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Mormons with a hand-cart on the trail to Utah
Mormons using a hand-cart across the plains to Utah, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

French missionaries arriving in Maine, 1600s
French missionaries landing on Mount Desert Island, Maine. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Settlers from Connecticut entering Ohio Territory after the American Revolution. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century Howard Pyle illustration

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Carolina colonists fleeing in canoes from a Native American attack. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Native Americans attacking a colonial family on the frontier. Printed color lithograph of a 19th-century illustration

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Virginia colonists under attack by Native Americans, 1600s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Carolina colonist traveling by boat
Settlers log cabin on a Carolina waterway. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Colonists conflict with Native Americans on the Georgia and Carolina frontier, 1700s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Massey log cabin on the battlefield, Shiloh National Military Park, Tennessee. Digital photograph

Log cabin, Shiloh, Tennessee
Massey log cabin on the battlefield, Shiloh National Military Park, Tennessee. Digital photograph

Vermont settlers along the Connecticut River
Early settlers of Vermont following the Connecticut River valley northward. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Pack train of traders in the Rocky Mountains, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Pioneers planting corn on newly cleared land in the backwoods. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Wilderness log cabin of pioneers who travel by river. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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An idyllic log cabin home in North Carolina. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Covered wagon of a homesteader family heading west with their belongings, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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British General Henry Bouquets council with Native Americans during Pontiacs War, 1763. Hand-colored woodcut

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Couples dancing to music of a fiddler at a rural hoedown, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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A Kentucky wedding, about 1800. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Courtship using a whispering rod on Halloween in colonial days. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

Frontier father getting lunch from his daughter
Daughter bringing lunch pail to her father, who is clearing land. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Woman entering a rural home, 1800s
Woman in sunbonnet in a cabin doorway. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration

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Woman in cottage doorway emptying a slop bucket near a well. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Colonial girl bringing the cows home. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Ladies enjoying their sewing circle, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Antoine de La Mothe, Sieur de Cadillac landing on the shore of Lake Saint Clair where he founded Fort Detroit, 1701. Hand colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration by Howard Pyle

Early exploration of the Maine coast
English explorers sailing up the Penobscot River on the coast of Maine. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Pioneers and their ox-teams plowing the prairies west of the Mississippi, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Pioneer plow, Great Smoky Mountains
Handmade plow with an iron blade, Cades Cove, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Tennessee. Photograph

Homesteaders planting corn on the prairie
Homesteaders dropping seeds to sow corn on the Great Plains, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Pioneer children bringing the cows home, southern Appalachians. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Daughter bringing the cattle home. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Cultivation of tobacco in colonial Virginia. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Harvesting wheat on a Dakota bonanza farm, 1880s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Fort Rozalie des Natchez on the Mississippi River 1700s - North is to the right. Hand-colored woodcut of a map published in 1770. Fleuve Saint Louis was the French name for the Mississippi River

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Samuel de Champlains fortified camp at Quebec on the St Lawrence River, 1600s Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut of a 17th-century map

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Hochelaga, site of Montreal, shown as a Native American village in Lescarbots map, 1609. Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut reproduction of a 17th-century document

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French colonists building fort at Hochelaga, a native village and the site of Montreal, Canada, 1600s. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 17th-century illustration

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Pioneer settlement on the frontier in Canada, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Discovery of grapes by Leif Erikssons expedition, 1001 AD, leading to naming the new land Vinland. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Early settlers hunting on snowshoes in Canada. Hand-colored woodcut

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Champlains Quebec fort, 1613, showing the dwellings (C, D), drawbridge (I), Moat (M), cannon (N), garden (O). Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut reproduction of Champlains drawing

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Map of Champlains settlement on the Isle de Sainte Croix, Canada, 1613. Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut reproduction of the original map

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Fort Frontenac on Lake Ontario, 1600s, at the head of the St Lawrence River, now Kingston, Ontario. Hand-colored 19th century halftone reproduction of the original map

Squanto befriends the colonists at Plymouth, 1620s
" Welcome, Englishmen, " Squanto greets the Pilgrims of Plymouth Colony. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Founding of Providence, Rhode Island, 1636
Roger Williams landing at a spring where he builds Providence, Rhode Island, 1636. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Captain John Smith, colonizer of Jamestown. Hand-colored engraving

English in Georgia against the Spanish at St. Augustine
James Oglethorpes expedition against the Spanish at St. Augustine, Florida. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

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"Journey of the Settlers: From Mayflower to Temple" Embarking on a treacherous voyage, the Pilgrims aboard the Mayflower set sail across stormy seas in 1620. Their destination? The shores of Plymouth, Massachusetts, where they hoped to find religious freedom and a new beginning. After enduring months at sea, their weary eyes finally caught sight of land as they made their historic landing at Plymouth Rock. Facing harsh winters and uncertain futures, these brave settlers persevered. They built homes from scratch and forged relationships with the native Wampanoag tribe. In 1621, after a bountiful harvest, they gathered for what would become known as "The First Thanksgiving, " expressing gratitude for survival and newfound friendships. Not all settlements were met with such harmony though. Anne Hutchinson's trial in Boston in 1637 highlighted tensions within Puritan society as she challenged traditional beliefs. Despite her eventual banishment from Massachusetts Bay Colony, Hutchinson became an emblem of individualism and religious dissent. Meanwhile, further south in Hartford, Connecticut, another group of settlers established themselves in 1636 - laying the foundation for one of America's oldest cities. These pioneers sought refuge from political and religious persecution while striving to build a community based on democratic principles. As time went on, more colonies emerged throughout America's vast landscape. Colonial Savannah bloomed along Georgia's coast during the 1700s - its cobblestone streets witnessing trade and cultural exchange between European colonists and indigenous peoples. In Utah during the mid-1800s, Mormons carved out their own destiny by cutting stone for their temple amidst rugged landscapes. Their perseverance mirrored that of earlier settlers who had braved unknown territories centuries before them. From sea voyages to court trials; from shared feasts to city foundations; each chapter tells a unique story about those who dared to venture into uncharted lands seeking freedom or opportunity – the settlers who shaped America's diverse tapestry.