American colonial history clashing cultures and faiths

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"Thomas Kidd, a widely respected scholar of colonial history, deftly offers both depth and breadth in this accessible, introductory text on the American Colonial era. Interweaving primary documents and new scholarship with a vivid narrative reconstructing the lives of European colonists, Africans, and Native Americans and their encounters in colonial North America, Kidd offers fresh perspectives on these events and the period as a whole. This compelling volume is organized around themes of religion and conflict, and distinguished by its incorporation of an expanded geographic frame."--Publisher's description.;Native Americans and the European encounter -- The Spanish Empire in America -- The French Empire in America -- Virginia and the Chesapeake -- New England -- The middle colonies -- The colonial South and Caribbean -- Africans and Atlantic world slavery -- The glorious Revolution and the links of empire in English America -- The great awakening -- The Anglo-American backcountry -- The early American West -- The Seven Years' War -- Conclusion: The crisis of the British Empire in America. Native Americans and the European encounter -- The Spanish Empire in America -- The French Empire in America -- Virginia and the Chesapeake -- New England -- The middle colonies -- The colonial South and Caribbean -- Africans and Atlantic world slavery -- The glorious Revolution and the links of empire in English America -- The great awakening -- The Anglo-American backcountry -- The early American West -- The Seven Years' War -- Conclusion: The crisis of the British Empire in America.