Opening Up North America, 1497-1800Opening Up North America, 1497-1800, Revised Edition integrates in a chronological narrative the voyages taken from Florida to Newfoundland, covering the first recorded contact of John Cabot in 1497 through Alexander Mackenzie's journey across the Rocky Mountains to the Pacific in 1793. Through these stories, the geography of northeastern North America is pieced together and the impact European exploration had on Native American society continues to be felt today. Coverage of this title includes: the importance of cod fishing in the North Atlantic; Beaver hats and the role played by the fur trade in exploration of the continent's interior; Spanish, French, and English claims to territory in the southeast in the 16th century; and, exploration by Jacques Cartier, Samuel de Champlain, Henry Hudson, Etienne Brule, Rene-Robert Cavaller, Sieur de La Salle, and others. |
Contents
Triumph and Disappointment 17891793 | 7 |
Exploration and Empire 14971536 | 17 |
French Spanish and English Failures 15211590 | 35 |
Europeans Colonize and Contest Northeastern America Early Seventeenth Century | 51 |
Furs Friars and French Exploration 16351673 | 62 |
La Salles Adventures and Wartime Misery 16731715 | 75 |
Gaining Knowledge and Coming to Blows 17151783 | 89 |
Exploration at the Turn of the Century 17831800 | 104 |
Timeline | 118 |
Glossary | 121 |
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Picture Credits | 133 |
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About the Contributors | 140 |
Chronology | 117 |
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Opening Up North America, 1497-1800 Caroline Cox,Ken Albala,John Stewart Bowman,Maurice Isserman Limited preview - 2005 |
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