The Indian slave trade : the rise of the English empire in the American South, 1670-1717
"This book is the first ever to focus on the traffic in Indian slaves during the early years of the American South. The Indian slave trade was of central importance from the Carolina coast to the Mississippi Valley for nearly fifty years, linking southern lives and creating a whirlwind of violence and profit-making, argues Alan Gallay. He documents in vivid detail how the trade operated, the processes by which Europeans and Native Americans became participants, and the profound consequences for the South and its peoples." "The author places Native Americans at the center of the story of European colonization and the evolution of plantation slavery in America. He explores the impact of such contemporary forces as the African slave trade, the unification of England and Scotland, and the competition among European empires as well as political and religious divisions in England and in South Carolina. Gallay also analyzes how Native American societies approached warfare, diplomacy, and decisions about allying and trading with Europeans. His wide-ranging research not only illuminates a crucial crossroad of European and Native American history but also establishes a new context for understanding racism, colonialism, and the meaning of ethnicity in early America."--Jacket
History
xviii, 444 pages : maps ; 24 cm
9780300087543, 9780300101935, 0300087543, 0300101937
48013653
Preface
Acknowledgments
Note on the text and terminology
Introduction
Part I : South to 1701
Mississippian era ; Carolina, the Westo, and the trade in Indian slaves, 1670-1685 ; Crossroad of cultures : Scots, Yamasee, and the Carolina colony, 1684-1701
Part II : Adjustments, 1698-1708
Arkansas, Tunica, Taensa, and French missionaries : communication across the cultural divide, 1698-1700 ; Diplomacy and war, 1699-1706 ; British imperialism and Indian warfare in the South : John Stewart and Thomas Nairne
Part III : Intentions, 1707-1711
Indians, traders, and the reform of the Indian trade, 1707-1708 ; Defining the empire : Carolina and the conversion of Indians ; Carolina's Indian traders
Part IV : Repercussions, 1712-1717
Tuscarora War ; Contours of the Indian slave trade ; Yamasee War
Afterword
