"Times Are Altered with Us": American Indians from First Contact to the New Republic (The American History Series)

"Times Are Altered with Us : American Indians from Contact to the New Republic offers a concise and engaging introduction to the turbulent 300-year-period of the history of Native Americans and their interactions with Europeans--and then Americans--from 1492 to 1800. Considers the interactions of American Indians at many points of 'First Contact' across North America, from the Gulf of Mexico to the Pacific and Atlantic Coasts Explores the early years of contact, trade, reciprocity, and colonization, from initial engagement of different Indian and European peoples--Spanish, French, Dutch, English, and Russian--up to the start of tenuous and stormy relations with the new American government. Charts the rapid decline in American Indian populations due to factors including epidemic Old World diseases, genocide and warfare by explorers and colonists, tribal warfare, and the detrimental effects of resource ruination and displacement from traditional lands. Features a completely up-to-date synthesis of the literature of the field. Incorporates useful student features, including maps, illustrations, and a comprehensive and evaluative Bibliographical Essay. Written in an engaging style by an expert in Native American history and designed for use in both the U.S. history survey as well as dedicated courses in Native American studies"-- Provided by publisher “Times Are Altered with Us”: American Indians from First Contact to the New Republic 5 Copyright 6 Contents 7 List of Illustrations 13 List of Maps 15 Introduction 17 Chapter 1 1492 and Before 24 Before Europeans 24 Invasions of America 28 Rewriting “History” 31 The Bering Strait Theory 31 Culture Areas 33 The Development of Maize 35 The Southwest 35 The Eastern Woodlands 36 Native American Population before 1492 38 Native Americans and Old World Diseases 40 The Columbian Exchange 41 Chapter 2 Encountering the Spanish 45 Pánfilo de Narváez 45 Cabeza de Vaca 50 The De Soto Expedition 53 Mabila 55 The Death of De Soto 56 Coronado 57 On to Quivera 59 Bartolomé de Las Casas 60 The Black Legend 60 La Florida 61 New Mexico 63 Acoma 64 Converting the Pueblo 64 The Pueblo Revolt 66 Chapter 3 Encounters with the French 69 Verrazzano’s Voyage 71 Cartier 73 Huguenots in Florida 78 The Fur Trade 79 Champlain 80 War with the Iroquois 82 The Jesuits in Canada 84 Alcohol and Native People 88 La Salle and Louisiana 89 Chapter 4 English and Native People in the Southeast 93 Ireland, the Foundation of English Colonial Strategy 94 The West Countrymen 95 Roanoke 95 The Powhatan Confederacy 99 Jamestown 101 Opechancanough’s Wars 105 Bacon’s Rebellion 107 The Indian Slave Trade 110 The Yamasee War 114 Chapter 5 Native Americans in New England 117 English Sassafras Hunters 119 John Smith Explores New England 120 The Separatists 121 Tisquantum 123 Thomas Morton and “Merre-mount” 125 The Pequot War 126 Miantonomi and Uncas 129 John Eliot and the Praying Towns 130 Metacom’s Rebellion 133 Chapter 6 The Five Nations, the Dutch, and the Iroquois Wars 141 Hudson’s Voyage 142 The Dutch West India Company 145 New Netherland’s Two Indian Policies 146 The Mohawk–Mahican War 148 Dutch and Algonquins at New Amsterdam 150 Iroquois Economic Crisis and the Weakening of the Wendat 152 The Beaver Wars 156 The Grand Settlement of 1701 162 Chapter 7 Seeking a Middle Ground 164 Pennsylvania 166 The Walking Purchase 169 The Iroquois Become Pennsylvania’s Enforcers 171 Into the Ohio Country 174 The Middle Ground 175 Native Americans as Military Proxies 177 Chapter 8 The Imperial Wars 182 The Imperial Wars 183 The Treaty of Lancaster 189 Disputing the Ohio Country 191 Braddock’s Defeat 195 Lake George 196 Montcalm Takes Command 196 The Tide Turns against the French 198 The Cherokee War 200 Chapter 9 Pontiac’s Rebellion 205 Neolin, the Delaware Prophet 205 The French Leave 208 The British Economize 210 Jeffery Amherst’s Indian Policy 211 Pontiac 213 The Siege of Detroit 216 Michilimackinac 218 Bloody Run 220 The Devil’s Hole 221 Bushy Run 222 The End of Pontiac’s Rebellion 224 The Proclamation of 1763 224 The Paxton Boys 225 Pontiac’s Fate 226 Flouting the Proclamation 227 Chapter 10 The Great Plains and the Far West 228 The Plains 229 The Bison 231 The Arrival of the Horse 232 The Plains before the Horse 234 The Spread of Horses on the Plains 236 The Cultural Impact of Horses and Muskets 238 Smallpox in the West 239 The Plains Migrations 240 War over the Buffalo 242 Women’s Changing Roles and Status 244 The Environmental Impact of the Horse 245 The Russians 246 Spanish Missions in California 248 The English Arrive in the Pacific Northwest 251 Chapter 11 Native Americans and the American Revolution 254 Appropriating Native Identity 256 Divisions among the Iroquois 257 Neutrality 259 Joseph Brant 260 Oriskany 263 American Allies 265 The Death of Cornstalk 268 A Generational Divide 269 “Monster Brant” 270 The Sullivan Campaign 271 Atrocity at Gnadenhütten 272 Chapter 12 Coping with the New Republic 275 The Conquest Policy 275 Alliances with Europeans 277 The Northwest Confederacy 278 The End of the Conquest Policy 280 Harmer’s Defeat 281 St Clair’s Defeat 282 British Interference 285 Division in the Northwest Confederacy 287 Fallen Timbers 288 The Treaty of Greenville 289 The “Blessings of Civilization” 290 Spiritual Renewal 292 Bibliographical Essay 294 Chapter 1: 1492 and Before 294 Chapter 2: Encountering the Spanish 295 Chapter 3: Encounters with the French 296 Chapter 4: English and Native People in the Southeast 297 Chapter 5: Native Americans in New England 298 Chapter 6: The Five Nations, the Dutch, and the Iroquois Wars 298 Chapter 7: Seeking a Middle Ground 299 Chapter 8: The Imperial Wars 300 Chapter 9: Pontiac’s Rebellion 300 Chapter 10: The Great Plains and the Far West 300 Chapter 11: Native Americans and the American Revolution 301 Chapter 12: Coping with the New Republic 301 Index 303 End User License Agreement 315 Intro -- "Times Are Altered with Us": American Indians from First Contact to the New Republic -- Copyright -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- List of Maps -- Introduction -- Chapter 1 1492 and Before -- Before Europeans -- Invasions of America -- Rewriting "History"--The Bering Strait Theory -- Culture Areas -- The Development of Maize -- The Southwest -- The Eastern Woodlands -- Native American Population before 1492 -- Native Americans and Old World Diseases -- The Columbian Exchange -- Chapter 2 Encountering the Spanish -- Pánfilo de Narváez -- Cabeza de Vaca -- The De Soto Expedition -- Mabila -- The Death of De Soto -- Coronado -- On to Quivera -- Bartolomé de Las Casas -- The Black Legend -- La Florida -- New Mexico -- Acoma -- Converting the Pueblo -- The Pueblo Revolt -- Chapter 3 Encounters with the French -- Verrazzano's Voyage -- Cartier -- Huguenots in Florida -- The Fur Trade -- Champlain -- War with the Iroquois -- The Jesuits in Canada -- Alcohol and Native People -- La Salle and Louisiana -- Chapter 4 English and Native People in the Southeast -- Ireland, the Foundation of English Colonial Strategy -- The West Countrymen -- Roanoke -- The Powhatan Confederacy -- Jamestown -- Opechancanough's Wars -- Bacon's Rebellion -- The Indian Slave Trade -- The Yamasee War -- Chapter 5 Native Americans in New England -- English Sassafras Hunters -- John Smith Explores New England -- The Separatists -- Tisquantum -- Thomas Morton and "Merre-mount" -- The Pequot War -- Miantonomi and Uncas -- John Eliot and the Praying Towns -- Metacom's Rebellion -- Chapter 6 The Five Nations, the Dutch, and the Iroquois Wars -- Hudson's Voyage -- The Dutch West India Company -- New Netherland's Two Indian Policies -- The Mohawk-Mahican War -- Dutch and Algonquins at New Amsterdam -- Iroquois Economic Crisis and the Weakening of the Wendat Historian and Native American expert Roger Carpenter takes the reader on a sweeping narrative journey of the early years of conquest and colonization, showing how American Indians went from being greeted by and engaged in trade with Europeans to an ultimate clash of cultures and civilizations. Carpenter explores the rapid decline in American Indian populations due to epidemic Old World diseases, genocide and warfare by explorers and colonists, tribal warfare, displacement from lands, and other factors. Revealing and at times deeply unsettling, this book offers illuminating insights into the history of European settlement and the fate of America's native population.--Book Jacket "Times Are Altered with Us": American Indians from First Contact to the New Republic presents a concise and engaging introduction to the turbulent 300-year period of history of Native American-European engagement from 1492 until 1800 __"Times Are Altered with Us": American Indians from Contact to the New Republic__