The United States in World HistoryRoutledge, 27. sep. 2006 - 192 síður In this concise, accessible introductory survey of the history of the United States from 1790 to the present day, Edward J. Davies examines key themes in the evolution of America from colonial rule to international supremacy. Focusing particularly on those currents within US history that have influenced the rest of the world, the book is neatly divided into three parts which examine the Atlantic world, 1700–1800, the US and the industrial world, and the emergence of America as a global power. The United States in World History explores such key issues as:
Part of our successful Themes in World History series, The United States in World History presents a new way of examining the United States, and reveals how concepts that originated in America's definition of itself as a nation – concepts such as capitalism, republicanism and race – have had supranational impact across the world. |
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... Britain's Northern American settlements stood as conduits that brought in the goods, services and personnel from the Atlantic world. They facilitated the introduction of European goods into colonial life and shipped out the exports that ...
... Britain and Ireland both saw their own populations grow dramatically in these decades. Drops in mortality, increased life expectancy and the absence of famine accelerated the increasing numbers of people. Such widespread growth also ...
... of exchange and hard currency that later helped pay for manufactured goods imported from Great Britain . New England ships actually imported food from the middle colonies to makeup for their own grain deficits, created by.
... Britain and in Europe valued Virginia's main export, tobacco, for its tastes and its rarity. Their demand drove the tobacco growers, the ships and their crews and the British government that depended on the annual harvests for profit ...
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