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1 online resource (1 audio file (1080 min.)) : digital. |
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Great Courses Audio ; |
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Allison, Robert J..
Great Courses Audio. Spoken word ;
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Great courses.
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Digital content provided by hoopla. |
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Lecturer: Robert J Allison. |
| Summary |
The history of colonial America is a story of extraordinary scope, with Europeans, Africans, and the native peoples of North America interacting in a drama of settlement and conflict that lasted nearly three centuries. Go back in time and relive this epic story in 36 spellbinding lectures. While concentrating on British North America, Professor Allison also covers developments in the colonial outposts of Spain, France, the Netherlands, and the all-important British possessions in the West Indies, which were the source of the most lucrative crop in the New World - sugar - and the reason for the enormous growth in the slave trade. As you'll discover, the colonies were often turbulent, dangerous places. You'll learn about Indian wars, slave revolts, witch persecutions, rampant piracy, and other upheavals, as well as the gradual cementing of social order and the development of customs that made the colonies distinct - and difficult for the British government to rule. These lectures build toward a discussion of the roots of the rebellion that succeeded in toppling the colonial system - the American Revolution - covering its long gestation and closing with an examination of the meaning of the Declaration of Independence. In fundamental ways, the world we know today emerged from the tempestuous and eventful history of colonial America. Deepen your appreciation for this formative era with these historically rich, captivating, and highly informative lectures. All Lectures: 1. The World before Colonial America 2. Spain's New World Empire 3. John Smith, Pocahontas, and Jamestown 4. Virginia and the Chesapeake after Smith 5. The Pilgrims and Plymouth 6. The Iroquois, the French, and the Dutch 7. The Puritans and Massachusetts 8. New England Heretics - Religious and Economic 9. 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 |
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Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
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United States -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.
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United States -- Social life and customs -- To 1775.
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United States -- Economic conditions -- To 1865.
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United States -- Politics and government -- To 1775.
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Allison, Robert J..
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hoopla digital.
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| ISBN |
9781682764879 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) |
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1682764877 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) |
| Music No. |
MWT12380817 |
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