American Colonies: The Settling of North America

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American Colonies: The Settling of North America is a comprehensive historical study that examines the diverse peoples, empires, and environmental forces that shaped the colonization of North America before the United States was formed.

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instanceOf book
history book
approach Atlantic history perspective
comparative history
environmental history perspective
author Alan Taylor NERFINISHED
awarded Bancroft Prize NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
examines African slavery in the Americas
British Empire in North America NERFINISHED
Dutch colonial ventures in North America
French Empire in North America NERFINISHED
Spanish Empire in the Americas NERFINISHED
cultural exchanges between Europeans and Native Americans
demographic changes in colonial North America
diverse colonial empires
economic systems in colonial America
environmental history of colonization
indigenous societies
religious diversity in the colonies
focusesOn period before the formation of the United States
followedBy The American People: Creating a Nation and a Society NERFINISHED
geographicFocus Atlantic coast of North America NERFINISHED
British mainland colonies
Caribbean NERFINISHED
French Canada NERFINISHED
North America NERFINISHED
Spanish borderlands
hasFormat audiobook
ebook
hardcover
paperback
language English
notableFor emphasis on environmental and economic forces in colonization
integrating indigenous, African, and European perspectives
partOfSeries Penguin History of the United States NERFINISHED
publicationYear 2001
publisher Penguin Books NERFINISHED
Viking NERFINISHED
subject Atlantic world
European colonization of the Americas
colonial history
history of North America
indigenous peoples of North America NERFINISHED
timePeriodCovered 16th century
17th century
18th century
Age of Exploration
pre-Columbian era

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Alan Taylor notableWork American Colonies: The Settling of North America
Conceived in Liberty subtitle American Colonies: The Settling of North America
subject surface form: Conceived in Liberty, Volume 1
this entity surface form: The American Colonies in the Seventeenth Century