[PDF] Shaping North America 3 Volumes eBook

Author : James E. Seelye Jr.
Publisher : ABC-CLIO
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 15,38 MB
Release : 2018-08-03
Category : History
ISBN : 144083668X

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"Compiling famous and hard to find primary sources along with specific topical entries and thematic essays, this book provides an invaluable collection of information about early American history."--Provided by publisher.

Author : James E. Seelye Jr.
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 1028 pages
File Size : 20,57 MB
Release : 2018-08-03
Category : History
ISBN :

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This fascinating multivolume set provides a unique resource for learning about early American history, including thematic essays, topical entries, and an invaluable collection of primary source documents. In 1783, just months after the United States achieved independence from Great Britain, General George Washington was compelled to convince his officers not to undertake a military coup of the Congress of Confederation. Had the planned mutinous coup of the Newburgh Conspiracy gone forward, the American experiment may have ended before it even began. The pre-colonial and colonial periods of early American history are filled with accounts of key events that established the course of our nation's development. This expansive three-volume set provides entries on a wide variety of topics and themes in early American history to elucidate how the United States came to be. Written in straightforward language, the encyclopedic entries on social, political, cultural, and military subjects from the pre-Columbian period through the creation of the Constitution (roughly 1400–1790) will be useful for anyone wishing to deeply investigate the who, what, where, when, and why of early America. Additionally, the breadth of primary documents—including personal diaries, letters, poems, images, treaties, and other legal documents—provides readers with firsthand sources written by the men and women who shaped American history, both the famous and the less well known. Each of the three volumes also presents thematic essays on highlighted topics to fully place the individual entries within their proper historical context and heighten readers' comprehension.

Author : James E. Seelye (Jr.)
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 20,58 MB
Release : 2018
Category : North America
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"Compiling famous and hard to find primary sources along with specific topical entries and thematic essays, this book provides an invaluable collection of information about early American history."--Provided by publisher.

Author : Tim McNeese
Publisher : Infobase Holdings, Inc
Page : 182 pages
File Size : 27,61 MB
Release : 2020-02-01
Category : History
ISBN : 1617530859

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In 1776, one year into the American Revolution, members of the Continental Congress gathered to sign the Declaration of Independence. Drafted by future U.S. president Thomas Jefferson, this document was not just a rallying cry against British tyranny, but also a statement that would provide the guiding principles of government, law, and citizenship needed to build a new country. With a striking preamble that states "all men are created equal," the Declaration of Independence set the fundamental beliefs and ideals that would shape the United States and its identity abroad. In The Declaration of Independence, examine the events that sparked a rebellion in the colonies and gave birth to one of the most famous pieces of writing in history.

Author : James E. Seelye (Jr.)
Publisher :
Page : 1104 pages
File Size : 49,90 MB
Release : 2018
Category : North America
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"Compiling famous and hard to find primary sources along with specific topical entries and thematic essays, this book provides an invaluable collection of information about early American history."--Provided by publisher.

Author : Jay H. Buckley
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 357 pages
File Size : 30,72 MB
Release : 2015-05-05
Category : History
ISBN : 1442249595

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The Historical Dictionary of the American Frontier covers early Euro-American exploration and development of frontiers in North America but not only the lands that would eventually be incorporated into the Unites States it also includes the multiple North American frontiers explored by Spain, France, Russia, England, and others. The focus is upon Euro-American activities in frontier exploration and development, but the roles of indigenous peoples in these processes is highlighted throughout. The history of this period is covered through a chronology, an introductory essay, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 300 cross-referenced entries on explorers, adventurers, traders, religious orders, developers, and indigenous peoples. This book is an excellent access point for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about the development of the American frontier.

Author : Jeff W. Dennis
Publisher : Univ of South Carolina Press
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 19,75 MB
Release : 2017-05-15
Category : History
ISBN : 161117757X

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“Dennis shows, lucidly and vividly, how white South Carolinians and Natives struggled with each other through the Revolutionary era . . . a sparkling read.” —Walter Nugent, author of Habits of Empire Patriots and Indians examines relationships between elite South Carolinians and Native Americans through the colonial, Revolutionary, and early national periods. Eighteenth-century South Carolinians interacted with Indians in business and diplomatic affairs—as enemies and allies during times of war and less frequently in matters of scientific, religious, or sexual interest. Jeff W. Dennis elaborates on these connections and their seminal effects on the American Revolution and the establishment of the state of South Carolina. Dennis illuminates how southern Indians and South Carolinians contributed to and gained from the intercultural relationship, which subsequently influenced the careers, politics, and perspectives of leading South Carolina patriots and informed Indian policy during the Revolution and early republic. In eighteenth-century South Carolina, what it meant to be a person of European American, Native American, or African American heritage changed dramatically. People lived in transition; they were required to find solutions to an expanding array of sociocultural, economic, and political challenges. Ultimately their creative adaptations transformed how they viewed themselves and others. “In this meticulously researched volume, Jeff Dennis focuses on the Cherokee and South Carolinians to explore the complex relations between Indians and colonists in the Revolutionary era. Dennis provides a valuable new perspective on America’s founders, identifying a clear link between Revolutionary radicalism and animosity toward Indians that shaped national policy long after the Revolution.” —James Piecuch, author of Three Peoples, One King