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John E. Ferling is a professor emeritus of history at the University of West Georgia. As a leading historian in the American Revolution and founding era, he has appeared in television documentaries on PBS, the History Channel, C-SPAN Book TV, and the Learning Channel.
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Foreword v
Acknowledgments ix
Chronology of Events xi
Introduction 1
Chapter One. The European Invasion of America 9
The Opening Clashes 9
Struggle on the Chesapeake 17
Conflict in New England 27
Conflict in the Middle Colonies 39
The Final Round 43
Chapter Two. The European Struggle for America: Round One 61
The Origins of International Conflict 61
An Indecisive War 67
Queen Anne’s War: Phase One, 1701-1708 79
One Success, One Failure: The End of Queen Anne’s War 89
Chapter Three. The Struggle for America Resumes 101
Bloody Frontiers: New England 101
Bloody Frontiers: The South 103
The War of Jenkins’ Ear 111
Chapter Four. War in Eighteenth-Century America 118
Changing Views of War 118
The Technology of War 120
American Soldiers and Armies 123
King George’s War 131
Chapter Five. The Anglo-American Triumph 143
Origins of the French and Indian War 143
An Undeclared War 146
War Is Declared 159
New Leadership, Mixed Results 170
Anglo-American Victory 187
Conclusion: Significance of America’s Early Wars 202
Bibliographical Essay 210
Index 233
Maps xvi, 8, 138, 190