Adventures in Colonial America: Volume 1: The Massachusetts Bay Colony: From One Small Settlement to a Colonial Powerhouse - Paperback

by Mary a. Baewer (Author)

Adventures in Colonial America is the print version of the website of the same name, http: //adventuresincolonialamerica.com. Each issue is published quarterly and focuses on one of the original thirteen American colonies, with emphasis on the people, places and events that played important roles in unifying British colonists in North America, with different economic, social and political backgrounds, as they moved toward independence. The first in the 13-part series is "The Massachusetts Bay Colony: From One Small Settlement to a Colonial Powerhouse" and presents information about the settlement and economic expansion of the colony, education, law and religion, King William's War, The Battles of Lexington and Concord, and The Boston Massacre. The reader will also become familiar with the basic principles that became the foundation upon which the U.S.' federal, state and local governments were based and the important protections that are provided to Americans today.

Author Biography

Mary A. Baewer is a retired US Army Major, and graduated with honors from Florida Atlantic University where she received her second bachelor's degree in Public Management. She also has a bachelor's degree in Liberal Arts from Marquette University. In her academic research and military studies she has established associations between current public and military policy and the events that took place during the U.S.' colonial period. She is the author of a new website, Adventures in Colonial America, found at http: //adventuresincolonialamerica.com and has previously authored procedural and training publications for military and local governments.