12. THE EARLY AMERICAN WEST

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. INTRODUCTION vii
4. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS xiv
5. 1. NATIVE AMERICANS AND THE EUROPEAN ENCOUNTER 1
6. 2. THE SPANISH EMPIRE IN AMERICA 23
7. 3. THE FRENCH EMPIRE IN AMERICA 43
8. 4. VIRGINIA AND THE CHESAPEAKE 63
9. 5. NEW ENGLAND 85
10. 6. THE MIDDLE COLONIES 111
11. 7. THE COLONIAL SOUTH AND CARIBBEAN 136
12. 8. AFRICANS AND ATLANTIC WORLD SLAVERY 160
13. 9. THE GLORIOUS REVOLUTION AND THE LINKS OF EMPIRE IN ENGLISH AMERICA 183
14. 10. THE GREAT AWAKENING 206
15. 11. THE ANGLO-AMERICAN BACKCOUNTRY 230
16. 12. THE EARLY AMERICAN WEST 253
17. 13. THE SEVEN YEARS’ WAR 274
18. Conclusion. The Crisis of the British Empire in America 290
19. Notes 299
20. Index 321