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Publication
Great Courses (2009), 36 lectures, 30 minutes each
Description
Between 1500 and 1800, the world was transformed. The peoples of Europe, Africa, and America, brought together in an often violent colonial process, created a new world and transformed the old. Although the individual British American colonies later formed into one nation, this course explores their profound differences in origin and practice. Professor Allison examines the relations of the colonies with the native people, the relations between these colonies and the colonial outposts of Spain, France, and the Netherlands, and how British attempts at colonial governance led, ultimately, to resistance, rebellion, and revolution.
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LibraryThing member Quollden
Introductory summary. Brief and shallow lecture on each topic. Limited by the time / chapter limits imposed by the format. But that has unfortunate effect of preventing engagement. A lot of the interesting stories from history were cut for time or summarized in two sentences. A solid three stars on
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content and delivery. Probably OK as your first book on pre-colonial / colonial America. Show Less
Language
Original language
English
ISBN
1598036157 / 9781598036152
Local notes
[01] The world before Colonial America [02] Spain's New World empire [03] John Smith, Pocahontas, and Jamestown [04] Virginia and the Chesapeake after Smith [05] The Pilgrims and Plymouth [0`6] The Iroquois, the French, and the Dutch [07] The Puritans and Massachusetts [08] New England heretics: religious and economic [09] The Connecticut Valley and the Pequot War [10] Sugar and slaves: the Caribbean [11] Mercantilism and the growth of piracy [12] South Carolina: rice, cattle, and artisans [13] New Netherland becomes New York [14] King Philip's War in New England [15] Bacon's Rebellion in Virginia [16] Santa Fe and the Pueblo Revolt of 1680 [17] William Penn's New World Vision [18] The New England Uprising of 1689 [19] Witchcraft in New England [20] Captives and stories of captivity [21] The Indians' new world [22] Family life and labor in Colonial America [23] Smallpox, 1721: the inoculation controversy [24] France, Senegal, and Louisiana [25] Georgia: dreams and realities [26] The Atlantic slave trade and South Carolina [27] The New York Conspiracy of 1741 [28] The great awakening [29] The Albany Conference of 1754 [30] The great war for empire [31] Pontiac's revolt against the British [32] Imperial reform: the Sugar and Stamp Acts [33] North Carolina regulators seek local rule [34] Virginia: Patrick Henry and the West [35] Destruction of tea and colonial rebellion [36] Independence and beyond