"Times are altered with us" : American Indians from contact to the New Republic / Roger M. Carpenter.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Carpenter, Roger M., 1956- author.

Series:

American history series (Arlington Heights, Ill.)

American History Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Indians of North America--Colonization--History.

Indians of North America.

Indians of North America--First contact with other peoples.

Indians of North America--Government relations--History.

Indians of North America--History.

Social change--North America--History.

Social change.

North America--Ethnic relations--History.

North America.

United States--Ethnic relations--History.

United States.

United States--History--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (549 p.)

Place of Publication:

Chichester, England : Wiley Blackwell, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"Times Are Altered with Us : American Indians from Contact to the New Republic offers a concise and engaging introduction to the turbulent 300-year-period of the history of Native Americans and their interactions with Europeans--and then Americans--from 1492 to 1800. Considers the interactions of American Indians at many points of 'First Contact' across North America, from the Gulf of Mexico to the Pacific and Atlantic Coasts Explores the early years of contact, trade, reciprocity, and colonization, from initial engagement of different Indian and European peoples--Spanish, French, Dutch, English, and Russian--up to the start of tenuous and stormy relations with the new American government. Charts the rapid decline in American Indian populations due to factors including epidemic Old World diseases, genocide and warfare by explorers and colonists, tribal warfare, and the detrimental effects of resource ruination and displacement from traditional lands. Features a completely up-to-date synthesis of the literature of the field. Incorporates useful student features, including maps, illustrations, and a comprehensive and evaluative Bibliographical Essay. Written in an engaging style by an expert in Native American history and designed for use in both the U.S. history survey as well as dedicated courses in Native American studies"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

1492 and Before

Encountering the Spanish

Encounters with the French

English and Native people in the Southeast

Native Americans in New England

The Five Nations, the Dutch, and the Iroquois Wars

Seeking a Middle Ground

The Imperial Wars

Pontiac's Rebellion

The Great Plains and the Far West

Native Americans and the American Revolution

Coping with the New Republic.

Notes:

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-118-73322-3

1-118-73315-0

OCLC:

902417328