The Myth of the Savage and the Beginnings of French Colonialism in the AmericasA classic study of early contact between European explorers and North American natives. When the two cultures met in the fifteenth century, it meant great upheavals for the Amerindians, but strengthened the Europeans' move toward nation-states and capitalism. |
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... East , in spite of deep and obvious differences , had at least one point in common with Europe : many of its societies were organized into states , well enough articulated to be able to face Europe on its own terms . In other words ...
... East , in spite of deep and obvious differences , had at least one point in common with Europe : many of its societies were organized into states , well enough articulated to be able to face Europe on its own terms . In other words ...
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... Eastern : Canibas , Penobscot , Arosagunticook , Norridgewock , Pigwacket , Pentagouet ; Western : Sokoki , Penacook ... eastern and western . Geography ensured that the eastern would be the first of the Abenaki to meet Europeans ...
... Eastern : Canibas , Penobscot , Arosagunticook , Norridgewock , Pigwacket , Pentagouet ; Western : Sokoki , Penacook ... eastern and western . Geography ensured that the eastern would be the first of the Abenaki to meet Europeans ...
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... east , the Seneca , Cayuga , Onondaga , Oneida , and Mohawk , spread out from the Genesee River on the west through the Finger Lake region to Schoharie Creek on the east . ( By the eighteenth century , this range had expanded to the ...
... east , the Seneca , Cayuga , Onondaga , Oneida , and Mohawk , spread out from the Genesee River on the west through the Finger Lake region to Schoharie Creek on the east . ( By the eighteenth century , this range had expanded to the ...
Contents
PARTI American Discoveries and European Images | 1 |
Early Contacts of Amerindians and Frenchmen | 87 |
Amerindians in Europe | 203 |
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