The American People: Creating a Nation and a SocietyGary B. Nash The American People, Brief Third Edition, makes its first appearance as a four-color book in the American History market. With a thought-provoking and rich presentation, the authors present the lives and experiences of Americans of all national origins and cultural backgrounds, at all levels of society, and in all regions of the country. With its beautiful, new design and added Recovering the Past features, students and instructors will be engaged by a book that is brief, attractive, student-friendly, and reasonably priced! |
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Page 88
... French success hinged partly on shrewd dealing with the Indian tribes , which kept sovereignty over the land but gradually suc- cumbed to French diseases , French arms , and French - promoted intertribal wars . Because France's interior ...
... French success hinged partly on shrewd dealing with the Indian tribes , which kept sovereignty over the land but gradually suc- cumbed to French diseases , French arms , and French - promoted intertribal wars . Because France's interior ...
Page 116
... French where their interest was vital . The French resisted . They attempted to block further British expansion by con- structing new forts in the Ohio valley and by prying some tribes loose from their new English connections . By 1755 ...
... French where their interest was vital . The French resisted . They attempted to block further British expansion by con- structing new forts in the Ohio valley and by prying some tribes loose from their new English connections . By 1755 ...
Page 117
... French shipping in the St. Lawrence River , cutting the Iroquois off from French trade goods . These victories finally moved the Iroquois away from neu- trality . By early 1759 , foreseeing a French defeat in North America , the ...
... French shipping in the St. Lawrence River , cutting the Iroquois off from French trade goods . These victories finally moved the Iroquois away from neu- trality . By early 1759 , foreseeing a French defeat in North America , the ...
Contents
Archaeological Artifacts | 4 |
Indian Societies During the Period of Early European Settlement | 9 |
Oceanic Exploration in the Fifteenth and Sixteenth Centuries | 15 |
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