For this assignment we will discuss main themes in Colonial America Book by Alan Taylor. Over the last generation, historians have broadened our understanding of colonial America by adopting both a trans-Atlantic and a trans-continental perspective, examining the interplay of Europe, Africa, and the Americas through the flow of goods, people, plants, animals, capital, and ideas.

Main themes in Colonial America

Paper instructions: Write a 3-4 page response that addresses the following: Identify the main themes of Alan Taylor’s Colonial America – A Very Short Introduction. Based on your reading of Taylor’s work, explain the following conclusion based on your understanding of the work: Over the last generation, historians have broadened our understanding of colonial America by adopting both a trans-Atlantic and a trans-continental perspective, examining the interplay of Europe, Africa, and the Americas through the flow of goods, people, plants, animals, capital, and ideas.

Main themes in Colonial America

In this Very Short Introduction, Alan Taylor presents an engaging overview of the best of this new scholarship. He shows that American colonization derived from a global expansion of European exploration and commerce that began in the fifteenth century. The English had to share the stage with the French, Spanish, Dutch, and Russians, each of whom created alternative Americas. By comparing the diverse colonies of rival empires, Taylor recovers what was truly distinctive about the English enterprise in North America.

Main themes in Colonial America

He focuses especially on slavery as central to the economy, culture, and political thought of the colonists and restores the importance of native peoples to the colonial story. To adapt to the new land, the colonists needed the expertise, guidance, alliance, and trade of the Indians who dominated the interior. This historical approach emphasizes the ability of the diverse natives to adapt to the newcomers and to compel concessions from them. Based on your reading of Taylor’s work, identify at least 2 things that you learned that were new to you. https://youtu.be/1dtTHZaG_pE

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