Growing Pains: Settlement of the Southern Coast: Carolinas, Georgia, Florida
The lure of land is so strong that some adventuresome settlers move away from the coastal areas to territory explored and occupied by the French. They are also tempted by the less densely populated regions of the south. Carolina, for example, is a s...
Strained Relations: Seven Years' War, The
In 1754 the long-standing struggle between France and England erupts in the Seven Years' War over the building of Fort Duquesne in the Ohio Valley. At first, the war is fairly contained, but in 1756 it explodes into a conflict of international propo...
A Precarious Experiment: Challenges Facing the Young Nation
The United States faces a number of daunting issues in the years immediately following the war. The British do not evacuate the forts in the northwest territory or provide compensation for slaves as they had agreed. In 1784, Congress sends John Adam...