In this book the author, a historian punctures the myth that 1776 was the watershed year of the American Revolution. He suggests that the great events and confrontations of 1775 such as Congress's belligerent economic ultimatums to Britain, New England's 'rage militaire,' the exo...

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1. Verfasser:	Phillips, Kevin P. 1940-2023 (VerfasserIn)
Format:	Buch
Sprache:	English
Veröffentlicht:	New York Viking 2012
Schlagworte:	Paine, Thomas / 1737-1809 / Common sense Paine, Thomas > 1737-1809 > Common sense United States / Continental Congress Geschichte 1755-1786 Lexington, Battle of, Lexington, Mass., 1775 Concord, Battle of, Concord, Mass., 1775 Geschichte Politik Revolution United States / History / Revolution, 1775-1783 United States / Politics and government / 1775-1783 Boston (Mass.) / History / Siege, 1775-1776 Fort Ticonderoga (N.Y.) / Capture, 1775 USA
Zusammenfassung:	In this book the author, a historian punctures the myth that 1776 was the watershed year of the American Revolution. He suggests that the great events and confrontations of 1775 such as Congress's belligerent economic ultimatums to Britain, New England's 'rage militaire,' the exodus of British troops and expulsion of royal governors up and down the seaboard, and the new provincial congresses and hundreds of local committees that quickly reconstituted local authority in Patriot hands, achieved a sweeping Patriot control of territory and local government that Britain was never able to overcome
Beschreibung:	Includes bibliographical references (p. [551]-604) and index Introduction. The spirit of 1775 -- The Revolution : provocations, motivations, and alignments. Liberty's vanguard ; Religion, ethnicity, and revolutionary loyalty ; A revolution for economic self-determination ; Urban radicalism and the tide of revolution ; Challenge from the backcountry ; The ideologies of revolution -- 1775 : the battlegrounds. Fortress New England? ; Declaring economic war ; Five roads to Canada ; The global munitions struggle, 1774-1776 ; The supply war at sea ; The first British southern strategy, 1775-1776 ; Is Falmouth burning? ; Red, white, and black ; Divided national opinion and Britain's need to hire mercenaries ; The Chesapeake : America's vulnerable estuary ; The American Revolution as a civil war ; The Declaration of Independence : a stitch in time? -- Consequences and ramifications. The Battle of Boston : a great American victory ; Canada : defeat or victory? ; Lord Dunmore's second war ; Whaleboats, row galleys, schooners, and submarines : the small-ship origins of the U.S. Navy ; Europe, the Bourbon Compact, and the American Revolution ; The southern expedition of 1775 and the limitations of British power ; 1775 : a good year for revolution
Beschreibung:	xxvi, 628 p. [16] p. of plates ill., maps 25 cm