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Informationen zum Autor Kirsten Fischer teaches in the Department of History at the University of Minnesota. She is the author of Bodies of Evidence: Sex! Race! and Resistance in Early North Carolina(2001). Eric Hinderaker is associate Professor of History at the University of Utah. He is the author of Elusive Empires: Constructing Colonialism in the Ohio Valley (1997). Klappentext This carefully collected volume of eight essays and 24 supporting documents allows access to the best and latest scholarship on mainland British North America. This book demonstrates how differences in race, ethnicity, gender, and social status were continuously negotiated throughout England's North American colonies. Zusammenfassung This collection of eight essays and 24 supporting documents concerning mainland British North America includes essays about Native Americans! the transatlantic slave trade! regulation of the sexual behaviour of white and black women! and the creation of new religious practices. Inhaltsverzeichnis Series Editor's Preface. Notes on Contributors. Acknowledgments. A Note on the Texts. Introduction.1. First Encounters:Introduction.Article:King Philip's Herds: Indians! Colonists! and the Problem of Livestock in Early New England: Virginia DeJohn Anderson.Documents:Reasons to be Considered for ... the Intended Plantation in New England (1629): John Winthrop.Treaty between the Abenaki Indians and the English at Casco Bay (1727).Indian Explanation of the Treaty of Casco Bay (1727): Loron Sauguaarum. Further Reading.2. Puritan Culture:Introduction.Article:A World of Wonders: David D. Hall.Documents:A Model of Christian Charity (1630): John Winthrop.Trial of Mrs Lucy Brewster at a Court Held at Newhaven (1646): Charles J. Hoadly.Tryal of Susanna Martin in Salem (1692).Further Reading. 3. Making Race:Introduction.Article:From "Foul Crimes" to "Spurious Issue": Sexual Regulation and the Social Construction of Race: Kathleen M. Brown.Documents:Letter to his Parents (1623): Richard Frethorne.Virginia Slave Codes (1661 - 1705): William Waller Henning.Petition against Zachareah Jordan (1783): Ruth Tillett.Further Reading. 4. Africa Diaspora:Introduction.Article:Time! Space! and the Evolution of Afro-American Society on British Mainland North America: Ira Berlin.Documents:A New and Accurate Description of the Coast of Guinea (1705): William Bosman.The Carolina Chronicle of Dr. Francis Le Jau (1706 - 1717): Francis Le Jau.A Narrative of the Life and Adventures of Venture! A Native of Africa! But Resident above Sixty Years in the Unites States of America (1700s): Venture Smith.Further Reading. 5. European Immigration:Introduction.Article:Worlds in Motion: Bernard Bailyn.Documents:The Infortunate: The Voyage and adventures of William Moraley! an Indentured Servant (1743): William Moraley.Journey to Pennsylvania (1754): Gottlieb Mittelberger.Informations Concerning the Province of North Carolina (1700s): Scotus Americanus.Further Reading. 6. Awakening:Introduction.Article:"Pedlar in Divinity": George Whitfield and the Great Awakening! 1737 - 1745: Frank Lambert.Documents:The Spiritual Travels of Nathan Cole (1741): Nathan Cole.A Letter ... to Mr. George Wishart (1742): Charles Chauncy.The Distinguishing Marks (1741): Jonathan Edwards.Further Reading. 7. Creating Gentility:Introduction.Article:Bodies and Minds: Richard Bushman.Documents.Autobiography and Other Writings (1790): Benjamin Franklin.Gentleman's Progress: The Itinerarium of Dr. Alexander Hamilton (1744): Alexander Hamilton.American Weekly Mercury (Philadelphia)! no. 575 (Jan. 5! 1730/1): Generosa (Elizabeth Magawley).Further Reading. 8. Backcountry Worlds:Introduction.Article:New Worlds for All: Indian America by 1775: Colin Calloway.Documents:The Carolina Backcountry on the Eve of the Revolution: The Journal and Other Writings of Charles Woodmason! Anglican Itinerant (1766 - 8): Charles Woodmason.On Behalf o...
