
- 224 pages
- English
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Science and Technology in Colonial America
About this book
Science and technology are central to history of the United States, and this is true of the Colonial period as well. Although considered by Europeans as a backwater, the people living in the American colonies had advanced notions of agriculture, surveying, architecture, and other technologies. In areas of natural philosophyâwhat we call scienceâsuch figures as Benjamin Franklin were admired and respected in the scientific capitals of Europe. This book covers all aspects of how science and technology impacted the everyday life of Americans of all classes and cultures. Science and Technology in Everyday Life in Colonial America covers a wide range of topics that will interest students of American history and the history of science and technology: * Domestic technologyâhow colonial women devised new strategies for day-to-day survival * Agriculturalâhow Native Americans and African slaves influenced the development of a American system of agriculture * Warâhow the frequent battles during the colonial period changed how industry made consumer goods This volume includes myriad examples of the impact science and technology had on the lives of individual who lived in the New World.
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Table of contents
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Chronology
- 1. Making a Living: Agriculture
- 2. Wood, Fruit Crops, and Other Tree Products
- 3. Making a Living: Manufacturing and Industry
- 4. The World of the Sea
- 5. Technology in Domestic Life
- 6. Architecture and Housing
- 7. Transportation
- 8. Reading and Seeing: The Technology of Words and Images
- 9. Science and Technology on the Land: Surveying and Cartography
- 10. Technology and War
- 11. Natural Knowledge in American Colonial Societies
- 12. The Scientific Revolution in Colonial America
- 13. The Age of Benjamin Franklin
- Bibliography
- Index