Introduction

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Introduction 1
4. 1. Silver, Mercantilism, and the Impulse for Colonization 12
5. 2. The First Decades of English American Settlement, 1607–1639 41
6. 3. Monetary Upheaval, Recovery and the Dutch Infiltration, 1640–1659 72
7. 4. Mercantilism, Mints, Clipping, Smuggling, and Piracy, 1660–1674 104
8. 5. Empire in Crisis and Flux, 1670–1677 137
9. 6. Showdown in English America, 1675–1684 164
10. 7. Economic Rebellion, Competition, and Growth in English America, 1680–1685 193
11. 8. Revolutions of 1685–1689 222
12. 9. Reconstructing a Mercantilist Empire, 1690s 249
13. Epilogue: The Grand Settlement 290
14. Acknowledgments 299
15. Notes 301
16. Index 375