Special thanks are due for the invaluable comments and suggestions provided by U•X•L's Colonial America Reference Library advisors:

• Katherine L. Bailey, Library Media Specialist, Seabreeze High School, Daytona Beach, Florida.
• Jonathan Betz-Zall, Children's Librarian, Sno-Isle Regional Library System, Edmonds, Washington.
• Deborah Hammer, Manager of Social Sciences Division, Queens Borough Public Library, New Hyde Park, New York.
• Fannie Louden, Fifth Grade History Teacher, B. F. Yancey Elementary School, Esmont, Virginia.