The Colonization of North America (Annotated)

Enriched Edition. European Expansion, Imperial Rivalry, and Indigenous Encounters in Colonial AmericaBy Thomas Maitland Marshall, Herbert Eugene Bolton

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The Colonization of North America offers a panoramic study of European expansion, Indigenous encounter, imperial rivalry, and frontier adaptation from the age of exploration through the consolidation of colonial societies. Its narrative ranges across diplomatic history, economic development, missionary enterprise, settlement patterns, and conflict, placing Spanish, French, Dutch, and English ventures in comparative perspective. Particularly compelling are its treatments of borderlands, transatlantic competition, and the varied institutions that shaped colonial life. Thomas Maitland Marshall and Herbert Eugene Bolton bring to the volume the rigor of early twentieth-century professional historiography, especially the emerging emphasis on continental rather than narrowly Atlantic or Anglo-American interpretations. Bolton's influential borderlands perspective and Marshall's attention to political and institutional development together situate colonization within broader movements of empire, migration, commerce, and cultural exchange. Their combined approach illuminates how different imperial systems interacted with Native peoples and with one another. Readers seeking a substantial introduction to North American colonial history will find this work valuable for its breadth, synthesis, and comparative reach. It invites engagement with multiple regions, peoples, and imperial ambitions within a single interpretive frame, fostering a richer dialogue about conquest, settlement, resistance, and historical memory. This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience. - Hand‐picked Memorable Quotes shine a spotlight on moments of literary brilliance. - Interactive footnotes clarify unusual references, historical allusions, and archaic phrases for an effortless, more informed read.

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Publish dateDec 15, 2023

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1The Colonization of North America (Annotated)

2PREFACE

3THE FOUNDING OF THE COLONIES

4CHAPTER I: THE BACKGROUND AND THE DISCOVERY

5CHAPTER II: THE FOUNDING OF NEW SPAIN (1492-1543)

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6CHAPTER III: THE EXPANSION OF NEW SPAIN (1543-1609)

7CHAPTER IV: THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE FRENCH COLONIES (1500-1700)

8CHAPTER V: THE BEGINNINGS OF ENGLISH EXPANSION (1485-1603)

9CHAPTER VI: THE CHESAPEAKE BAY AND INSULAR COLONIES (1603-1640)

10CHAPTER VII: THE BEGINNINGS OF NEW ENGLAND (1606-1640)

11CHAPTER VIII: THE ENGLISH COLONIES DURING THE REVOLUTIONARY PERIOD (1640-1660)

12CHAPTER IX: THE DUTCH AND SWEDISH COLONIES (1609-1644)

13CHAPTER X: THE OLD ENGLISH COLONIES UNDER THE LATER STUARTS (1660-1689)

14CHAPTER XI: EXPANSION UNDER THE LATER STUARTS (1660-1689)

15CHAPTER XII: THE ENGLISH MAINLAND COLONIES AT THE CLOSE OF THE SEVENTEENTH CENTURY

16EXPANSION AND INTERNATIONAL CONFLICT

17CHAPTER XIII: THE SPANISH ADVANCE IN THE SEVENTEENTH CENTURY

18CHAPTER XIV: THE WARS OF THE ENGLISH AND SPANISH SUCCESSIONS (1684-1713)

19CHAPTER XV: THE FRENCH IN LOUISIANA AND THE FAR NORTHWEST (1699-1762)

20CHAPTER XVI: TEXAS, PIMERÍA ALTA AND THE FRANCO-SPANISH BORDER CONFLICT (1687-1763)

21CHAPTER XVII: THE ENGLISH ADVANCE INTO THE PIEDMONT, 1715-1750

22CHAPTER XVIII: ENGLISH COLONIAL SOCIETY IN THE MIDDLE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY

23CHAPTER XIX: THE ENGLISH COLONIAL SYSTEM (1689-1763)

24CHAPTER XX: A QUARTER-CENTURY OF CONFLICT: THE EXPULSION OF THE FRENCH (1715-1763)

25CHAPTER XXI: THE RUSSIAN ADVANCE: THE OCCUPATION OF ALTA CALIFORNIA AND LOUISIANA BY SPAIN (1763-1783)

26CHAPTER XXII: THE NEW BRITISH POSSESSIONS (1763-1783)

27THE REVOLT OF THE ENGLISH COLONIES

28CHAPTER XXIII: THE CONTROVERSY OF THE ENGLISH COLONIES WITH THE HOME GOVERNMENT (1763-1775)

29CHAPTER XXIV: FROM LEXINGTON TO INDEPENDENCE (1775-1776)

30CHAPTER XXV: THE STRUGGLE FOR THE MUDDLE STATES (1776-1777)

31CHAPTER XXVI: THE WAR AS AN INTERNATIONAL CONTEST

32CHAPTER XXVII: THE CLOSING YEARS OF THE REVOLUTION (1778-1781)

33CHAPTER XXVIII: GOVERNMENTAL DEVELOPMENT DURING THE REVOLUTION

34Memorable Quotes

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