A companion to colonial America Pre contact : the evidence from archaeology David G. Anderson and Marvin T. Smith The origins of transatlantic colonization Carole Shammas Ecology John Brooke Migration and settlement Ned Landsman Empire Richard R. Johnson Indian history during the English Colonial era James H. Merrell African Americans Philip D. Morgan Economy Margaret Newell Women and gender Carol Karlsen Children and parents Holly Brewer Class Greg Nobles Colonial politics Alan Tully Regionalism Michael Zuckerman Consumption Cary Carson Religion Marilyn Westerkamp Secular culture in search of an early American enlightenment Darren Staloff Borderlands Daniel H. Usner Jr. Comparisons : the Caribbean Verene Shepherd and Carleen Payne Comparisons : New Spain Robert Ferry Comparisons : New France Allan Greer Comparisons : Atlantic Canada Peter Pope Causes of American revolutions Sylvia Frey Postscripts : large questions in a very large place Edward Countryman