The central theme of Fred Anderson’s “People’s Army” seems to be distinguishing the cultural milieu of provincial volunteers from their British regular counterparts. By highlighting and evaluating these differences, Anderson is able to efficiently separate the New World society from that of the old mother country, allowing the New Englanders to develop and identify a … Continue reading The People’s Army – Provincials in the 7 Years’ War
Month: April 2017
Book Review: New England Bound
Wendy Warren’s “New England Bound: Slavery and Colonization in Early America” highlights the necessary relationship of the slave trade between the New England colonies and the West Indies, and focuses the vast research available from the time period with precise aim at the symbiotic nature between the institution of slavery and the prosperity of Colonial … Continue reading Book Review: New England Bound
Gender, Class and Society in Early 18th Century New England
The mid-18th century saw a developed and gradual change away from previous norms in terms of class, economic development, wealth, status and gender roles that appears to have often gone unnoticed. As these changes took place, colonists in New England adapted in various methods to new cultural expectations and purposes in ways that reflect the … Continue reading Gender, Class and Society in Early 18th Century New England
The Institution of Slavery in the New England Colonies
Over the past 5 weeks, I have had a lot of research on the practice and institution of slavery in Colonial New England, since that is what my final paper will be about, so I’m incredibly happy that this week’s module coincides with the writing of the rough draft. Slavery in New England in the … Continue reading The Institution of Slavery in the New England Colonies
Environmental Changes in Colonial New England
It is clear from the reading of Changes in the Land that the two myths proposed in this weeks’ prompt need to be clearly disregarded. Neither were Native Americans early environmentalists, nor did the first European settlers on the shores of the New England coast encounter a “virgin land” virtually untouched by human hands. Native … Continue reading Environmental Changes in Colonial New England
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