Colonial America

Jamestown's demise has been blamed on many causes, from famine and drought, to disease and violence. But was it actually something in the water?

English settlers arrived at Jamestown expecting riches to fall into their hands, but were soon faced with a much harsher reality.

Before Jamestown and Plymouth, the English attempted to forge a colony at Roanoke. Within three years, it had disappeared, leaving a mysterious clue behind. What really happened to the Roanoke settlers?

Giles Corey was accused of witchcraft and crushed to death by the sheriff of Salem. With his dying words, he cursed both the sheriff and the town.

Find out what it took to be a settler in the early-American colony of Jamestown.

The U.S. is 50 states strong today, but it began as 13 small colonies.

Rampant fear among the Puritans in the New England village of Salem sparked attacks against anyone who was suspected of witchcraft.

In the colonial era, people used hard apple cider as payment.

Trapped, scared, and starving, the first permanent settlers in the New World were forced to resort to a horrific means of survival.

How many people were on the Mayflower? And how long did it take for them to get to Plymouth? Get the facts.