The Birth of America- From Before Columbus to the Revolution

Contents

Introduction: Revising the American Past

PART I: EUROPE AND AFRICA COME TO AMERICA

1. The Native Americans 3


2. The Fearsome Atlantic 24


3. Sugar, Slaves, and Souls 40


4. Fish, Fur, and Piracy 53


5. Society and Wars in the Old Countries 64


6. The African Roots of American Blacks 79

PART II: THE ESTABLISHMENT OF BRITISH AMERICA

7. Early Days in the Colonies 101


8. “Mother England” Loses Touch 126


9. The Growth of the Colonies 144


10. Blacks in America 163


11. Whites, Indians, and Land 186

PART III: BREAKDOWN OF THE IMPERIAL SYSTEM

12. The French and Indian War 209


13. From International War to Colonial War 219

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