The Americas
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Nomadic Origins
Beringia
California Setting
The Southwest
Woodland: Iroquois
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Cultural Values
Land Ownership?
Family Organization
Language and
Religion
Work Ethic
The Middle Continent
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Location and
Historical Setting
West Africa & Islam
The Golden Age
West’s Arrival
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The Family
Religious Beliefs
Political Economy
The Arts
Diversity
Europe on Eve of Exploration
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Revival
Threat from Islam
The Humanists
Commerce & Asia
Portugal & Spain
Early Explorations
Role of Technology
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Political setting
Religion
Feudalism
The Prince
Nationalism
The Conquest of the Americas
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Tordesillas
The West Indies
Tierra Firme
Aztec Gold
Otros Mexicos
De Soto y Coronado
De Vaca
Spanish Empire
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England’s Early Effort
France and Canada
Search for NWPass
Hudson & Holland
Settlements
The Columbian Exch
The Chesapeake
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Joint Stock Approach
Jamestown
The Powhattan
Starving Times
Tobacco
1619
Proprietary Status
Maryland
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Features
Labor systems
Slavery
House of Burgesses
Religious Freedom?
Tidewater Elite
Bacon’s Rebellion
The Protestant Reformation
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Martin Luther
95 Theses
Theological Debates
John Calvin
Anglicanism
Religious Persecution
Separatists
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The Puritans and
Massachusetts Bay
Zion: A City on the
Hill
Life in the Colony
Dissenters
New England
Colonies
Restoration Colonies
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The English Civil War
Stuart’s Return
Pennsylvania and
Wm Penn’s Idea
The Carolinas
New York
Case of Georgia
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Mercantilism
Theory & Practice
Navigation Acts
Role of Slavery
Transoceanic Trade
Politics in the Colonies
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Representation
Burgesses,
Delegates,General
Court, etc
Assemblies
Royal Privileges
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Divine Right
English Civil War
Glorious Revolution
Colonial dissent:
Salem and New York
John Locke
Wars for Empire
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1650-1750
France and England
Colonial Struggles
Mercantilism and Salutary Neglect
Mid-Century