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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... Ireland and Scotland exported textile, linen and/or food to England while purchasing manufactured goods. Ireland and Scotland also developed economic ties with the North American colonies. Similarly, the North American colonies engaged ...
... Ireland and Scotland as well as England proper. The middling sort occupied the middle ranks of North American colonial society. The members of the middling sort shared modest living standards and knew their place in the social hierarchy ...
... Ireland, Scotland and England. The dynamics of the Atlantic world: an overview British colonists in the western Atlantic lived under a set of maritime policies established in London as early as the 1650s. Known as the Navigation Acts ...
... 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 accounted for ...
... Ireland witnessed substantial loss of people , beginning in the 1750s . These migrants usually ended in North America . They left their homes for many reasons . Significant population growth placed great pressure on resources in the ...
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