Land, settlement, and politics on eighteenth-century Prince Edward Island / J.M. Bumsted.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bumsted, J. M.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Land tenure--Prince Edward Island--History--18th century.

Land tenure.

Prince Edward Island--History.

Prince Edward Island.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (253 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Kingston [Ont.] : McGill-Queen's University Press, c1987.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In contrast to most previous works on the subject, this is not a local or regional history, but a book in colonial and/or imperial history which focuses on Prince Edward Island. This broader perspective allows Bumsted to show, for example, that the decision to distribute land to proprietors was a comprehensible and even liberal move by British government in the context of the imperial expansion of the 1760s. Bumsted demonstrates that the external influence of the American Revolution is more important than had been thought, both in isolating the island from Britain and, through the handling of Loyalist immigrants, in exacerbating the conflicts over land ownership. Previously, Prince Edward Island's crucial formative period from 1763 to the end of the eighteenth century has not received sufficient attention, while the proprietorial system has received too much attention without sufficient critical analysis. Land, Settlement, and Politics on Eighteenth-Century Prince Edward isalnd redresses the balance.

Contents:

Front Matter

Contents

Preface

Prologue: The French Regime

British Colonial Policy and the Island of St John, 1763—1767

The Organization of Government, 1767–1775

Settlement, 1769–1775

The Years of the American Revolution, 1775–1780

Grabbing for Land, 1780–1783

Welcoming the Loyalists, 1783–1784

Loyalists versus Proprietors, 1784–1786

Fanning Fights for Control, 1786–1789

Governors Attacked and Highlanders Arrived, 1789–1792

The Rise of the Escheat Movement, 1792–1798

Epilogue

Notes

A Note on Sources

Index

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliography and index.

ISBN:

0-7735-6116-1

OCLC:

243566311