Loyalties in Conflict : A Canadian Borderland in War and Rebellion,1812-1840 /

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"Despite their strategic location on the American border, the townships of Lower Canada have been largely ignored in studies of the War of 1812 and the Rebellions of 1837-8. Originally settled by Loyalists from New York, and followed by much larger numbers of land seekers from New England, this...

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Main Author: Little, J. I. (John Irvine), 1947-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Buffalo, NY : University of Toronto Press, 2008.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Aufstand.
Britisch-amerikanischer Krieg.
Grenzgebiet.
Grenzgebiet
Britisch-Amerikanischer Krieg
Aufstand
Social conditions.
Politics and government.
Political culture.
HISTORY > Canada > Pre-Confederation (to 1867)
Americains Quebec (Province) > Cantons-de-l'Est > Politique et gouvernement.
Americains > Quebec (Province) > Cantons-de-l'Est > Conditions sociales > 19e siecle.
Americains Quebec (Province) > Cantons-de-l'Est > Histoire > 19e siecle.
Political culture > Quebec (Province) > Eastern Townships > History > 19th century.
USA.
Kanada.
Kanada
United States.
Quebec > Eastern Townships.
Canada.
Ontario.
États-Unis > Histoire > 1812, Guerre de.
Cantons-de-l'Est (Quebec) > Histoire > 19e siecle.
Canada > Histoire > 1837-1838 (Rebellion)
Canada > Histoire > 1812, Guerre de.
Canada > History > War of 1812.
Ontario > History > War of 1812.
Canada > History > Rebellion, 1837-1838.
United States > History > War of 1812.
Eastern Townships (Quebec) > Politics and government > 19th century.
Eastern Townships (Quebec) > Social conditions > 19th century.
Eastern Townships (Quebec) > History > 19th century.
History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • War of 1812
  • Militia Prior to the War
  • The 'exposed and defenceless situation': The Outbreak of War
  • 'Delay, backwardness, and want of zeal': The Conscription Crisis
  • 'Making the fur fly': Resisting American Invasion
  • 'Like herds of buffalo': The Smuggling and Counterfeiting Frontier
  • 'Improper communication': Policing Cross-Border Migration
  • Rebellions of 1837-8
  • Postwar Developments
  • Political Culture
  • 'Incurably cursed with Radicalism': Prelude to Rebellion
  • 'I shall die defending my home and family': Rebellion
  • 'These dreadful frontiers': Post-Rebellion Conflict
  • Appendix A. Volunteer Corps in the Eastern Townships as of 29 December 1837
  • Appendix B. List of Prisoners Confined in the Common Gaol at Sherbrooke Charged with Political Offences, 21 December 1838.

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