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

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910971387603321
• Autore: Gallay Alan
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: New Haven, : Yale University Press, c2002
• ISBN: 9786611731403; 9781281731401; 1281731404; 9780300133219; 0300133219
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (463 p.)
• Disciplina: 381/.44/0975
• Soggetti: Slave trade - Great Britain - History - 17th century; Slave trade - Southern States - History - 17th century; Enslaved Indians - Southern States - History - 17th century; Indians, Treatment of - Southern States - History - 17th century; Indians of North America - Southern States - Social conditions
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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
• Sommario/riassunto: 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.

The evolution of American legislatures : colonies, territories, and states, 1619-2009 / / Peverill Squire

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910968629103321
• Autore: Squire Peverill
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Ann Arbor : , : University of Michigan Press, , 2012
• ISBN: 9786613721822; 9781280880513; 1280880511; 9780472028405; 0472028405
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource
• Collana: Legislative politics & policy making
• Disciplina: 328.7309
• Soggetti: Legislative bodies - United States - History; Legislative bodies - United States - States - History
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Tracing how American legislatures changed over time -- The colonial assemblies and the beginnings of American legislatures -- The original state legislatures -- The missing link: territorial legislatures -- The odd evolutionary cases -- The institutionalizing of state legislatures in the nineteenth century -- The professionalizing of state legislatures since 1900 -- Where does legislative evolution go from here?.
• Sommario/riassunto: The institutional development of American legislatures, beginning with the first colonial assembly of 1619, has been marked by continuity as well as change. Peverill Squire draws upon a wealth of primary sources to document this institutional history. Beginning with the ways in which colonial assemblies followed the precedents of British institutions, Squire traces the fundamental ways they evolved to become distinct. He next charts the formation of the first state legislatures and the Constitutional Congress, describes the creation of territorial and new state legislatures, and examines the institutionalization of state legislatures in the nineteenth century and their professionalization since 1900. With his conclusion, Squire discusses the historical trajectory of American legislatures and suggests how they might further develop over the coming decades. While Squire's approach will appeal to historians, his focus on the evolution of rules, procedures, and standing committee systems, as well as member salaries, legislative sessions, staff, and facilities, will be valuable to political scientists and legislative scholars.