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Informationen zum Autor Jack P. Greene is Andrew W. Mellon Professor in the Humanities at Johns Hopkins University and the author and editor of many books and articles on early modern colonial British America and the American Revolution. Among his recent books are Imperatives, Behaviors, and Identities: Essays in Early American Cultural History (1992), Negotiated Authorities: Essays in Colonial Political and Constitutional History (1994), Understanding the American Revolution: Issues and Actors (1995), and Interpreting Early America: Historiographical Essays (1996). J. R. Pole is Rhodes Professor Emeritus of American History and Institutions, St. Catherine's College, Oxford, and a Fellow of the British Academy. His books include Political Representation in England and the Origins of the American Republic (1966), The Pursuit of Equality in American History (1978, second edition 1993), Paths to the American Past (1979), The Gift of Government: Political Responsibility from the English Restoration to American Independence (1983), and The American Constitution: For and Against (ed., 1987). Klappentext 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. Zusammenfassung A guide to the themes! events and concepts of the 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! it is suitable for students! scholars! or general readers seeking a reference to the field. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of maps and map acknowledgements x List of contributors xi Introduction xiii PART I: CONTEXT 1 01 The structure of British politics in the mid-eighteenth century 3 W. A. Speck 02 Metropolitan administration of the colonies, 1696-1775 8 Ian K. Steele 03 Intra-imperial communications, 1689-1775 14 Richard R. Johnson 04 The changing socio-economic and strategic importance of the colonies to the empire 19 Alison G. Olson 05 The political development of the colonies after the Glorious Revolution 29 Alan Tully 06 Population and family in early America 39 Robert V. Wells 07 Socio-economic development of the colonies 51 Edwin J. Perkins 08 Religion before the Revolution 60 Edwin S. Gaustad 09 The cultural development of the colonies 65 Michal J. Rozbicki 10 The emergence of civic culture in the colonies to about 1770 82 David Shields 11 Ideological background 88 Isaac Kramnick 12 The Amerindian population in 1763 94 Eric Hinderaker PART II: THEMES AND EVENTS, TO 1776 99 13 The origins of the new colonial policy, 1748-1763 101 Jack P. Greene 14 The Seven Years' War and its political legacy 112 Thomas L. Purvis 15 The Grenville program, 1763-1765 118 Peter D. G. Thomas 16 The Stamp Act crisis and its repercussions, including the Quartering Act controversy 123 Peter D. G. Thomas 17 The Townshend Acts crisis, 1767-1770 134 Robert J. Chaffin 18 The British Army in America, before 1775 151 Douglas Edward Leach 19 The West and the Amerindians, 1756-1776 157 Peter Marshall 20 Trade legislation and its enforcement, 1748-1776 165 R. C. Simmons 21 Ongoing disputes ...
