Red Albion: Genocide and English Colonialism, 1622-1646

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dc.contributor.authorKruer, Matthew, 1981-
dc.date.accessioned2010-04-14T01:11:43Z
dc.date.available2010-04-14T01:11:43Z
dc.date.issued2009-06
dc.descriptionviii, 170 p. A print copy of this thesis is available through the UO Libraries. Search the library catalog for the location and call number.en_US
dc.description.abstractThis thesis examines the connection between colonialism and violence during the early years of English settlement in North America. I argue that colonization was inherently destructive because the English colonists envisioned a comprehensive transformation of the American landscape that required the elimination ofNative American societies. Two case studies demonstrate the dynamics ofthis process. During the Anglo-Powhatan Wars in Virginia, latent violence within English ideologies of imperialism escalated cont1ict to levels of extreme brutality, but the fracturing ofpower along the frontier limited Virginian war aims to expulsion of the Powhatan Indians and the creation of a segregated society. During the Pequot War in New England, elements of violence in the Puritan worldview became exaggerated by the onset of societal crisis during the Antinomian Controversy. The resulting climate of fear unified the colonies and created an ideological commitment to the genocide of the Pequots.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipCommittee in Charge: Dr. Jack Maddex, Chair; Dr. Matthew Dennis; Dr. Jeffrey Ostleren_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1794/10306
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherUniversity of Oregonen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesUniversity of Oregon theses, Dept. of History, M.A., 2009;
dc.subjectGreat Britain -- Colonies -- America
dc.subjectColonialism
dc.subjectImperialism
dc.titleRed Albion: Genocide and English Colonialism, 1622-1646en_US
dc.title.alternativeGenocide and English Colonialism, 1622-1646en_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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