A Brief History of the Colonial Wars in America from 1607 to 1775

Herbert Treadwell Wade summarizes over 150 years of warfare and conflict during the colonization of the land that would become the United States of America. European governments constantly fought with one another, forcing colonists into waging wars that had little to do with them. Cultural differences among arriving immigrants, settlers antagonizing Native Americans, and onerous governmental authorities added to the pressure. From the Pequot War and Bacon's Rebellion to the French and Indian War, the author provides a concise overview of the history of American settlement warfare that taught colonials the lessons they would use in the American Revolutionary War to overthrow British governance.