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Online-Ressource (305 p)
ISBN:
9780415941112
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Designed for all libraries, this large-format, full-color atlas is an authoritative guide to the history of the United States. From the formation of the continent up through current events and information based on the most recent census, this work uses the geography of the United States to portray the history of the land and its people. The 300-plus maps tell the engaging story of America with detailed, clear information; accompanying text highlights key information presented in each map. An indispensable tool for students and educators alike, the Historical Atlas of the United States is desti
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Cover; HISTORICAL ATLAS OF THE UNITED STATES; Copyright; Contents; Vikings in the North AD 985-c. 1020; Introduction; PART ONE NORTH AMERICA: GEOGRAPHY, CLIMATE, TOPOGRAPHY; MAPS; 200 Million Years Ago; 120 Million Years Ago; 80 Million Years Ago; 50 Million Years Ago; Chronology of the Ice Ages; 18,000 Years Ago; AD 2000; The North American Continent; The Importance of Topography in U.S. History; Native Vegetation c. AD 1620; PART TWO FIRST AMERICANS; MAPS; Ancient Asian Migrations to North America c. 18,000 Years Ago; Clovis Hunters and Other Ancient Sites c. 10,000-8,000 years ago
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Chiefdoms of the Mississippi c. 1500 BC-AD 400Southwest Culture c. AD 1000-1500; Mississippian Moundbuilders c. AD 900-1450; Lifeways at the Moment of European Contact c. AD 1515; Predominant Economy c. AD 1500; Sapir's Thesis: Six Basic Indian Languages; Native Trade Networks c. AD 1450; PART THREE ACROSS THE WATERS: EXPLORATIONS AND OUTPOSTS; The Paris Map c. 1490; 1492 by Martin Behaim; MAPS; Johan Ruysch's Map of the World 1507; Main Voyages of Exploration 1492-1534; Native American Population 1500; Spanish Explorations 1513-1605; English Explorations 1497-1776
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French Explorations 1524-1690Port Royal Island: French and Spanish Forts; Roanoke Island Colony 1584-91; New Spain c. 1600; New France c. 1750; English Settlements and Colonial Grants 1606-35; Early Churches of the Colonies c. 1600-1770; Congregational Churches as a Percent of all Churches, by Colony, 1750; English Immigration to America 1620-42; New Netherland 1614-64; The Slave Trade 1619-1808; Plymouth Plantation 1620-30; Native American Reaction 1609-76; The Pequot War 1636-37; King Philip's War 1675-76; Mean Temperature in Fahrenheit December-January-February
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Transformation of American Flora 1620, 1850, 1990Outposts along the Delaware c. 1650; New Amsterdam c. 1660; The Pueblo Revolts: August-October 1680; European Advance c. 1750; PART FOUR CONTESTED BORDERS: INDIANS AND EUROPEANS IN 17TH CENTURY AMERICA; MAPS; Colonies c. 1660; Northern Colonies c. 1664; Middle Colonies c. 1632-82; Southern Colonies c. 1664-1735; Spanish Florida c. 1660; Florida to Mexico 1685-1721; Colonial Frontiers 1700-60; Predominant Immigrant Groups c. 1750; Lower New York 1705: Ethnic background of New York population; PART FIVE EUROPEAN WARS AND AMERICAN CONSEQUENCES
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MAPSNew England 1621-82; Bacon's Rebellion 1676; King William's War 1689-97; King George's War 1743-48; Queen Anne's War 1702-13; The War of Jenkins's Ear 1739-42; Acadia and Fort Louisburg 1740-55; Washington in the West 1748-54; The Struggle for Empire 1754-63; The 1763 Proclamation Line; British North America 1764-76; PART SIX 18TH CENTURY AMERICAN SOCIETY; MAPS; The "Great Awakening"; Trade and Industry c. 1750; Growth of African American Population 1680-1740; Black Population on the Eve of the Revolution 1770; The Québec Act 1774; Discontent in the Colonies on the Eve of War 1764-76
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The British Military Presence in the Colonies 1764-76
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781136600241
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780415941112
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Historical Atlas of the United States
Language:
English
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