Republic and empire : crisis, revolution, and America's early independence / Trevor Burnard and Andrew Jackson O'Shaughnessy.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Burnard, Trevor, author.

O'Shaughnessy, Andrew Jackson, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States--History--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.

United States.

United States--History--1783-1865.

Great Britain--Colonies--History--18th century.

Great Britain.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (321 pages)

Place of Publication:

New Haven : Yale University Press, [2025]

Summary:

A fresh look at the American Revolution as a major global event At the time of the American Revolution (1765-83), the British Empire had colonies in India, Africa, the Caribbean, the Pacific, Canada, Ireland, and Gibraltar. The thirteen rebellious American colonies accounted for half of the total number of provinces in the British world in 1776. What of the loyal half? Why did some of Britain's subjects feel so aggrieved that they wanted to establish a new system of government, while others did not rebel? In this authoritative history, Trevor Burnard and Andrew Jackson O'Shaughnessy show that understanding the long-term causes of the American Revolution requires a global view. As much as it was an event in the history of the United States, the American Revolution was an imperial event produced by the upheavals of managing a far-flung set of imperial possessions during a turbulent period of reform. By looking beyond the familiar borders of the Revolution and considering colonies that did not rebel--Quebec, Nova Scotia, Bermuda, India, the British Caribbean, Senegal, and Ireland--Burnard and O'Shaughnessy go beyond the republican, liberal, and democratic aspects of the emerging American nation, providing a broader history that transcends what we think we know about the Revolution.

Contents:

Introduction. The American Revolution as an Imperial Event

Part One. Causes of the American Revolution

One. The Seven Years' War and the New Empire

Two. British Imperial Policy

Three. Empire of Coercion

Four. Settlers and Indigenous Peoples

Part Two. The War and Its Effects

Five. The Loyal Colonies

Six. The War of Empires

Seven. Imperial Futures.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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ISBN:

0300285744

9780300285741

OCLC:

1532521219