Colonial America : a history to 1763
Richard Middleton (Author), Anne S. Lombard (Author)
The story of how the thirteen North American colonies established by Great Britain went on to form the nucleus of the United States is both fascinating and complex. Since its initial publication in 1992, Colonial America has garnered wide acclaim for its accessibility and well-balanced approach in revealing the myriad influences that shaped early American history to a wide audience. The fourth edition is certain to enhance its sterling reputation as the standard textbook for students of this seminal period of American history
Print Book, English, 2011
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Wiley-Blackwell, Chichester, West Sussex, U.K., 2011
History
xvii, 603 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
9781405190046, 9781444396270, 9781444396287, 1405190043, 1444396277, 1444396285
682892448
pt. 1. Old and new worlds meet
The peoples of eastern North America : societies in transition
The age of European exploration
pt. 2. The seventeenth-century settlements
The English conquer Virginia, 1607-1660
The conquest continues : New England, 1620-1660
Diverse colonies : New France, New Netherland, Maryland, and the West Indies
The Restoration era
The later Years of Charles II
James II and the glorious revolution
The eras of William and Mary, and Queen Anne
pt. 3. The eighteenth-century provinces in a changing continent
The economy and labor system in British North America
Settler families and society
White women and gender
British North American religion, education, and culture, 1689-1760
Slavery and the African American experience, 1689-1760
Expanding Spanish and French empires in North America
Native American societies and cultures, 1689-1760
Immigration and expansion in British North America, 1714-1750
British North American institutions of government
Britain, France, and Spain : the imperial contest, 1739-1763