The Indian slave trade : the rise of the English empire in the American South, 1670-1717 / Alan Gallay.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gallay, Alan.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Slave trade--Great Britain--History--17th century.

Slave trade.

Slave trade--Southern States--History--17th century.

Enslaved Indians--Southern States--History--17th century.

Enslaved Indians.

Indians, Treatment of--Southern States--History--17th century.

Indians, Treatment of.

Indians of North America--Southern States--Social conditions.

Indians of North America.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (463 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New Haven : Yale University Press, c2002.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This absorbing book is the first ever to focus on the traffic in Indian slaves during the early years of the American South. The Indian slave trade was of central importance from the Carolina coast to the Mississippi Valley for nearly fifty years, linking southern lives and creating a whirlwind of violence and profit-making, argues Alan Gallay. He documents in vivid detail how the trade operated, the processes by which Europeans and Native Americans became participants, and the profound consequences for the South and its peoples. The author places Native Americans at the center of the story of European colonization and the evolution of plantation slavery in America. He explores the impact of such contemporary forces as the African slave trade, the unification of England and Scotland, and the competition among European empires as well as political and religious divisions in England and in South Carolina. Gallay also analyzes how Native American societies approached warfare, diplomacy, and decisions about allying and trading with Europeans. His wide-ranging research not only illuminates a crucial crossroad of European and Native American history but also establishes a new context for understanding racism, colonialism, and the meaning of ethnicity in early America.

Contents:

Front matter

CONTENTS

PREFACE

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

NOTE ON THE TEXT AND TERMINOLOGY

INTRODUCTION

1. THE MISSISSIPPIAN ERA

2. CAROLINA, THE WESTO, AND THE TRADE IN INDIAN SLAVES, 1670-1685

3. CROSSROAD OF CULTURES SCOTS, YAMASEE, AND THE CAROLINA COLONY, 1684-1701

4. ARKANSAS, TUNICA, TAENSA, AND FRENCH MISSIONARIES COMMUNICATION ACROSS THE CULTURAL DIVIDE, 1698-1700

5. DIPLOMACY AND WAR, 1699-1706

6. BRITISH IMPERIALISM AND INDIAN WARFARE IN THE SOUTH

7. INDIANS, TRADERS, AND THE REFORM OF THE INDIAN TRADE, 1707-1708

8. DEFINING THE EMPIRE CAROLINA AND THE CONVERSION OF INDIANS

9. CAROLINA'S INDIAN TRADERS

10. THE TUSCARORA WAR

11. CONTOURS OF THE INDIAN SLAVE TRADE

12. THE YAMASEE WAR

AFTERWORD

NOTES

INDEX

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786611731403

9781281731401

1281731404

9780300133219

0300133219

OCLC:

1024005382