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A Companion to the American Revolution

Wiley Blackwell Companions to American History, Band 17 1. Aufl.

von: Jack P. Greene, J. R. Pole
142,99 €
Verlag:	Wiley-Blackwell
Format:	PDF
Veröffentl.:	15.04.2008
ISBN/EAN:	9780470756447
Sprache:	englisch
Anzahl Seiten:	796

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A Companion to the American Revolution is a single guide to the themes, events, and concepts of this major turning point in early American history. Containing coverage before, during, and after the war, as well as the effect of the revolution on a global scale, this major reference to the period is ideal for any student, scholar, or general reader seeking a complete reference to the field. <ul> <li>Contains 90 articles in all, including guides to further reading and a detailed chronological table.</li> <li>Explains all aspects of the revolution before, during, and after the war.</li> <li>Discusses the status and experiences of women, Native Americans, and African Americans, and aspects of social and daily life during this period.</li> <li>Describes the effects of the revolution abroad.</li> <li>Provides complete coverage of military history, including the home front.</li> <li>Concludes with a section on concepts to put the morality of early America in today’s context.</li> </ul>

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of maps and map acknowledgements x List of contributors xi Introduction xiii PART I: CONTEXT 1 01 The structure of British politics in the mid-eighteenth century 3 W. A. Speck 02 Metropolitan administration of the colonies, 1696–1775 8 Ian K. Steele 03 Intra-imperial communications, 1689–1775 14 Richard R. Johnson 04 The changing socio-economic and strategic importance of the colonies to the empire 19 Alison G. Olson 05 The political development of the colonies after the Glorious Revolution 29 Alan Tully 06 Population and family in early America 39 Robert V. Wells 07 Socio-economic development of the colonies 51 Edwin J. Perkins 08 Religion before the Revolution 60 Edwin S. Gaustad 09 The cultural development of the colonies 65 Michal J. Rozbicki 10 The emergence of civic culture in the colonies to about 1770 82 David Shields 11 Ideological background 88 Isaac Kramnick 12 The Amerindian population in 1763 94 Eric Hinderaker PART II: THEMES AND EVENTS, TO 1776 99 13 The origins of the new colonial policy, 1748–1763 101 Jack P. Greene 14 The Seven Years’ War and its political legacy 112 Thomas L. Purvis 15 The Grenville program, 1763–1765 118 Peter D. G. Thomas 16 The Stamp Act crisis and its repercussions, including the Quartering Act controversy 123 Peter D. G. Thomas 17 The Townshend Acts crisis, 1767–1770 134 Robert J. Chaffin 18 The British Army in America, before 1775 151 Douglas Edward Leach 19 The West and the Amerindians, 1756–1776 157 Peter Marshall 20 Trade legislation and its enforcement, 1748–1776 165 R. C. Simmons 21 Ongoing disputes over the prerogative, 1763–1776 173 Jack P. Greene 22 Bishops and other ecclesiastical issues, to 1776 179 Frederick V. Mills, Sr. 23 Social protest and the revolutionary movement, 1765–1776 184 Edward Countryman 24 The tea crisis and its consequences, through 1775 195 David L. Ammerman 25 The crisis of Independence 206 David L. Ammerman 26 Development of a revolutionary organization, 1765–1775 216 David W. Conroy 27 Political mobilization, 1765–1776 222 Rebecca Starr 28 Identity and Independence 230 Jack P. Greene 29 Loyalism and neutrality 235 Robert M. Calhoon 30 Opposition in Britain 248 Colin Bonwick 31 Common Sense 254 Jack Fruchtman, Jr. 32 The Declaration of Independence 258 Ronald Hamowy PART III: THEMES AND EVENTS, FROM 1776 263 33 Bills of rights and the first ten amendments to the Constitution 265 Robert A. Rutland 34 State constitution-making, through 1781 269 Donald S. Lutz 35 The Articles of Confederation, 1775–1783 281 Jack N. Rakove 36 The War for Independence, to Saratoga 287 Don Higginbotham 37 The War for Independence, after Saratoga 298 Don Higginbotham 38 The Continental Army 308 Holly A. Mayer 39 Militia, guerrilla warfare, tactics, and weaponry 314 Mark V. Kwasny 40 Naval operations during the War for Independence 320 Clark G. Reynolds 41 The First United States Navy 326 James C. Bradford 42 The home front during the War for Independence: the effect of labor shortages on commercial production in the Mid-Atlantic 332 Michael V. Kennedy 43 Resistance to the American Revolution 342 Michael A. McDonnell 44 Diplomacy of the Revolution, to 1783 352 Jonathan R. Dull 45 Confederation: state governments and their problems 362 Edward Countryman 46 The West: territory, states, and confederation 374 Peter S. Onuf 47 Demobilization and national defense 383 E. Wayne Carp 48 Currency, taxation, and finance, 1775–1787 388 Robert A. Becker 49 Foreign relations, after 1783 398 Jonathan R. Dull 50 Slavery and anti-slavery 402 Sylvia R. Frey 51 Amerindians and the new republic 413 James H. Merrell 52 The impact of the Revolution on the role, status, and experience of women 419 Betty Wood 53 The impact of the Revolution on education 427 Melvin Yazawa 54 The impact of the Revolution on social problems: poverty, insanity, and crime 435 Melvin Yazawa 55 The impact of the Revolution on church and state 444 Robert M. Calhoon 56 Law: continuity and reform 452 J. R. Pole 57 Confederation: movement for a stronger union 458 Mark D. Kaplanoff 58 The Federal Convention and the Constitution 470 Mark D. Kaplanoff 59 The debate over ratification of the Constitution 482 Murray Dry PART IV: EXTERNAL EFFECTS OF THE REVOLUTION 495 60 Great Britain in the aftermath of the American Revolution 497 Ian R. Christie 61 The American Revolution in Canada 503 Elizabeth Mancke 62 The American Revolution and Ireland 511 Maurice J. Bric 63 The American Revolution and the sugar colonies, 1775–1783 515 Selwyn H. H. Carrington 64 The effects of the American Revolution on France and its empire 523 David P. Geggus 65 The impact of the American Revolution on Spain and Portugal and their empires 531 Kenneth Maxwell 66 The influence of the American Revolution in the Netherlands 545 Jan Willem Schulte Nordholt and Wim Klooster 67 The influence of the American Revolution in Germany 550 Horst Dippel 68 The influence of the American Revolution in Russia 554 Hans Rogger PART V: INTERNAL DEVELOPMENTS AFTER THE REVOLUTION 557 69 The economic and demographic consequences of the American Revolution 559 Mary M. Schweitzer 70 The religious consequences of the Revolution 579 Robert M. Calhoon 71 The cultural effects of the Revolution 586 Norman S. Grabo 72 The effects of the Revolution on language 595 John Algeo 73 Medicine before and after the Revolution 600 Mary E. Fissell 74 The construction of gender in a republican world 605 Ruth H. Bloch 75 The construction of race in republican America 610 James Sidbury 76 The construction of social status in revolutionary America 617 Christine Daniels PART VI: CONCEPTS 625 77 Liberty 627 Elise Marienstras 78 Equality 633 J. R. Pole 79 Property 638 Alan Freeman and Elizabeth Mensch 80 The rule of law 645 John P. Reid 81 Consent 650 Donald S. Lutz 82 Happiness 655 Jan Lewis 83 Suffrage and representation 661 Rosemarie Zagarri 84 Republicanism 668 Robert E. Shalhope 85 Sovereignty 674 Peter S. Onuf 86 Nationality and citizenship 680 Elise Marienstras 87 The separation of powers 686 Maurice J. C. Vile 88 Rights 691 Michael Zuckert 89 Virtue 696 James T. Kloppenberg 90 Interests 701 Cathy Matson Chronology 707 compiled by Steven J. Sarson Index 745

Rezension

"Professors Greene and Pole have succeeded in gathering a star-studded cast of scholars to interpret and analyze the American Revolution. General readers as well as teachers will find this volume of inestimable value." Joyce Appleby, University of California at Los Angeles  "This immensely helpful guide will be useful for seasoned students of the revolution as well as beginners. Brief bibliographies give quick access to the best current work; the essays provide relevant factual material; and the reader gets the informed judgment of an expert." Richard Lyman Bushman, Columbia University "The cumulative effect of the contributions is to leave the reader with no doubt of the importance of the American Revolution, not just to the history of the United States and North America, but to the whole Atlantic world and beyond." History

Autorenportrait

Jack P. Greene is Andrew W. Mellon Professor in the Humanities at Johns Hopkins University and the author and editor of many books and articles on early modern colonial British America and the American Revolution. Among his recent books are Imperatives, Behaviors, and Identities: Essays in Early American Cultural History (1992), Negotiated Authorities: Essays in Colonial Political and Constitutional History (1994), Understanding the American Revolution: Issues and Actors (1995), and Interpreting Early America: Historiographical Essays (1996). J. R. Pole is Rhodes Professor Emeritus of American History and Institutions, St. Catherine’s College, Oxford, and a Fellow of the British Academy. His books include Political Representation in England and the Origins of the American Republic (1966), The Pursuit of Equality in American History (1978, second edition 1993), Paths to the American Past (1979), The Gift of Government: Political Responsibility from the English Restoration to American Independence (1983), and The American Constitution: For and Against (ed., 1987).

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A Companion to the American Revolution is a single guide to the themes, events and concepts of this major turning point in early American history. Containing coverage before, during, and after the war, as well as the effect of the Revolution on a global scale, this major reference to the period is ideal for any student, scholar, or general reader seeking a complete reference to the field.