Author: Jedidiah Morse
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Indians of North America
Languages : en
Pages : 478
Book Description
Annals of the American Revolution, Or, A Record of the Causes and Events which Produced, and Terminated in the Establishment and Independence of the American Republic
Author: Jedidiah Morse
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Indians of North America
Languages : en
Pages : 478
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Indians of North America
Languages : en
Pages : 478
Book Description
Annals of the American Revolution
Author: Jedidiah Morse
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Indians of North America
Languages : en
Pages : 520
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Indians of North America
Languages : en
Pages : 520
Book Description
Occupied America
Author: Donald F. Johnson
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
ISBN: 0812297458
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 265
Book Description
Occupied America chronicles the everyday experience of ordinary people living under military occupation during the American Revolution. In Occupied America, Donald F. Johnson chronicles the everyday experience of ordinary people living under military occupation during the American Revolution. Focusing on day-to-day life in port cities held by the British Army, Johnson recounts how men and women from a variety of backgrounds navigated harsh conditions, mitigated threats to their families and livelihoods, took advantage of new opportunities, and balanced precariously between revolutionary and royal attempts to secure their allegiance. Between 1775 and 1783, every large port city along the Eastern seaboard fell under British rule at one time or another. As centers of population and commerce, these cities—Boston, New York, Newport, Philadelphia, Savannah, Charleston—should have been bastions from which the empire could restore order and inspire loyalty. Military rule's exceptional social atmosphere initially did provide opportunities for many people—especially women and the enslaved, but also free men both rich and poor—to reinvent their lives, and while these opportunities came with risks, the hope of social betterment inspired thousands to embrace military rule. Nevertheless, as Johnson demonstrates, occupation failed to bring about a restoration of imperial authority, as harsh material circumstances forced even the most loyal subjects to turn to illicit means to feed and shelter themselves, while many maintained ties to rebel camps for the same reasons. As occupations dragged on, most residents no longer viewed restored royal rule as a viable option. As Johnson argues, the experiences of these citizens reveal that the process of political change during the Revolution occurred not in a single instant but gradually, over the course of years of hardship under military rule that forced Americans to grapple with their allegiance in intensely personal and highly contingent ways. Thus, according to Johnson, the quotidian experience of military occupation directly affected the outcome of the American Revolution.
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
ISBN: 0812297458
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 265
Book Description
Occupied America chronicles the everyday experience of ordinary people living under military occupation during the American Revolution. In Occupied America, Donald F. Johnson chronicles the everyday experience of ordinary people living under military occupation during the American Revolution. Focusing on day-to-day life in port cities held by the British Army, Johnson recounts how men and women from a variety of backgrounds navigated harsh conditions, mitigated threats to their families and livelihoods, took advantage of new opportunities, and balanced precariously between revolutionary and royal attempts to secure their allegiance. Between 1775 and 1783, every large port city along the Eastern seaboard fell under British rule at one time or another. As centers of population and commerce, these cities—Boston, New York, Newport, Philadelphia, Savannah, Charleston—should have been bastions from which the empire could restore order and inspire loyalty. Military rule's exceptional social atmosphere initially did provide opportunities for many people—especially women and the enslaved, but also free men both rich and poor—to reinvent their lives, and while these opportunities came with risks, the hope of social betterment inspired thousands to embrace military rule. Nevertheless, as Johnson demonstrates, occupation failed to bring about a restoration of imperial authority, as harsh material circumstances forced even the most loyal subjects to turn to illicit means to feed and shelter themselves, while many maintained ties to rebel camps for the same reasons. As occupations dragged on, most residents no longer viewed restored royal rule as a viable option. As Johnson argues, the experiences of these citizens reveal that the process of political change during the Revolution occurred not in a single instant but gradually, over the course of years of hardship under military rule that forced Americans to grapple with their allegiance in intensely personal and highly contingent ways. Thus, according to Johnson, the quotidian experience of military occupation directly affected the outcome of the American Revolution.
A Dictionary of Books Relating to America, from Its Discovery to the Present Time
Author: Joseph Sabin
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : America
Languages : en
Pages : 594
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : America
Languages : en
Pages : 594
Book Description
This Independent Republic
Author: R. J. Rushdoony
Publisher: Chalcedon Foundation
ISBN: 1879998246
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 149
Book Description
First published in 1964, this series of essays gives important insight into American history by one who could trace American development in terms of the Christian ideas which gave it direction. These essays will greatly alter your understanding of, and appreciation for, American history. Topics discussed include: the legal issues behind the War of Independence; sovereignty as a theological tenet foreign to colonial political thought and the Constitution; the desire for land as a consequence of the belief in .inheriting the land" as a future blessing, not an immediate economic asset; federalism's localism as an inheritance of feudalism; the local control of property as a guarantee of liberty; why federal elections were long considered of less importance than local politics; how early American ideas attributed to democratic thought were based on religious ideals of communion and community; and the absurdity of a mathematical concept of equality being applied to people.
Publisher: Chalcedon Foundation
ISBN: 1879998246
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 149
Book Description
First published in 1964, this series of essays gives important insight into American history by one who could trace American development in terms of the Christian ideas which gave it direction. These essays will greatly alter your understanding of, and appreciation for, American history. Topics discussed include: the legal issues behind the War of Independence; sovereignty as a theological tenet foreign to colonial political thought and the Constitution; the desire for land as a consequence of the belief in .inheriting the land" as a future blessing, not an immediate economic asset; federalism's localism as an inheritance of feudalism; the local control of property as a guarantee of liberty; why federal elections were long considered of less importance than local politics; how early American ideas attributed to democratic thought were based on religious ideals of communion and community; and the absurdity of a mathematical concept of equality being applied to people.
Bibliotheca Americana
Author: Joseph Sabin
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : America
Languages : en
Pages : 592
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : America
Languages : en
Pages : 592
Book Description
Bibliotheca Americana
Author: Sylvanus G. Deeth
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : America
Languages : en
Pages : 138
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : America
Languages : en
Pages : 138
Book Description
The First Continental Congress
Author: Marylou Morano Kjelle
Publisher: Mitchell Lane
ISBN: 1545746133
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 61
Book Description
Tells the story of the convention, including events that led up to the First Continental Congress.
Publisher: Mitchell Lane
ISBN: 1545746133
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 61
Book Description
Tells the story of the convention, including events that led up to the First Continental Congress.
A Dictionary of Books Relating to America
Author: Joseph Sabin
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : America
Languages : en
Pages : 600
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : America
Languages : en
Pages : 600
Book Description
The North American Review
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 512
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 512
Book Description