Title The Indian slave trade : the rise of the English empire in the American South, 1670-1717 / Alan Gallay

Published New Haven : Yale University Press, [2002]

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Description 1 online resource (xviii, 444 pages) : maps Contents 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 Summary This study focuses 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 50 years, linking southern lives and creating a whirlwind of violence and profit-making, argues Alan Gallay. He documents in 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 centre 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 should not only illuminate a crucial crossroad of European and Native American history but also establish a context in which to understand racism, colonialism, and the meaning of ethnicity in early America Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes English Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on March 10, 2023) Subject Slave trade -- Great Britain -- History -- 17th century Slave trade -- Southern States -- History -- 17th century Enslaved Indians -- Southern States -- History -- 17th century Indians, Treatment of -- Southern States -- History -- 17th century Indians of North America -- Southern States -- Social conditions BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Sales & Selling -- General. BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Marketing -- General. BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Commerce. HISTORY -- United States -- Colonial Period (1600-1775) Enslaved Indians Indians of North America -- Social conditions Indians, Treatment of Slave trade Slavenhandel. Indianen. Great Britain Southern States Genre/Form History Form Electronic book LC no. 2001005270 ISBN 9780300133219 0300133219 9781281731401 1281731404 9786611731403 6611731407

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