The United States in World HistoryIn 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 ...
The North American colonies saw a jump of almost two million people during the 1700s while Great Britain and Ireland both saw their own populations grow dramatically in these decades. Drops in mortality, increased life expectancy and ...
New England slavers also picked up bills 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 ...
... American colonies for food and whitecollar services and on Great Britain for investments, plantation managers and naval protection. The islands could have existed in no other way once they committed to sugar as their main export.
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