 Make sure you produce liberty bells in the early stages of the game, since the acquisition of founding fathers is critical.

 Before you have the funds to build schools and colleges, send indentured servants and free colonists to nearby Indian villages where they can aquire special skills.

 Use scouts to explore the lay of the land and to determine where other colonists and Indians are focusing their colonization efforts.  Also, keep an eye out for gold coins and the Fountain of Youth.

 To assign a route to an active unit, click a location on the map and hold the mouse button until the cursor changes to a Go To indicator.  Release the mouse button and the unit will automatically travel to the assigned location.
