Colonial America : an encyclopedia of social, political, cultural, and economic history / edited by James Ciment.

Topics include: African Americans -- Agriculture and extractive industries -- Salem witch trials -- Arts, culture, and intellectual life -- Biographies -- British colonies -- Cities and settlements -- Dutch colonies -- Economy, business, and labor -- European Americans -- Everyday life -- Exploration -- French colonies -- Geography -- Health and medicine -- Military and diplomatic affairs -- Native Americans (American Indians) -- Politics, law, and government -- Religion -- Spanish Colonies -- Women and gender issues -- Transatlantic trade -- Race and ethnicity -- Slave trade.