Colonial America in an Atlantic World

Download or read book Colonial America in an Atlantic World written by T. H. Breen and published by Addison-Wesley Longman. This book was released on 2004 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book presents the Atlantic coast history as a story of interaction and adaptation among the peoples of the four continents, and discusses the variety of social, political, environmental, and cultural processes set in motion by European exploration and settlement. Beginning with a chapter on the pre-Columbian background of Europe, Africa, and North and South America, this lively narrative traces the history of colonial America to 1763. Covering British, Spanish, French, and Dutch colonization, the book examines colonial development in the North American colonies along the Atlantic coast and in the borderlands, the North American interior, and the Caribbean.