Jeffers Lennox: 2 books
Homelands and Empires
Indigenous Spaces, Imperial Fictions, and Competition for Territory in Northeastern North America, 1690–1763
Language: English
Release Date: May 8, 2017
The period from 1690 to 1763 was a time of intense territorial competition during which Indigenous peoples remained a dominant force. British Nova Scotia and French Acadia were imaginary places that administrators hoped to graft over the ancestral homelands of the Mi’kmaq, Wulstukwiuk, Passamaquoddy,...
by Richard Buel Jr., Jeffers Lennox
Language: English
Release Date: December 20, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: December 20, 2016
The drafting and ratification of the federal constitution between 1787 and 1788 capped almost 30 years of revolutionary turmoil and warfare. The supporters of the new constitution, known at the time as Federalists, looked to the new national government to secure the achievements of the Revolution....