Henretta • Brody • Dumenil
America’s History
Sixth Edition
CHAPTER 3
The British Empire in America
1660–1750
Copyright © 2008 by Bedford/St. Martin’s
The Politics of Empire, 1660–1713
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The Great Aristocratic Land Grab
From Mercantilism to Imperial Dominion
The Glorious Revolution in England and America
Imperial Wars and Native Peoples
The Imperial Slave Economy
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The South Atlantic System
Africa, Africans, and the Slave Trade
Slavery in the Chesapeake and South Carolina
The Emergence of an African American Community
Resistance and Accommodation
William Byrd and the Rise of the Southern Gentry
The Northern Maritime Economy
The New Politics of Empire, 1713–1750
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The Rise of Colonial Assemblies
Salutary Neglect
Protecting the Mercantile System
The American Economic Challenge
Chapter 3
The British Empire in America1660–1750
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Map 3.1 The Dominion of New England, 1686–1689 (p. 74)
Map 3.2 Britain’s American Empire, 1713 (p. 78)
Map 3.3 Africa and the Atlantic Slave Trade, 1700–1810 (p. 81)
Map 3.4 The Rise of the American Merchant, 1750 (p. 92)
Figure 3.1 The Growth of Slavery in South Carolina, 1700–1740 (p. 85)
Figure 3.2 Family Connections and Political Power, New Jersey, 1700–
1776 (p. 94)
Power and Race in the Chesapeake (p. 68)
Rice Hulling in West Africa (p. 87)
African Culture in South Carolina, c. 1800 (p. 88)