Converging Worlds: Communities and Cultures in Colonial America, A Sourcebook

by Breen; Louise A.

• ISBN13: 9780415964968
• ISBN10: 0415964962
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2011-12-20
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

The Converging Worlds source book is the primary source document reader accompanying Converging Worlds: Communities and Cultures in Colonial America . Each chapter author of the text has hand-picked documents that go along with the chapter they've written for the text. However, the source book is meaty enough for an instructor to use the on its own, since there will also be a general introduction and section introductions framing the documents.For additional information and classroom resources please visit the Converging Worlds companion website at www.routledge.com/textbooks/ConvergingWorlds.

Table of Contents

Beginnings	p. 1
European Ambitions and Early Contacts: Diverse Styles of Colonization, 1492-1700	p. 3
Treaty between Spain and Portugal concluded at Tordesillas, June 7, 1494: Spain and Portugal make their claims to the "New" World	p. 5
"The Requirement:" The Spanish way of announcing their intention to take control, 1512	p. 13
Letters Patent to Sir Humfrey Gylberte, June 11, 1578: Queen Elizabeth issues a patent to Humphrey Gilbert	p. 15
Charter to Sir Walter Raleigh, 1584: Sir Walter Raleigh receives the Roanoke patent	p. 20
Charter of the Dutch West India Company, 1621: The States General of the Netherlands establishes the Dutch West India Company	p. 25
Tentative Testimonies: The Aztecs, Conquest, and The Black Legend	p. 37
A Short Account of the Destruction of the Indies by Bartolomé de Las Casas, 1542 [published 1552]	p. 38
The New Laws of the Indies: Spain enrages colonists with "new laws" that protect Indians, 1542	p. 41
Bernal Diaz remembers the Conquest	p. 48
A Florentine Codex account of the Massacre at Cholula	p. 51
Indians of North America: First Encounters	p. 53
Excerpt from A Briefe and True Report of the New Found Land of Virginia: Thomas Harriot reports on the "nature and manners" of the native people at Roanoke, 1588	p. 56
Henry Hudson arrives at Manhattan, 1609	p. 63
Excerpts from Of Plimoth Plantation: William Bradford comments on an epidemic among the native peoples of New England, 1634	p. 66
Regions	p. 67
The Chesapeake Bay	p. 69
Letter of John Rolfe, 1614: A Jamestown planter asks permission to marry a native woman	p. 72
Letter of John Rolfe, 1620: An Englishman writes the Virginia Company with news of Jamestown, 1620	p. 76
Letter from Charles I to Governor and Council of Virginia: Charles I takes the Governor and Council of Virginia to task, 1637	p. 79
Virginians complain about the founding of Maryland and the actions of their governor, 1635	p. 82
The Declaration of the People: A rebellious colonist denounces royal governor William Berkeley, 1676	p. 86
Excerpts from the Virginia Slave Code of 1705 and Laws Leading up to it	p. 89
New England	p. 95
Excerpt from A Modell of Christian Charity: John Winthrop encourages and instructs colonists traveling to New England on "Christian Charitie," 1630	p. 100
Excerpt from The Simple Cobler of Aggawam: A minister warns against the dangers of religious toleration, 1647	p. 106
Letter from Israel Stoughton to John Winthrop: Militia officer Israel Stoughton envisions Pequot women captured in war as servants, 1637	p. 110
Excerpt from Lion Gardiner's Relation of the Pequot Wanes: The Narragansett sachem Miantonomi tries to create a pan-Indian union, early 1640s	p. 111
Excerpt from Tlie Narrative of the Captivity and Restoration of Mrs. Mary Rowlandson: An English war captive recalls her suffering and the workings of providence during King Philip's War, 1682	p. 112
Passage from the Records of the Colony of Massachusetts Bay: The Massachusetts General Court legislates against the immoral behaviors thought to have "provoked" God to allow New Englanders to suffer Indian violence, 1675	p. 115
Excerpt from Daniel Gookin's Historical Account of the Doings and Sufferings of the Christian Indians in New England in the Years 1675, 1676, 1677: An Englishman voices sympathy for the suffering of Indians during King Philip's War, 1677 p120
The Caribbean Islands: British Trade, Settlement, and Colonization	p. 123
Great Newes from the Barbadoes … A True and Faithful Account of the Grand Conspiracy of the Negroes against the English: Barbadians discover and punish a plotted slave rebellion, 1675	p. 126
Report of Rear Admiral Sir Charles Stewart: A ship master complains of being robbed by Spanish sloops, 1730	p. 129
Selection from the Minutes of the Provincial Council: A patriot planter from Georgia advises his son to leave Jamaica, 1776	p. 133
Letter from Sir Basil Keith, Governor of Jamaica, to Lord Dunmore, Governor of Virginia: The governor of Jamaica sympathizes with the plight of his counterpart in Virginia, 1776	p. 134
The Middle Colonies	p. 137
Excerpt from Robert Juet's Journal: The Half Moon crew explores the future New Netherland while seeking a route to Asia, 1609	p. 140
Excerpt from First Settlement of New-York by the Dutch: Early Colonists recall the geographical extent of Dutch holdings	p. 146
Excerpt from The Livingston Indian Record: The Five Nations Iroquois and representatives from Maryland and Virginia engage in diplomacy under the Covenant chain, 1677-1679	p. 149
William Perm proposes a "briefe and plaine" scheme for intercolonial cooperation, 1697	p. 161
The Carolinas: Shaping of a Slave Society	p. 163
Letter from John Urmston to the Society for the Propogation of the Gospel: An Anglican missionary proclaims the evils of the Albemarle during Cary's Rebellion, 1711	p. 166
Passage from the Colonial Records of the State of Georgia: A South Carolina official describes the Stono Rebellion, 1739	p. 175
Excerpt from the Journal of Josiah Quincy Junior: Josiah Quincy of Massachusetts visits South Carolina, 1773	p. 178
Themes	p. 181
Judgment at Salem: War, Witchcraft, and Empire	p. 183
Excerpt from Robert CalefÆs More Wonders of the Invisible World: A Boston merchant denounces witchcraft beliefs and the Salem trials	p. 186
Magistrates interrogate Tituba about covenants, familiars, and harms, 1692-two versions	p. 195
A Boston sea captain and merchant recalls being accused of witchcraft, 1700	p. 204
Cotton Mather's advice to witchcraft judge John Richards and Council member John Foster, 1692	p. 206
Purgatory: Interpreting Christian Missions and North American Indians	p. 213
Excerpt from Clear Sunshine of the Gospel Breaking Forth Upon the Indians in New England: Puritan Thomas Shepard describes the first encounter between Wampanoags and John Eliot 1647	p. 215
Excerpt from Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents: Jesuit missionary Paul Le Jeune writes of the hardships of life with the Montagnais, mid 1630s	p. 217
The Slave Trade and Slavery	p. 221
Excerpt from An Account of the Slave Trade on the Coast of Africa: A former slave ship surgeon reveals the horrors of the Middle Passage	p. 224
Excerpt from John Josselyn's Account of Two Voyages to New England: An English traveler comments on the rape of a slave in Massachusetts, 1638	p. 232
Runaway Slave Advertisements from Virginia, 1761-66	p. 233
Women, Family, and Gender	p. 239
Excerpt from Of Plimoth Plantation: William Bradford describes communal and church obligations using familial and gender metaphors, 1644	p. 244
The Deposition of Robert Roules: A crowd of Marblehead women kill two Indian prisoners, 1677	p. 245
Excerpt from the Pennsylvania Gazette: A female African prophet and freedom fighter in Jamaica, 1732	p. 248
A slave woman pleads with the Archbishop of Canterbury for religious liberty and protests her sale to the West Indies, 1760	p. 249
Passage from the Colonial Records of the State of Georgia: Georgia's founder James Oglethorpe extols the importance of women in ensuring order and productivity during a time of chaos and war, 1742	p. 251
Excerpt from A Narrative of the Life of Mrs. Mary Jemison: A war captive from Pennsylvania recalls how she made a new life among the Indians	p. 254
Advice from 18th century almanacs on family, women, and marriage, 1736-60	p. 259
Transformations	p. 265
American Backcountries	p. 267
"Of the Manners and Customs of the Indians inhabiting the Western parts of Carolina and Virginia:" German Explorer John Lederer reports on the Shenandoah Valley, 1669-70	p. 271
Excerpt from Moravian Diaries through Virginia: Moravian missionaries trek through western Virginia, 1749	p. 273
Excerpt from Annals of Southwest Virginia: Ohio Company agent Christopher Gist scouts for land and trade opportunities, early 1750s	p. 276
An English traveler presents an idyllic view of the Shenandoah Valley, 1759-60	p. 278
Ben Franklin condemns the "Paxton Boys" as barbaric, 1764	p. 279
The "Paxton Boys" defend their actions and express their frustrations, 1764	p. 281
Excerpt from the Journal of Nicholas Cresswell: An Englishman travels the backcountry, 1774	p. 284
Spiritual Awakenings	p. 287
Excerpt from Wahres Christentum: Johann Arndt on "Dying to the World," 1606	p. 289
Excerpts from Vie Nature and Necessity of the New Birth: George Whitefield Proclaims the Necessity of the New Birth, 1737	p. 291
Excerpts from A Narrative of the Lord's Wonderful Dealings with John Marrant: John Marrant narrates the "Lord's Wonderful Dealings" after his conversion, 1785	p. 295
The Code of Handsome Lake: The Seneca Prophet, Handsome Lake calls for a hybridized nativism and a new code by which to live, 1799	p. 297
Joanna Southcott's Dispute with Satan, 1802	p. 300
Excerpt from Catherine Tekakwitha: Her Life: Pierre Cholonec praises "Iroquois Virgin" Catherine (Kateri) Tekakwitha, ca. 1700	p. 302
Excerpt from A Handbook on Guadalupe: An account of the first sighting of the Virgin of Guadalupe in 1531, recorded in 1649	p. 304
Enlightenment	p. 309
Letters from The Journal of Esther Edwards Burr, 1754-1757: Women correspond in efforts to help one another "improve," 1750s	p. 311
Excerpt from Vie Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin: Benjamin Franklin networks and experiments with a secular way of inculcating virtue	p. 315
Excerpt from Notes on the State of Virginia: A Virginia planter expounds on the characteristics of native peoples and Africans	p. 321
Ambitions: Expansion of New France	p. 327
A Jesuit explains the "Polity of the Hurons, and their Government," 1636	p. 332
A French Negotiator works to establish unity among Menominee (Malhomini) and Potowatami refugees at Chequamegon Bay, 1660s	p. 339
A French ceremony asserting possession at Sault Ste. Marie, 1671	p. 342
Grand Treaty establishes Iroquois Neutrality, 1701	p. 345
French and Indian War	p. 349
Excerpt from the Papers of George Washington: Virginia governor instructs George Washington to assess French strength in the Ohio Country, 1753	p. 352
Excerpt from the Writings of George Washington: George Washington describes defeat, 1755	p. 354
Albany Plan of Union: The colonies contemplate union, 1754	p. 356
Excerpt from The American Journals of Louis Antoine de Bougainville	p. 360
Letter of Sir William Johnson to the Lords of Trade: Indian Superintendent William Johnson explains the strategic importance of the Iroquois, 1763	p. 365
Text Permissions	p. 371
Notes on Contributors	p. 379
Index	p. 383
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