05441nam 2200685 450 99621829250331620210209195149.01-281-32074-91-78034-069-997866113207440-470-75645-40-470-75644-6(CKB)1000000000402954(EBL)350889(OCoLC)437213921(SSID)ssj0000126182(PQKBManifestationID)11142547(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000126182(PQKBWorkID)10045593(PQKB)10720649(MiAaPQ)EBC350889(MiAaPQ)EBC4956357(Au-PeEL)EBL4956357(CaONFJC)MIL132074(OCoLC)1027155863(PPN)149784759(EXLCZ)99100000000040295419990616d2000 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierA companion to the American Revolution /edited by Jack P. Greene and J.R. Pole1st ed.Malden, MA :Blackwell Publishers,[2000]1 online resource (796 pages)Blackwell companions to American historyDescription based upon print version of record.0-631-21058-X Includes bibliographical references and index.A COMPANION TO THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION; Contents; List of maps and map acknowledgements; List of contributors; Introduction; Part I: Context; 1 The structure of British politics in the mid-eighteenth century; 2 Metropolitan administration of the colonies, 1696-1775; 3 Intra-imperial communications, 1689-1775; 4 The changing socio-economic and strategic importance of the colonies to the empire; 5 The political development of the colonies after the Glorious Revolution; 6 Population and family in early America; 7 Socio-economic development of the colonies; 8 Religion before the Revolution9 The cultural development of the colonies10 The emergence of civic culture in the colonies to about 1770; 11 Ideological background; 12 The Amerindian population in 1763; Part II: Themes and Events, to 1776; 13 The origins of the new colonial policy, 1748-1763; 14 The Seven Years' War and its political legacy; 15 The Grenville program, 1763-1765; 16 The Stamp Act crisis and its repercussions, including the Quartering Act controversy; 17 The Townshend Acts crisis, 1767-1770; 18 The British Army in America, before 1775; 19 The West and the Amerindians, 1756-177620 Trade legislation and its enforcement, 1748-177621 Ongoing disputes over the prerogative, 1763-1776; 22 Bishops and other ecclesiastical issues, to 1776; 23 Social protest and the revolutionary movement, 1765-1776; 24 The tea crisis and its consequences, through 1775; 25 The crisis of Independence; 26 Development of a revolutionary organization, 1765-1775; 27 Political mobilization, 1765-1776; 28 Identity and Independence; 29 Loyalism and neutrality; 30 Opposition in Britain; 31 Common Sense; 32 The Declaration of Independence; Part III: Themes and Events, from 177633 Bills of rights and the first ten amendments to the Constitution34 State constitution-making, through 1781; 35 The Articles of Confederation, 1775-1783; 36 The War for Independence, to Saratoga; 37 The War for Independence, after Saratoga; 38 The Continental Army; 39 Militia, guerrilla warfare, tactics, and weaponry; 40 Naval operations during the War for Independence; 41 The First United States Navy; 42 The home front during the War for Independence: the effect of labor shortages on commercial production in the Mid-Atlantic; 43 Resistance to the American Revolution44 Diplomacy of the Revolution, to 178345 Confederation: state governments and their problems; 46 The West: territory, states, and confederation; 47 Demobilization and national defense; 48 Currency, taxation, and finance, 1775-1787; 49 Foreign relations, after 1783; 50 Slavery and anti-slavery; 51 Amerindians and the new republic; 52 The impact of the Revolution on the role, status, and experience of women; 53 The impact of the Revolution on education; 54 The impact of the Revolution on social problems: poverty, insanity, and crime; 55 The impact of the Revolution on church and state56 Law: continuity and reformA 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.Contains 90 articles in all, including guides to further reading and a detailed chronological table. Explains all aspects of the revolution before, during, and after theBlackwell companions to American history.United StatesHistoryRevolution, 1775-1783973.3Greene Jack P.Pole J. R(Jack Richon),MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK996218292503316Companion to the American Revolution2789936UNISA