Project Gutenberg 2007-05-16 Public domain in the USA. 305 Becker, Carl L. (Carl Lotus) 1873 1945 Dodd, William Edward 1869 1940 Dodd, William E. (William Edward) 15009447 Beginnings of the American People Produced by G. Edward Johnson, Jane Hyland and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (Illustration scans courtesy of The Internet Archive: American Libraries) "Beginnings of the American People" by Carl L. Becker is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The work aims to provide a comprehensive overview of the early history of the United States, specifically focusing on the development and unity of its diverse population and the complex forces that shaped the nation during its formative years. The opening of the text introduces the historical significance of European exploration, emphasizing the motivations behind the discovery of the New World, primarily driven by trade and conquest. Becker discusses how the quest for wealth and resources led to the influx of various European settlers to the Americas and examines the conflicts and cultural exchanges that arose during this period. By setting the stage for the discussion of cultural, social, and economic dynamics, Becker highlights the intricate relationships between different ethnic groups and their evolving roles in shaping the emerging American identity. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 United States -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 E151 Text Browsing: History - American 565003 565011 2024-09-09T09:55:14.173454 2023-09-09T12:04:18.142765 text/html text/html 567390 2019-09-17T12:16:34 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 776772 2019-09-17T12:16:50 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 857380 2024-09-09T09:55:22.856402 application/epub+zip 865066 2024-09-09T09:55:16.175421 application/epub+zip 274027 2024-09-09T09:55:15.022488 application/epub+zip 1109426 2024-09-09T09:55:27.791363 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1072352 2024-09-09T09:55:21.858390 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 482057 2022-09-10T07:45:14.482460 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 526680 526486 2024-09-09T09:55:13.122502 2023-09-09T12:04:17.209732 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 526432 2019-09-17T12:16:32 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 196306 2019-09-17T12:16:50 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 526472 2019-09-17T12:16:32 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 196183 2019-09-17T12:16:50 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20571 2024-09-09T09:55:27.954345 application/rdf+xml 18048 2024-09-09T09:55:15.399404 image/jpeg 4375 2024-09-09T09:55:15.209425 image/jpeg 842554 2024-09-09T09:55:14.239445 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia