Free land, free country : setting down roots of revolution in America, 1600-1790 / John Hrastar.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hrastar, John, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Land tenure--United States--History.

Land tenure.

Land settlement--United States--History.

Land settlement.

United States.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

vii, 283 pages : illustration ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2023]

Summary:

""From the earliest days of the British colonies in America, land was freely given to those willing to come and settle. Oftentimes, it was the only inducement that brought colonists to the New World. At first, colonists considered free land a privilege, but it soon came to be seen as a right. When that right was later withheld by Great Britain, the colonists rebelled. Although covered broadly in other histories, this is the first work entirely dedicated to exploring land ownership as a unique and direct cause of the American Revolution. This book details the powerful influence of land rights in the early British settlement of America. Exploring how economic hierarchies led to vast inequality in England, it details the realization that America would provide opportunities for economic mobiity. As colonists learned how to manage the land in the New World, they also learned how to govern themselves. This book emphasizes how the control of free land in America laid the groundwork for revolution."-Provided by publisher"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Cover

Acknowledgments

Preface

Introduction

Prologue: From the Conquest to the Colonies

Chapter One. Discovery and Claims

Chapter Two. Land in English Colonial America

Chapter Three. Populating the Land I

Chapter Four. Populating the Land II

Chapter Five. War for Empire

Chapter Six. End of Expansion

Epilogue: Free Land in the Move West

Chapter Notes

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 243-277) and index.

ISBN:

9781476688855

1476688850

OCLC:

1346214552

Publisher Number:

99994764613