Week One
Introduction; Indigenous People; Early Explorations; The Protestant Reformation; The Pilgrims
Week Two
The Early Years of Plymouth Colony; Massachusetts Bay Colony; The Great Migration; Massachusetts Bay Government; Puritans in Massachusetts Bay Colony
Week Three
Early Settlements in Maine and New Hampshire; The Pequot War; Post-war English Settlements in the Connecticut River Valley; Rhode Island; New Hampshire and Massachusetts Bay; The Laws of Massachusetts Bay Colony
Week Four
The Economy of Early New England; Politics; Religion; Connecticut and Rhode Island; King Philip’s War - Part One
Week Five
King Philip’s War - Part Two; Anne Bradstreet; Charters; The Dominion of New England; The Glorious Revolution; King William’s War
Week Six
The Salem Witch Trials; Education; Queen Anne’s War; Early Eighteenth Century
Week Seven
Slavery and the New England Colonies; Father Rale’s War; The Great Awakening; King George’s War; Prosperity and Refinement; French and Indian War; Post-War Years
Week Eight
Territorial Disputes; Epilogue