| Description |
xiv, 240 pages : maps ; 21 cm. |
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| Series |
The American history series |
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American history series (Arlington Heights, Ill.)
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 210-232) and index. |
| Contents |
Foreword -- Chronology of events -- Introduction -- Ch. 1: The European invasion of America -- The opening clashes -- Struggle on the Chesapeake -- Conflict in New England -- Conflict in the middle colonies -- The final round -- Ch. 2: The European struggle for America: round one -- The origins of international conflict -- An indecisive war -- Queen Anne's War: phase one, 1701-1708 -- One success, one failure: the end of Queen Anne's War -- Ch. 3: The struggle for America resumes -- Bloody frontiers: New England -- Bloody frontiers: the South -- The War of Jenkins' Ear -- Ch. 4: War in eighteenth-century America -- Changing views of war -- The technology of war -- American soldiers and armies -- King George's War -- Ch. 5: The Anglo-American triumph -- Origins of the French and Indian War -- An undeclared war -- War is declared -- New leadership, mixed results -- Anglo-American victory -- Conclusion: Significance of America's early wars. |
| Subject |
United States -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.
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United States -- History, Military -- To 1900.
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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| Chronological Term |
To 1900
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| Indexed Term |
Geschichte 1600-1775 |
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United States History Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 |
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United States History, Military To 1900 |
| Genre/Form |
History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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Military history. (OCoLC)fst01411630
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| ISBN |
0882958968 |
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9780882958965 |
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