The Scratch of a Pen: 1763 and the Transformation of North America (Pivotal Moments in American History)

241 Pages·2007·5.9 MB·English

by  Colin G. Calloway

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colin g. calloway
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Calloway,Colin G.(Colin Gordon),1953–
The scratch ofa pen :1763and the transformation ofNorth America /
Colin G.Calloway.
p. cm.— (Pivotal moments in American history)
ISBN-13:978-0-19-530071-0
ISBN-10:0-19-530071-8
1.North America—History—Colonial period,ca.1600–1775.
2.Frontier and pioneer life—North America.
3.Land tenure—North America—History—18th century.
4.Treaty ofParis (1763)
5.Great Britain—Colonies—America. 6.France—Colonies—America.
7.Indians ofNorth America—History—Colonial period,ca.1600–1775.
8.North America—Ethnic relations. I.Title. II.Series.
E46.C352005 973.2'6—dc22 2005020201
Design and typesetting:Jack Donner,BookType
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Printed in the United States ofAmerica
on acid-free paper
To my American family—Marcia,Graeme,and Megan—
and in memory of the British family I lost while doing this book:
Ronald Keith Calloway (1920-2003)
Neil Graeme Calloway (1949-2004)
Anne Elizabeth Calloway (1918-2005)
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Contents
Editor’s Note xi
Acknowledgments xv
1763 Timeline xvi
Introduction:War,Peace,and Revolution 3
1. America and Americans in 1763 19
2. Contested Lands 47
Land and Freedom in Indian Country 48
Emigrants and Settlers 56
Speculators 60
3. The First War ofIndependence 66
Pontiac’s War 67
The Settlers’War 76
The Redcoats’War 81
4. Setting Boundaries 92
A Line in the Mountains 92
The Treaty of Augusta and the Southern Indians 100
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