Carolina in Crisis: Cherokees, Colonists, and Slaves in the American Southeast, 1756-1763
In this engaging history, Daniel J. Tortora explores how the Anglo-Cherokee War reshaped the political and cultural landscape of the colonial South. Tortora chronicles the series of clashes that erupted from 1758 to 1761 between Cherokees, settlers, and British troops. The conflict, no insignificant sideshow to the French and Indian War, eventually led to the regeneration of a British-Cherokee alliance. Tortora reveals how the war destabilized the South Carolina colony and threatened the white coastal elite, arguing that the political and military success of the Cherokees led colonists to a greater fear of slave resistance and revolt and ultimately nurtured South Carolinians' rising interest in the movement for independence.

Drawing on newspaper accounts, military and diplomatic correspondence, and the speeches of Cherokee people, among other sources, this work reexamines the experiences of Cherokees, whites, and African Americans in the mid-eighteenth century. Centering his analysis on Native American history, Tortora reconsiders the rise of revolutionary sentiments in the South while also detailing the Anglo-Cherokee War from the Cherokee perspective.
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Carolina in Crisis: Cherokees, Colonists, and Slaves in the American Southeast, 1756-1763
In this engaging history, Daniel J. Tortora explores how the Anglo-Cherokee War reshaped the political and cultural landscape of the colonial South. Tortora chronicles the series of clashes that erupted from 1758 to 1761 between Cherokees, settlers, and British troops. The conflict, no insignificant sideshow to the French and Indian War, eventually led to the regeneration of a British-Cherokee alliance. Tortora reveals how the war destabilized the South Carolina colony and threatened the white coastal elite, arguing that the political and military success of the Cherokees led colonists to a greater fear of slave resistance and revolt and ultimately nurtured South Carolinians' rising interest in the movement for independence.

Drawing on newspaper accounts, military and diplomatic correspondence, and the speeches of Cherokee people, among other sources, this work reexamines the experiences of Cherokees, whites, and African Americans in the mid-eighteenth century. Centering his analysis on Native American history, Tortora reconsiders the rise of revolutionary sentiments in the South while also detailing the Anglo-Cherokee War from the Cherokee perspective.
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Carolina in Crisis: Cherokees, Colonists, and Slaves in the American Southeast, 1756-1763

Carolina in Crisis: Cherokees, Colonists, and Slaves in the American Southeast, 1756-1763

by Daniel J. Tortora
Carolina in Crisis: Cherokees, Colonists, and Slaves in the American Southeast, 1756-1763

Carolina in Crisis: Cherokees, Colonists, and Slaves in the American Southeast, 1756-1763

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In this engaging history, Daniel J. Tortora explores how the Anglo-Cherokee War reshaped the political and cultural landscape of the colonial South. Tortora chronicles the series of clashes that erupted from 1758 to 1761 between Cherokees, settlers, and British troops. The conflict, no insignificant sideshow to the French and Indian War, eventually led to the regeneration of a British-Cherokee alliance. Tortora reveals how the war destabilized the South Carolina colony and threatened the white coastal elite, arguing that the political and military success of the Cherokees led colonists to a greater fear of slave resistance and revolt and ultimately nurtured South Carolinians' rising interest in the movement for independence.

Drawing on newspaper accounts, military and diplomatic correspondence, and the speeches of Cherokee people, among other sources, this work reexamines the experiences of Cherokees, whites, and African Americans in the mid-eighteenth century. Centering his analysis on Native American history, Tortora reconsiders the rise of revolutionary sentiments in the South while also detailing the Anglo-Cherokee War from the Cherokee perspective.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781469621234
Publisher: The University of North Carolina Press
Publication date: 05/25/2015
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 288
Sales rank: 704,634
File size: 6 MB

About the Author

Daniel J. Tortora is assistant professor of history at Colby College.

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David L. Preston The Citadel

This is without a doubt a defining contribution on the Anglo-Cherokee War of 1759-1761. Until now, there has never been such a broadly conceived investigation of the Seven Years' War in South Carolina and how it shaped the intertwined histories of Anglo, Cherokee, and African peoples. Daniel J. Tortora weaves together a deeply researched and persuasive narrative on how the Seven Years' War shaped Carolina, its peoples, and indeed, the very origins of the American Revolution.

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This is without a doubt a defining contribution on the Anglo-Cherokee War of 1759–1761. Until now, there has never been such a broadly conceived investigation of the Seven Years' War in South Carolina and how it shaped the intertwined histories of Anglo, Cherokee, and African peoples. Daniel J. Tortora weaves together a deeply researched and persuasive narrative on how the Seven Years' War shaped Carolina, its peoples, and indeed, the very origins of the American Revolution.—David L. Preston, The Citadel

Daniel J. Tortora's Carolina in Crisis is an original and insightful work with impressive scope. That the author is able to synthesize from such a vast array of sources a coherent and engaging narrative is truly extraordinary. I've only encountered a handful of books that come close to matching Tortora's work—a remarkable achievement.—Jim Piecuch, Kennesaw State University

Jim Piecuch Kennesaw State University

Daniel J. Tortora’s Carolina in Crisis is an original and insightful work with impressive scope. That the author is able to synthesize from such a vast array of sources a coherent and engaging narrative is truly extraordinary. I've only encountered a handful of books that come close to matching Tortora's work--a remarkable achievement.

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