america

A quick reference to the history of Colonial and Revolutionary America with cross-references and bibliographies.

Explores the history of Santa Fe, New Mexico, founded in 1610 as the northernmost outpost of the vast Spanish empire in the New World. In search of cities of gold, the Spanish expanded northward from Mexico, but instead of gold they found the Pueblo Indians, whom they converted to Catholicism and made Spanish citizens. Despite ongoing conflicts, the unique mix of the Spanish and Pueblo cultures left a lasting legacy that can still be seen in Sante Fe today.

Discusses the Louisiana Purchase of 1803 and the political maneuverings of Napoleon and Jefferson that made it possible.

Describes what life was like in the first French colonies in the Americas.

Describes what life was like in the first English colonies in the Americas.

A three-volume set that discusses various aspects of the European colonies in North America including labor systems, technology, religion, and racial interaction.

Presents an account of the first great transit of people from Britain, Europe, and Africa to British North America.

Presents a study of the history of Spanish influence in America and describes their first encounter with native peoples of the Americas.

Identifies and explains the similarities and differences between the empires built by Spain and Britain in the Americas, describing their process of colonization, colonial societies, distinctive styles of imperial government, and independence movements against them.