Colonial America

by Reich, Jerome R.

• ISBN13: 9780130895653
• ISBN10: 0130895652
• Edition: 5th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2011-01-01
• Publisher: Prentice Hall

Summary

This brief, up-to-date examination of American colonial history draws connections between the colonial period and American life today by including formerly neglected areas of social and cultural history and the role of minorities (African-Americans, Native-Americans, women, and laboring classes). It summarizes and synthesizes recent studies and integrates them with earlier research.European Backgrounds. The Native Americans. The Spanish Empire in America. The Portuguese, French, and Dutch Empires in America. The Background of English Colonization. The Tobacco Colonies: Virginia and Maryland. The New England Colonies. The Completion of Colonization. Seventeenth-Century Revolts and Eighteenth-Century Stabilization. Colonial Government. African-Americans in the English Colonies. Immigration. Colonial Agriculture. Colonial Commerce. Colonial Industry. Money and Social Status. The Colonial Town. The Colonial Family. Religion in Colonial America. Education in Colonial America. Language and Literature. Colonial Arts and Sciences. Everyday Life in Colonial America. The Second Hundred Years' War. The Road to Revolution. The Revolutionary War. Governments for a New Nation.For anyone interested in Colonial History, American Revolution, or Early American Social History.

Table of Contents

Preface	ix
European Backgrounds	1	(12)
Norse Discoveries	1	(1)
The Crusades	2	(2)
The Renaissance	4	(1)
Trade and the Nation-State	5	(2)
Portuguese Exploration	7	(1)
Spanish Exploration	8	(3)
English and French Exploration	11	(1)
Bibliography	12	(1)
The Native Americans	13	(14)
Native Americans Settle the Americas	13	(2)
Native Americans of Central and South America	15	(4)
The Native Americans of the Southwest and West	19	(1)
The Native Americans of the Plains	20	(1)
The Native Americans of the Eastern Woodlands	21	(4)
Estimates of Native American Population	25	(1)
Bibliography	26	(1)
The Spanish Empire in America	27	(10)
Spanish Conquests	27	(2)
The Exploration and Settlement of the Southwest	29	(2)
The Government of the Spanish Empire	31	(1)
Race Relations in the Spanish Empire	32	(2)
Religious and Cultural Life in the Spanish Empire	34	(2)
Bibliography	36	(1)
The Portuguese, French, and Dutch Empires in America	37	(13)
The Portuguese in the New World	37	(3)
The French in the New World	40	(5)
The Dutch in the New World	45	(2)
Comparing and Contrasting the Non-English Empires	47	(2)
Bibliography	49	(1)
The Background of English Colonization	50	(12)
Delay in English Colonization	50	(1)
Economic Motives	51	(1)
Religious Motives	52	(2)
Political Motives	54	(2)
Governmental Interest in Colonization	56	(2)
The Beginnings of English Colonization	58	(3)
Bibliography	61	(1)
The Tobacco Colonies: Virginia and Maryland	62	(12)
The London and Plymouth Companies	62	(1)
The Founding of Jamestown	63	(3)
Virginia Proves a Success	66	(2)
Virginia Survives Native American Attacks	68	(1)
Maryland Is Founded	69	(2)
The Economic Growth of the Tobacco Colonies	71	(2)
Bibliography	73	(1)
The New England Colonies	74	(13)
The Founding of the Plymouth Colony	74	(2)
The Founding of the Massachusetts Bay Colony	76	(4)
Other New England Colonies	80	(4)
Native American Relations in New England	84	(2)
Bibliography	86	(1)
The Completion of Colonization	87	(13)
The Colonies Under the Commonwealth	87	(2)
The West Indies	89	(1)
Colonial Policy Under Charles II	89	(2)
The Founding of the Carolinas	91	(2)
New York and the Jerseys	93	(1)
The Founding of Pennsylvania	94	(4)
The Founding of Georgia	98	(1)
Bibliography	99	(1)
Seventeenth-Century Revolts and Eighteenth-Century Stabilization	100	(11)
The Effects of the Navigation Acts	100	(1)
Bacon's Rebellion	101	(3)
The Dominion of New England	104	(2)
The Glorious Revolution in New York	106	(2)
The Glorious Revolution in Maryland	108	(1)
Comparing and Contrasting the 1689 Revolutions in America	109	(1)
Eighteenth-Century Stabilization	109	(1)
Bibliography	110	(1)
Colonial Government	111	(11)
English Agencies of Colonial Government	111	(2)
Government in the American Colonies	113	(5)
A Federal Empire?	118	(2)
Local Government	120	(1)
Taxation	120	(1)
Bibliography	121	(1)
African-Americans in the English Colonies	122	(14)
The Slave Trade	122	(2)
The Development of Slavery	124	(2)
The Black Population	126	(1)
Black Opposition to Slavery	127	(2)
White Reaction to Slave Discontent	129	(2)
Family and Religious Life	131	(1)
Slavery in the Northern Colonies	132	(2)
Free African-Americans	134	(1)
Bibliography	135	(1)
Immigration	136	(11)
Push and Pull Factors	136	(1)
Immigration Statistics	137	(1)
The Huguenots	137	(1)
The Germans	138	(1)
The Scotch-Irish and Scots	139	(2)
The Irish and the Jews	141	(1)
The Naturalization Process	141	(1)
Immigrants on the Frontier	142	(1)
East-West Friction	143	(3)
Bibliography	146	(1)
Colonial Agriculture	147	(8)
The Beginnings	147	(2)
Farm Implements	149	(1)
Agriculture in the New England Colonies	149	(2)
Agriculture in the Middle Colonies	151	(1)
Agriculture in the Southern Colonies	151	(3)
Bibliography	154	(1)
Colonial Commerce	155	(11)
The Colonies as Suppliers and Markets	155	(3)
Triangular Trade Routes?	158	(1)
Anglo-American Trade Relations	158	(2)
Domestic Trade	160	(1)
Piracy	161	(1)
Land Transportation and Communication	162	(2)
The Fur Trade	164	(1)
Bibliography	165	(1)
Colonial Industry	166	(11)
Obstacles to the Growth of Industry	166	(2)
Forest-Based Industries	168	(2)
Sea-Based Industries	170	(1)
Earth-Based Industries	171	(2)
Other Colonial Industries	173	(1)
Workers and Wages	174	(2)
Bibliography	176	(1)
Money and Social Status	177	(10)
Hard Money	177	(1)
Monetary Experiments	178	(1)
Paper Money and Land Banks	179	(2)
Wealth and Social Class	181	(3)
Social Mobility	184	(2)
Bibliography	186	(1)
The Colonial Town	187	(12)
Characteristics of Colonial Towns	187	(4)
Urban Problems	191	(4)
The Urban Economy	195	(2)
Urban Culture	197	(1)
Bibliography	198	(1)
The Colonial Family	199	(10)
Marriage	199	(2)
Premarital and Extramarital Affairs	201	(1)
Characteristics of the Family	202	(2)
The Legal Status of Women	204	(2)
The Concept of Childhood	206	(1)
Bibliography	207	(2)
Religion in Colonial America	209	(15)
The Anglican Church	209	(2)
The Congregational Church	211	(5)
Religious Groups in the Middle Colonies	216	(1)
The Presbyterian Church	217	(1)
The Great Awakening and Its Results	218	(4)
Bibliography	222	(2)
Education in Colonial America	224	(11)
Education in the Southern Colonies	224	(1)
Education in the Middle Colonies	225	(1)
Education in the New England Colonies	226	(4)
Higher Education	230	(4)
Bibliography	234	(1)
Language and Literature	235	(10)
The Growth of American English	235	(1)
The Development of American Literature	236	(5)
Literary Tastes of Colonial Americans	241	(1)
Newspapers and Magazines	242	(2)
Bibliography	244	(1)
Colonial Arts and Sciences	245	(10)
American Scientists	245	(2)
Medicine	247	(3)
Art	250	(1)
Crafts	251	(3)
Bibliography	254	(1)
Everyday Life in Colonial America	255	(11)
Demographic Characteristics	255	(2)
Homes and Furnishings	257	(4)
Dress	261	(1)
Amusements	261	(4)
Bibliography	265	(1)
The Second Hundred Years' War	266	(10)
King William's War	266	(1)
Queen Anne's War	267	(1)
King George's War	268	(1)
The Background of the French and Indian War	269	(1)
The French and Indian War	270	(2)
The Results of the French and Indian War	272	(3)
Bibliography	275	(1)
The Road to Revolution	276	(17)
The Constitutional Background	276	(1)
The Anglican Bishop Controversy	277	(1)
The Proclamation of 1763	278	(1)
The Sugar Act	279	(1)
The Stamp Act	280	(3)
The Townshend Acts	283	(2)
The Tea Act and Its Repercussions	285	(2)
The First Continental Congress and the Outbreak of Violence	287	(1)
The Second Continental Congress and Independence	288	(4)
Bibliography	292	(1)
The Revolutionary War	293	(11)
Military Advantages and Disadvantages	293	(3)
The Campaigns of 1776--1777	296	(1)
The Campaigns of 1778--1781	297	(1)
Peace Negotiations	298	(1)
Domestic Effects of the Revolution	299	(4)
Bibliography	303	(1)
Governments for a New Nation	304	(15)
State Constitution Making	304	(2)
The Articles of Confederation	306	(1)
Western Land Laws	307	(2)
Economic Problems	309	(1)
The Constitutional Convention	310	(4)
The Ratification Struggle	314	(2)
Bibliography	316	(3)
Index	319