ABSTRACT

Providing a survey of colonial American history both regionally broad and "Atlantic" in coverage, Converging Worlds presents the most recent research in an accessible manner for undergraduate students.

The ideal accompaniment to Converging Worlds: Communities and Cultures in Colonial America, this Sourcebook is a collection of primary documents that contextualize and bring to life the exciting narrative of early America. The expert authors of each chapter have hand-picked multiple documents corresponding with the same chapter in the textbook to help students delve deeper into the diverse geographic regions and variety of topics covered in this time period, including:

  • Letters
  • Pamphlets and newspaper articles
  • Excerpts from diaries
  • Patents and charters
  • Court records
  • And much more!

While the Sourcebook and text make a perfectly integrated package, the Sourcebook also features general introductions and section introductions framing the documents, so students can easily use it on its own to explore the vast colonial world up close.

In addition to the helpful maps, timelines, and further resources available for students on the companion site, instructors will have access to the full text of many of the documents included in the Sourcebook.

For additional information and classroom resources please visit the Converging Worlds companion website at www.routledge.com/cw/breen.

part I|66 pages

Beginnings

chapter 1|33 pages

European Ambitions and Early Contacts

Diverse Styles of Colonization, 1492–1700

chapter 2|16 pages

Tentative Testimonies

The Aztecs, Conquest, and The Black Legend

chapter 3|14 pages

Indians of North America

First Encounters

part II|114 pages

Regions

chapter 4|26 pages

The Chesapeake Bay

chapter 5|27 pages

New England

chapter 6|13 pages

The Caribbean Islands

British Trade, Settlement, and Colonization

chapter 7|26 pages

The Middle Colonies

chapter 8|18 pages

The Carolinas

Shaping of a Slave Society

part III|83 pages

Themes

chapter 9|30 pages

Judgment at Salem

War, Witchcraft, and Empire

chapter 10|7 pages

Purgatory

Interpreting Christian Missions and North American Indians

chapter 11|17 pages

The Slave Trade and Slavery

chapter 12|25 pages

Women, Family, and Gender

part IV|106 pages

Transformations

chapter 13|19 pages

American Backcountries

chapter 14|21 pages

Spiritual Awakenings

chapter 15|17 pages

Enlightenment

chapter 16|22 pages

Ambitions

Expansion of New France

chapter 17|22 pages

French and Indian War