As we continue on through the late colonial period, it has become glaringly obvious that this era is largely overlooked. Between Bacon’s Rebellion, and the French and Indian War, is nearly 100 hundred years of colonial progress, and colonial struggle. The latter is where the lack shows up most clearly.

The American story is largely a British story. To deny that would require substantial evidence to the contrary, or immense bias. However, the other empires involved, the tapestry of Native nations, and of course the slaves, add important complexity, and nuance, to that narrative.

The conflicts involving all of these people are as important to the colonial story as the founding of Pennsylvania. We discussed the slave conflicts earlier in the season, so now we must discuss the inter-empire wars. In this episode, I will be covering the first two (at least that touch the colonies in a meaningful way): King William’s War and Queen Anne’s War.

These are mentioned in the notes, though only briefly. So I had a lot of work to do to detail the significance of these conflicts. So grab your muskets and cannons, and let’s fill in those missing pages…

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Music

Intro: Fractured Timeline - Sémø

Outro: Rise Fall - Eldar Kedem

Sources

King William’s War - Michael G. Laramie

Queen Anne’s War - Michael G. Laramie

American Colonies - Alan Taylor

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