Search out the land : the Jews and the growth of equality in British colonial America, 1740-1867 / Sheldon J. Godfrey & Judith C. Godfrey.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Godfrey, Sheldon J., 1938-

Contributor:

Godfrey, Judy, 1940-

Series:

McGill-Queen's studies in ethnic history ; 23.

McGill-Queen's studies in ethnic history, 0846-8869 ; 23

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Jews--Emancipation--Canada.

Jews.

Jews--Legal status, laws, etc--Canada--History--18th century.

Jews--Legal status, laws, etc--Canada--History--19th century.

Jews--Legal status, laws, etc--United States--History--18th century.

Jews--Emancipation--Great Britain--Colonies.

Civil rights--Great Britain--Colonies.

Civil rights.

Freedom of religion--Great Britain--History.

Freedom of religion.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (450 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Jews and the growth of equality in British colonial America, 1740-1867

Place of Publication:

Montreal ; Buffalo : McGill-Queen's University Press, c1995.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Mapping the history of Canadian Jews from the arrival of the first settlers before 1750 through to the 1860s, Search Out the Land introduces a new set of colourful players on Canada's stage. Ezekiel Solomons, John Franks, Jacob Franks, Chapman Abraham, Rachel Myers, Moses David, Samuel Hart, Elizabeth Lyons, and a host of others now take their appropriate place in Canadian history. Focusing on the significant role played by Jews in British North America in the fight for civil and political rights, the authors compare the development of Canadians' rights with that in other British jurisdictions of the time and set the contribution of Jews within the context of other minority groups, including French Catholics, Presbyterians, Methodists, and Quakers. Using extensive archival, genealogical, and legal research, the authors prove that settlers other than those of British and French origins were building, exploring, and developing Canada from its inception.

Contents:

""Contents""; ""Tables and Illustrations""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Preface: The Search Begins""; ""Definitions""; ""Prologue""; ""SETTING THE STAGE""; ""1 Obstacles to Equality for Religious Minorities in Britain in 1750""; ""2 The New World before 1740""; ""3 The Plantation Act, 1740: An Invitation to the Thirteen Colonies and the West Indies""; ""4 The Characters Take Their Places, 1747""; ""ACT ONE: BRITISH NORTH AMERICA, 1749�1790""; ""5 Remember Halifax""; ""6 Founding People, 1760�1763""; ""7 The ""Protestant"" Jews of Quebec, 1763�1774""; ""8 The Liberty Boys""

""9 Cries of War and Peace: The Establishment of a Permanent Jewish Community in Canada, 1775�1790""""ENTR'ACTE""; ""10 Exemptions from Oaths and Declarations: The Balancing Act for Colonial Equality, 1750�1790""; ""ACT TWO: BRITISH NORTH AMERICA, 1791�1860""; ""11 The Retrenchment: Two Steps Forward, One Step Back""; ""12 The Upper Canada Proving Ground""; ""13 Beyond the Wilderness: The Jews of Lower Canada, 1791�1831""; ""14 Colonial Legislatures and the Demise of the State Oaths and the Declaration, 1820�1860""; ""15 The Last ""Little Spot""""; ""16 From Toleration to Equality""

""Epilogue""""Notes""; ""Bibliography""; ""Index""; ""A""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""E""; ""F""; ""G""; ""H""; ""I""; ""J""; ""K""; ""L""; ""M""; ""N""; ""O""; ""P""; ""Q""; ""R""; ""S""; ""T""; ""U""; ""V""; ""W""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [351]-378) and index.

ISBN:

0-7735-6482-9