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almafu_9959328502402883
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1 online resource (xvi, 778 pages) :
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ISBN:
9780470756454
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0470756454
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9780470756447
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0470756446
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9781405116749
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1405116749
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9781405165730
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1405165731
Series Statement:
Blackwell companions to American history ; [1]
Content:
A 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 the.
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The structure of British politics in the mid-eighteenth-century /
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Metropolitan administration of the colonies, 1696-1775 /
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Intra-imperial communications, 1689-1775 /
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The changing socio-economic and strategic importance of the colonies to the empire /
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The political development of the colonies after the Glorious Revolution /
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Population and family in early America /
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Socio-economic development of the colonies /
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Religion before the Revolution /
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The cultural development of the colonies /
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The emergence of civic culture in the colonies to about 1770 /
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Ideological background /
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The American population in 1763 /
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Currency, taxation, and finance, 1775-1787 /
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Foreign relations, after 1783 /
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Slavery and anti-slavery /
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Amerindians and the new republic /
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The impact of the Revolution on the role, status, and experience of women /
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The impact of the Revolution on education /
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The impact of the Revolution on social problems : poverty, insanity, and crime /
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The impact of the Revolution on church and state /
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Law : continuity and reform /
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Confederation : movement for a stronger union /
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The Federal Convention and the Constitution /
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The debate over ratification of the Constitution /
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The origins of the new colonial policy, 1748-1763 /
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The Seven Years' War and its political legacy /
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The Grenville program, 1763-1765 /
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The Stamp Act crisis and its repercussions, including the Quartering Act controversy /
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The Townshend Acts crisis, 1767-1770 /
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The British Army in America, before 1775 /
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The West and the Amerindians, 1756-1776 /
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Trade legislation and its enforcement, 1748-1776 /
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Ongoing disputes over the prerogative, 1763-1776 /
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Bishops and other ecclesiastical issues, to 1776 /
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Social protest and the revolutionary movement, 1765-1776 /
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The tea crisis and its consequences, through 1775 /
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The crisis of Independence /
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Development of a revolutionary organization, 1765-1775 /
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Political mobilization, 1765-1776 /
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Identity and Independence /
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Loyalism and neutrality /
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Opposition in Britain /
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Common sense /
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The Declaration of Independence /
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Bills of rights and the first ten amendments to the Constitution /
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State constitution-making, through 1781 /
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The Articles of Confederation, 1775-1783 /
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The War for Independence, to Saratoga /
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The War for Independence, after Saratoga /
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The Continental Army /
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Militia, guerrilla warfare, tactics, and weaponry /
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Naval operations during the War for Independence /
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The First United States Navy /
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The home front during the War for Independence : the effect of labor shortages on commercial production in the Mid-Atlantic /
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Resistance to the American Revolution /
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Diplomacy of the Revolution, to 1783 /
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Confederation : state governments and their problems /
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The West : territory, states, and confederation /
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Demobilization and national defense /
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Great Britain in the aftermath of the American Revolution /
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The American Revolution in Canada /
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The American Revolution and Ireland /
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The American Revolution and the sugar colonies, 1775-1783 /
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The effects of the American Revolution on France and its empire /
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The impact of the American Revolution on Spain and Portugal and their empires /
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The influence of the American Revolution in the Netherlands /
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The influence of the American Revolution in Germany /
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The influence of the American Revolution in Russia /
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The economic and demographic consequences of the American Revolution /
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The religious consequences of the Revolution /
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The cultural effects of the Revolution /
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The effects of the Revolution on language /
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Medicine before and after the Revolution /
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The construction of gender in a republican world /
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The construction of race in republican America /
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The construction of social status in revolutionary America /
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Liberty /
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Equality /
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Property /
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The rule of law /
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Consent /
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Happiness /
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Suffrage and representation /
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Republicanism /
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Sovereignty /
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Nationality and citizenship /
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The separation of powers /
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Rights /
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Virtue /
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Interests /
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Chronology /
Additional Edition:
Print version: Companion to the American Revolution. Malden, Mass. : Blackwell Publishers, 2000 ISBN 063121058X
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780631210580
Language:
English
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DOI:
10.1002/9780470756454
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https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/book/10.1002/9780470756454
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https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/book/10.1002/9780470756454
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