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Informationen zum Autor Louise A. Breen is Associate Professor of History at Kansas State University. She is the author of Transgressing the Bounds: Subversive Enterprises among the Puritan Elite in Massachusetts, 1630-1692. Zusammenfassung Providing a survey of colonial American history both regionally broad and "Atlantic" in coverage, Converging Worlds presents the most recent research in an accessible manner for undergraduate students. The ideal accompaniment to Converging Worlds: Communities and Cultures in Colonial America , this Sourcebook is a collection of primary documents that contextualize and bring to life the exciting narrative of early America. The expert authors of each chapter have hand-picked multiple documents corresponding with the same chapter in the textbook to help students delve deeper into the diverse geographic regions and variety of topics covered in this time period, including: Letters Pamphlets and newspaper articles Excerpts from diaries Patents and charters Court records And much more! While the Sourcebook and text make a perfectly integrated package, the Sourcebook also features general introductions and section introductions framing the documents, so students can easily use it on its own to explore the vast colonial world up close. In addition to the helpful maps, timelines, and further resources available for students on the companion site, instructors will have access to the full text of many of the documents included in the Sourcebook. For additional information and classroom resources please visit the Converging Worlds companion website at www.routledge.com/cw/breen. Inhaltsverzeichnis Beginnings European Ambitions by Timothy Walker Document 1: Spain and Portugal divide the world at the Treaty of Tordesillas, 1494 Document 2: The Spanish way of announcing their intention to take control, 1512 Document 3: Queen Elizabeth issues a patent to Humphrey Gilbert, 1579 Document 4: Sir Walter Ralegh receives the Roanoke patent, 1584 Document 5: The States General of the Netherlands establishes the Dutch West India Company, 1621 Tentative Testimonies by Heather McCrea Document 1: Bartolomé de las Casas decries the "Destruction of the Indies," 1542 Document 2: Spain enrages colonists with "new laws" that protect Indians, 1542 Document 3: Bernal Diaz remembers the Conquest Document 4: Florentine Codex account of the Massacre at Cholula First Contacts by Michael Oberg Document 1: Thomas Harriot reports on the native people at Roanoke, 1588 Document 2: Henry Hudson arrives at Manhattan, 1609 Document 3: William Bradford comments on an epidemic among native peoples of New England, 1634 Regions Chesapeake by L.H. Roper Document 1: A Jamestown planter asks permission to marry a native woman, 1614 Document 2: An Englishman writes the Virginia Company with news of Jamestown, 1620 Document 3: Charles I takes the Governor and Council of Virginia to task, 1637 Document 4: Virginians complain about the founding of Maryland and the actions of their governor, 1635 Document 5: A rebellious colonist denounces William Berkeley, 1676 Document 6: Virginians develop laws on slavery, 1661-1705 New England by Richard Gildrie Document 1: John Winthrop instructs and encourages colonists traveling to New England, 1630 Document 2: A minister warns against the dangers of religious toleration, 1647 Document 3: A militia officer envisions Pequot women captured in war as servants, 1637 Document 4: The Narragansett sachem Miantonomi tr...
