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1. Native America
Theda Perdue and Michael D. Green
in North American Indians: A Very Short Introduction
Christopher Columbus coined the name ‘Indians’ (los Indios) to describe the people he met when he arrived in the Caribbean. The name stuck. But the people of the Americas had no collective ...
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2. New Spain
Alan Taylor
in Colonial America: A Very Short Introduction
At the beginning of the sixteenth century, the Spanish raided the mainland for slaves to work thei mines, ranches, and plantations. The Spanish learned of the rich and populous Aztec empire ...
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6. West Indies and Carolina
Alan Taylor
in Colonial America: A Very Short Introduction
During the 1620s and 1630s, the West Indies evolved from temporary bases for pirates into permanent colonies for planters. Seventeenth-century New England and the English West Indies ...
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2. The European invasion
Theda Perdue and Michael D. Green
in North American Indians: A Very Short Introduction
Encountering the people of America raised many questions. The result was a series of pronouncements and diplomatic initiatives from the pope that became known in international law as the ...
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