Project Gutenberg 2003-05-01 Public domain in the USA. 188 Cheyney, Edward Potts 1861 1947 The American Nation: A History — Volume 1: European Background of American History, 1300-1600 Produced by George Balogh, Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "The American Nation: A History — Volume 1: European Background of American History" by Edward Potts Cheyney is a historical account likely written in the early 20th century. This volume strives to explore European influences and conditions leading to the discovery and colonization of America, tracing the roots of American society and governance back to their European origins. The opening of the book sets the stage for an examination of the burgeoning aspirations for exploration during the late medieval period up until the early Renaissance, focusing on the interplay between trade, politics, and socioeconomic factors in Europe that sparked a desire to find new routes to Asia. Cheyney outlines the historical context of Europe, from trade routes and the impact of the Ottoman Empire on established paths, to the desires ignited by the spice trade and the Reformation. The reader is introduced to the motivations and challenges faced by early explorers as they ventured into the unknown, along with the significant role that Italian contributions to navigation and cartography played in these explorations, culminating in the indirect yet transformative discovery of the New World. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 54.5 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en America -- Discovery and exploration Discoveries in geography Commerce -- History Reformation Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 1066-1485 Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 1485-1603 E011 Text Category: History - American Category: History - European Category: History - Early Modern (c. 1450-1750) 544793 2025-08-02T10:08:59.438144 text/html 544614 2025-01-08T22:59:25.999299 text/html 316920 2025-08-02T10:09:08.446073 application/epub+zip 323283 2025-08-02T10:09:03.487114 application/epub+zip 265010 2025-08-02T10:09:02.075155 application/epub+zip 646734 2025-08-02T10:09:12.544068 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 616246 2025-08-02T10:09:07.584074 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 464407 2022-09-02T13:04:11.235006 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 520301 2025-08-02T10:08:58.870157 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 515369 2020-12-27T17:44:27 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18805 2025-08-02T10:09:12.670046 application/rdf+xml 27412 2025-08-02T10:09:02.708111 image/jpeg 4927 2025-08-02T10:09:02.453113 image/jpeg 188579 2020-12-27T17:44:27 application/octet-stream application/zip 313350 2025-08-02T10:08:59.485168 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia