Brian HalpinDuring the 11th and 12th centuries, in an age before gunpowder, the Normans were able to conquer England by constructing forts (motte-and-bailey “castles”) on newly occupied land.
The exact same method – colonisation by fort-building – was employed in Southern Appalachia by land-hungry Americans in the aftermath of the Revolutionary War...
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The Mechanics of Colonialism - Before We Were White
During the 11th and 12th centuries, in an age before gunpowder, the Normans were able to conquer England by constructing forts (motte-and-bailey "castles") on newly occupied land. The exact same method - colonisation by fort-building - was employed in Southern Appalachia by land-hungry Americans in the aftermath of the Revolutionary War. Settlers were not