing of Columbus to the building of the Panama Canal. In large part, events composing each epoch are described by men who participated in them, or were personal eye-witnesses of them. Volume II describes first colonies in America and covers time period from 1562 to 1733. - Summary by Kikisaulite (6 hr 12 min)

Chapitres

Introduction 8:23 Lu par BettyB
The founding of St. Augustine and the massacre by Menendez (1562-1565) I: The a… 17:09 Lu par Jddykst
The founding of St. Augustine and the massacre by Menendez (1562-1565) II: Mend… 19:04 Lu par Jddykst
Sir Walter Raleigh's Virginia colonies (1584-1587) I: The account by John A. Do… 12:05 Lu par Marcia Eppich-Harris
Sir Walter Raleigh's Virginia colonies II: The return of the colonists with Si… 9:22 Lu par Marcia Eppich-Harris
Sir Walter Raleigh's Virginia colonies III: The birth of Virginia Dare (1587) b… 4:18 Lu par Bill Mosley
Bartholomew Gosnold's discovery of Cape Cod (1602) I: By Gabriel Archer, one of… 14:00 Lu par skgm1010
Bartholomew Gosnold's discovery of Cape Cod (1602) II: Gosnold's own account 4:58 Lu par Bill Mosley
The founding of Jamestown (1607) by Captain John Smith 27:03 Lu par Bill Mosley
The first American legislative assembly (1619) by John Twine, its secretary 12:48 Lu par Michele Fry
The origin of negro slavery in America I: In the West Indies (1518) by Sir Arth… 8:37 Lu par Larry Wilson
The origin of negro slavery in America II: Its beginnings in the United States … 5:27 Lu par Larry Wilson
New England before the pilgrim fathers landed (1614) by captain John Smith 17:55 Lu par Bill Mosley
The first voyage of the "Mayflower" (1620) by governor William Bradford 23:48 Lu par Larry Wilson
The first New York settlements (1623-1628) by Nicholas Jean de Wassenaer 8:49 Lu par Rita Boutros
The Swedes and Dutch in New Jersey and Delaware (1627) by Israel Acrelius 15:22 Lu par Rita Boutros
The beginnings of the Massachusetts Bay colony (1627-1631) by governor Thomas D… 9:22 Lu par realisticspeakers
How the Bay colony differed from Plymouth by John G. Palfrey 10:03 Lu par H. Anne Schwarz
Lord Baltimore in Maryland (1633) by contemporary writers 8:43 Lu par MFD32
Roger Williams in Rhode Island (1636) by Nathaniel Morton 7:58 Lu par Bill Mosley
The founding of Connecticut (1633-1636) by Alexander Johnston 16:31 Lu par Kyle Donelan
Witchcraft in New England (1647-1696) by John G. Palfrey 13:57 Lu par Larry Wilson
The English conquest of New York (1664) by John R. Brodhead 18:11 Lu par H. Anne Schwarz
Bacon's rebellion in Virginia (1676) by an anonymous writer 14:52 Lu par Ciufi Galeazzi
King Philip's war (1676) by William Hubbard 12:46 Lu par realisticspeakers
The founding of Pennsylvania I: Penn's account of the colony (1684) 8:35 Lu par Ciufi Galeazzi
The founding of Pennsylvania II: Penn's treaty with the Indians (1683), his own… 4:05 Lu par Ciufi Galeazzi
The founding of Pennsylvania III: The reality of Penn's treaty (1682), by Georg… 6:15 Lu par Ciufi Galeazzi
The Charter Oak affair in Connecticut (1682) by Alexander Johnston 8:28 Lu par Larry Wilson
The colonization of Louisiana (1699) by Charles E.T. Gayarre 14:54 Lu par Michele Fry
Oglethorpe in Georgia (1733) by Joel Chandler Harris 8:28 Lu par KevinS