Colonial period History and criticism 93 American literature 91 History 88 Indians of North America 46 Indigenous peoples 33 Intellectual life 32 Revolutionary period (United States) 31 Puritans 24 Histoire 19 American poetry 18 Puritan authors 16 General 15 HISTORY 15 LITERARY CRITICISM 13 Civilization 12 Government relations 12 American 11 American prose literature 11 Colonies in literature 10 First contact with other peoples 10 Poets, American 9 African American women poets 7 Christian literature, American 7 Colonial Period (1600-1775) 7 Colonies 7 English literature 7 Historiography 7 Indians in literature 7 Slavery 7