1. America’s History Fifth Edition
Henretta • Brody • Dumenil • Ware
America’s History Fifth Edition
Chapter 3: The British
Empire in America,
1660–1750
Copyright © 2004 by Bedford/St. Martin’s

2. Chapter 3: The British Empire in America (1660–1750)
Map 3.1 The Dominion of New England, 1686–1689 (p. 73)
Map 3.2 Britain’s American Empire, 1713 (p. 77)
Map 3.3 Africa and the Atlantic Slave Trade, 1700–1810 (p. 78)
Map 3.4 The Rise of the American Merchant, 1750 (p. 93)
Figure 3.1 The Growth of Slavery in South Carolina (p. 85)
Figure 3.2 Wealth Inequality in the Northern Cities (p. 94)
Figure 3.3 Family Connections and Political Power (p. 94)
Power and Race in the Chesapeake (p. 68) Enoch Pratt Free Library of Baltimore.
William Penn, Quaker Proprietor (p. 71) Contract: Jonathan Horne.
Rice Hulling in West Africa and Georgia (p. 87) Library of Congress / Georgia Department of Archives and History, Atlanta.

3. The Politics of Empire, 1660–1713
The Restoration Colonies
From Mercantilism to Dominion
The Glorious Revolution of 1688
Imperial Wars and Native Peoples

4. Map 3.1 The Dominion of New England, 1686-1689 (p. 73)

5. Power and Race in the Chesapeake (p
Power and Race in the Chesapeake (p. 68) Enoch Pratt Free Library of Baltimore.

6. William Penn, Quaker Proprietor (p. 71) Contract: Jonathan Horne.

7. Map 3.2 Britain’s American Empire, 1713 (p. 77)

8. The Imperial Slave Economy
The South Atlantic System
Slavery in the Chesapeake and South Carolina
African American Community and Resistance
The Southern Gentry
The Northern Maritime Economy

9. Map 4.1: African Origins of North American Slaves, 1690–1807

10. Map 3.3 Africa and the Atlantic Slave Trade, 1700-1810 (p. 78)

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Map: The African Slave Trade from

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English tobacco label depicting black labor (18th century)

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Neck and wrist irons used on slaves during the passage from Africa

14. Rice Hulling in West Africa and Georgia (p. 87) Library of Congress

15. Rice Hulling in West Africa and Georgia (p
Rice Hulling in West Africa and Georgia (p. 87) Georgia Department of Archives and History, Atlanta.

16. The New Politics of Empire,
1713–1750
The Rise of Colonial Assemblies
Salutary Neglect
Protecting the Mercantile System of Trade

17. Immigration and British Colonial Expansion, to 1755

18. French and Spanish Occupation of North America, to 1750

19. Distribution of Non-Indian Nationalities Within the British Mainland Colonies, 1700–1755

20. Ethnic and Racial Composition of the American People, 1790
Source: Adapted from the American Council of Learned Societies, "Report to Committee on Linguistic and National Stocks in the Population of the United States," Percentages total more than 100 percent due to rounding.

21. The Colonial Economy

22. Map 3.4 The Rise of the American Merchant, 1750 (p. 93)

23. Colonial Trade Patterns, c. 1770

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Map: Atlantic Trade Routes

25. Figure 3.1 The Growth of Slavery in South Carolina (p. 85)

26. Figure 3.2 Wealth Inequality in the Northern Cities (p. 94)

27. Figure 3.3 Family Connections and Political Power (p. 94)