Creating and Contesting Carolina: Proprietary Era Histories (The Carolina Lowcountry and the Atlantic World)

The essays in Creating and Contesting Carolina shed new light on how the various peoples of the Carolinas responded to the tumultuous changes shaping the geographic space that the British called Carolina during the Proprietary period (1663-1719). In doing so, the essays focus attention on some of the most important and dramatic watersheds in the history of British colonization in the New World. These years brought challenging and dramatic changes to the region, such as the violent warfare between British and Native Americans or British and Spanish, the no-less dramatic development of the plantation system, and the decline of proprietary authority. All involved contestation, whether through violence or debate. The very idea of a place called Carolina was challenged by Native Americans, and many colonists and metropolitan authorities differed in their visions for Carolina. The stakes were high in these contests because they occurred in an early American world often characterized by brutal warfare, rigid hierarchies, enslavement, cultural dislocation, and transoceanic struggles for power. While Native Americans and colonists shed each other's blood to define the territory on their terms, colonists and officials built their own version of Carolina on paper and in the discourse of early modern empires. But new tensions also provided a powerful incentive for political and economic creativity. The peoples of the early Carolinas reimagined places, reconceptualized cultures, realigned their loyalties, and adapted in a wide variety of ways to the New World. Three major groups of peoples--European colonists, Native Americans, and enslaved Africans--shared these experiences of change in the Carolinas, but their histories have usually been written separately. These disparate but closely related strands of scholarship must be connected to make the early Carolinas intelligible. Creating and Contesting Carolina brings together work relating to all three groups in this unique collection. The Essays In Creating And Contesting Carolina Shed New Light On How The Various Peoples Of The Carolinas Responded To The Tumultuous Changes Shaping The Geographic Space That The British Called Carolina During The Proprietary Period (1663-1719). In Doing So, The Essays Focus Attention On Some Of The Most Important And Dramatic Watersheds In The History Of British Colonization In The New World. These Years Brought Challenging And Dramatic Changes To The Region, Such As The Violent Warfare Between British And Native Americans, Struggles Between The British And The Spanish, The No-less Dramatic Development Of The Plantation System, And The Decline Of Proprietary Authority. All Involved Contestation, Whether Through Violence Or Debate. The Very Idea Of A Place Called Carolina Was Challenged By Native Americans, And Many Colonists And Metropolitan Authorities Differed In Their Visions For Carolina. The Stakes Were High In These Contests Because They Occurred In A World Often Characterized By Brutal Warfare, Rigid Hierarchies, Enslavement, Cultural Dislocation, And Transoceanic Struggles For Power. The Peoples Of The Early Carolinas Reimagined Places, Reconceptualized Cultures, Realigned Their Loyalties, And Adapted In A Wide Variety Of Ways To The New World. Three Major Groups Of Peoples-european Colonists, Native Americans, And Enslaved Africans-shared These Experiences Of Change In The Carolinas, But Their Histories Have Usually Been Written Separately. Introduction : Creating And Contesting Carolina / Michelle Lemaster And Bradford J. Wood -- Defining Carolina : Cartography And Colonization In The North American Southeast, 1657-1733 / S. Max Edelson -- Venturing Out : The Barbadian Diaspora And The Carolina Colony, 1650-1685 / Justin Roberts And Ian Beamish -- Dr. Henry Woodward's Role In Early Carolina Indian Relations / Eric E. Bowne -- The Economic Philosophies Of Indian Trade Regulation Policy In Early South Carolina / Jessica Stern -- Cutting One Anothers Throats : British, Native, And African Violence In Early Carolina / Matthew Jennings -- Before Long To Be Good Friends : Diplomatic Perspectives Of The Tuscarora War / Stephen Feeley -- War, Masculinity, And Alliances On The Carolina Frontiers / Michelle Lemaster -- Histories Of The Tuscarora War / James Taylor Carson -- Thomas Pollock And The Making Of An Albemarle Plantation World / Bradford J. Wood -- Diversity In The Slave Trade To The Colonial Carolinas / Gregory E. O'malley -- Marooned : Politics And Revolution In The Bahamas Islands And Carolina / Alexander Moore -- The Proprietors Can't Undertake For What They Will Do : A Political Interpretation Of The South Carolina Revolution Of 1719 / Hanno T. Scheerer -- Protecting The Rights Of Englishmen : The Rise And Fall Of Carolina's Piratical -- Forging Alliances : The Impact Of The Tuscarora War On North Carolina's Political Leadership / Christine Styrna Devine -- The Indians That Live About Pon Pon : John And Mary Musgrove And The Making Of A Creek Indian Community In South Carolina, 1717-1732 / Steven C. Hahn. Edited By Michelle Lemaster And Bradford J. Wood. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.

The essays in Creating and Contesting Carolina shed new light on how the various peoples of the Carolinas responded to the tumultuous changes shaping the geographic space that the British called Carolina during the Proprietary period (1663-1719). In doing so, the essays focus attention on some of the most important and dramatic watersheds in the history of British colonization in the New World.

These years brought challenging and dramatic changes to the region, such as the violent warfare between British and Native Americans or British and Spanish, the no-less dramatic development of the plantation system, and the decline of proprietary authority. All involved contestation, whether through violence or debate. The very idea of a place called Carolina was challenged by Native Americans, and many colonists and metropolitan authorities differed in their visions for Carolina. The stakes were high in these contests because they occurred in an early American world often characterized by brutal warfare, rigid hierarchies, enslavement, cultural dislocation, and transoceanic struggles for power.

While Native Americans and colonists shed each other's blood to define the territory on their terms, colonists and officials built their own version of Carolina on paper and in the discourse of early modern empires. But new tensions also provided a powerful incentive for political and economic creativity. The peoples of the early Carolinas reimagined places, reconceptualized cultures, realigned their loyalties, and adapted in a wide variety of ways to the New World.

Three major groups of peoples—European colonists, Native Americans, and enslaved Africans—shared these experiences of change in the Carolinas, but their histories have usually been written separately. These disparate but closely related strands of scholarship must be connected to make the early Carolinas intelligible. Creating and Contesting Carolina brings together work relating to all three groups in this unique collection.

These essays shed light on how the various peoples of the Carolinas responded to the tumultuous changes shaping the geographic space that the British called Carolina during the Proprietary period (1663-1719). In doing so, the essays focus attention on some of the most important and dramatic watersheds in the history of British colonization in the New World. These years brought challenging and dramatic changes to the region, such as the violent warfare between British and Native Americans or British and Spanish, the no-less dramatic development of the plantation system, and the decline of proprietary authority. All involved contestation, whether through violence or debate. The very idea of a place called Carolina was challenged by Native Americans, and many colonists and metropolitan authorities differed in their visions for Carolina. The stakes were high in these contests because they occurred in an early American world often characterized by brutal warfare, rigid hierarchies, enslavement, cultural dislocation, and transoceanic struggles for power. While Native Americans and colonists shed each other's blood to define the territory on their terms, colonists and officials built their own version of Carolina on paper and in the discourse of early modern empires. But new tensions also provided a powerful incentive for political and economic creativity. The peoples of the early Carolinas reimagined places, reconceptualized cultures, realigned their loyalties, and adapted in a wide variety of ways to the New World. Three major groups of peoples - European colonists, Native Americans, and enslaved Africans - shared these experiences of change in the Carolinas, but their histories have usually been written separately. These disparate but closely related strands of scholarship must be connected to make the early Carolinas intelligible. This book brings together work relating to all three groups in a unique collection The essays in Creating and Contesting Carolina shed new light on how the various peoples of the Carolinas responded to the tumultuous changes shaping the geographic space that the British called Carolina during the Proprietary period (1663-1719). In doing so, the essays focus attention on some of the most important and dramatic watersheds in the history of British colonization in the New World. These years brought challenging and dramatic changes to the region, such as the violent warfare between British and Native Americans, struggles between the British and the Spanish, the no-less dramatic development of the plantation system, and the decline of proprietary authority. All involved contestation, whether through violence or debate. The very idea of a place called Carolina was challenged by Native Americans, and many colonists and metropolitan authorities differed in their visions for Carolina. The stakes were high in these contests because they occurred in a world often characterized by brutal warfare, rigid hierarchies, enslavement, cultural dislocation, and transoceanic struggles for power. The peoples of the early Carolinas reimagined places, reconceptualized cultures, realigned their loyalties, and adapted in a wide variety of ways to the New World. Three major groups of peoples-European colonists, Native Americans, and enslaved Africans-shared these experiences of change in the Carolinas, but their histories have usually been written separately. These disparate but closely related strands of scholarship must be connected to make the early Carolinas intelligible. Creating and Contesting Carolina brings together work relating to all three groups in this unique collection. The essays in __Creating and Contesting Carolina__ shed new light on how the various peoples of the Carolinas responded to the tumultuous changes shaping the geographic space that the British called Carolina during the Proprietary period (1663-1719). In doing so, the essays focus attention on some of the most important and dramatic watersheds in the history of British colonization in the New World. While Native Americans and colonists shed each other's blood to define the territory on their terms, colonists and officials built their own version of Carolina on paper and in the discourse of early modern empires. But new tensions also provided a powerful incentive for political and economic creativity. The peoples of the early Carolinas reimagined places, reconceptualized cultures, realigned their loyalties, and adapted in a wide variety of ways to the New World. This collection of essays shed new light on how the various peoples of the Carolinas responded to the tumultuous changes shaping the geographic space that the British called Carolina during the Proprietary period (1663-1719). In doing so, the essays focus attention on some of the most important and dramatic watersheds in the history of British colonisation in the New World.