The Long Road to Change : : America's Revolution, 1750-1820 / / Eric Nellis.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter University of Toronto Press eBook-Package Backlist 2000-2013
• VerfasserIn: Nellis, Eric,
• Place / Publishing House: Toronto : : University of Toronto Press, , [2022]; ©2007
• Year of Publication: 2022
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (336 p.)

Breaking from traditional historical interpretations of the period, Eric Nellis takes a long view of the origins and consequences of the Revolution and asserts that the Revolution was not, as others have argued, generated by a well-developed desire for independence, but rather by a series of shifts in British imperial policies after 1750. Nellis argues that the Revolution was still being shaped as late as 1820 and that many racial, territorial, economic, and constitutional issues were submerged in the growth of the republic and the enthusiasm of the population. In addressing the nature of the Revolution, Nellis suggests that the American Revolution and American political systems and principles are unique and much less suited for export than many Americans believe.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- List of Maps and Tables -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- I The Colonial Background to the American Revolution -- II The New British Empire: Reform and Protest, 1763-1774 -- III The Continental Congress,War, Common Sense, and the Declaration of Independence, 1774-1776 -- IV The War for Independence -- V The Problems of Independence, 1783-1787 -- VI The Constitution, Ratification, and the First Party System -- VII The Politics of the Federalist Era -- VIII Jefferson,Madison, and the Expanding Republic -- IX The War of 1812 and the Sectional Republic -- Epilogue. The Generation of 1820 -- Appendix 1 The Declaration of Independence: A Transcription -- Appendix 2 The Constitution of the United States: A Transcription -- Appendix 3 The Bill of Rights, 1791 -- Reference Bibliography -- Index