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For the first time, European explorers arrive on the American continent, drawn by the promise of freedom, wealth, and, tragically, enslaved Africans. Their encounters with Native Americans, who suffer disease and competition, mark the beginning of a complex history.
Across the centuries, the dynamic interplay among diverse peoples—John Smith and the early settlers of Jamestown, William Penn and the Quaker community in Pennsylvania, the judges of the Salem witch trials, the trailblazing Daniel Boone, and Benjamin Franklin’s insights in *Poor Richard’s Almanack*—shapes a new nation.
This engaging, child‑friendly account traces how these events culminated in a nation grounded in the principle that all people deserve equal treatment, while recognizing the challenges of implementing that fairness.
First publish date: 1993
Genre: History/Modern History
Authors: Joy Hakim
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