Republic and empire crisis, revolution, and America's early independence

"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...

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Main Authors: Burnard, Trevor, 1960- (Author), O'Shaughnessy, Andrew Jackson (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New Haven : Yale University Press, [2025]
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction : The American Revolution as an Imperial Event
  • Causes of the American Revolution. The Seven Years' War and the New Empire
  • British Imperial Policy
  • Empire of coercion
  • Settlers and Indigenous Peoples
  • The War and Its Effects. The Loyal Colonies
  • The War of Empires
  • Imperial futures.