Quarters : the accommodation of the British Army and the coming of the American Revolution /

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"Examines both quartering British soldiers in America and how this led to the American Revolution and how debates that ensued shaped Americans' notions of military power and place. A transnational history that includes Canada and the Caribbean"--

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: McCurdy, John Gilbert, 1972- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2019
Temas:
Great Britain. > Army > Barracks and quarters > History > 18th century.
United States. > Constitution. > 3rd Amendment > History.
Great Britain. > Army.
Constitution (United States)
1600-1799
Soldiers > Billeting > United States > History > 18th century.
Soldiers > Billeting > North America > History > 18th century.
Requisitions, Military > United States > History > 18th century.
Requisitions, Military > North America > History > 18th century.
Militaires > Cantonnement > États-Unis > Histoire > 18e siècle.
Militaires > Cantonnement > Amérique du Nord > Histoire > 18e siècle.
Réquisitions militaires > États-Unis > Histoire > 18e siècle.
Réquisitions militaires > Amérique du Nord > Histoire > 18e siècle.
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > General.
HISTORY > Military > United States.
Armed Forces > Barracks and quarters.
Requisitions, Military.
Soldiers > Billeting.
United States > History > Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.
United States > History > Revolution, 1775-1783.
United States > History, Military > 18th century.
États-Unis > Histoire > ca 1600-1775 (Période coloniale)
États-Unis > Histoire > 1775-1783 (Révolution)
États-Unis > Histoire militaire > 18e siècle.
North America.
United States.
Electronic books.
History.
Military history.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction : the importance of place in the age of Atlantic revolutions
  • Houses : the rise of domestic privacy
  • Barracks : constructing a colonial military infrastructure
  • Empire : drafting and implementing the Quartering Act
  • Borderland : Native Americans, soldiers, and colonists in the backcountry
  • Cities and towns : accommodation and eviction of the British Army
  • Nation : American armies and the march toward independence
  • Epilogue : the Third Amendment and the shadow of quartering

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