Quarters : the accommodation of the British Army and the coming of the American Revolution / John Gilbert McCurdy
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TextPublisher: Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2019Copyright date: ©2019Description: 1 online resource (xii, 313 pages)Content type: - text
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- online resource
- 9781501736612
- 1501736612
- 9781501736629
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- Great Britain. Army -- Barracks and quarters -- History -- 18th century
- United States. Constitution. 3rd Amendment -- History
- Great Britain. Army
- Constitution (United States)
- 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
- United States -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775
- United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783
- United States -- History, Military -- 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
- États-Unis -- Histoire -- ca 1600-1775 (Période coloniale)
- États-Unis -- Histoire -- 1775-1783 (Révolution)
- États-Unis -- Histoire militaire -- 18e siècle
- HISTORY -- United States -- State & Local -- General
- HISTORY -- Military -- United States
- Armed Forces -- Barracks and quarters
- Requisitions, Military
- Soldiers -- Billeting
- North America
- United States
- American Revolution (United States : 1775-1783)
- 1600-1799
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- UC403 .M33 2019eb
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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
"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"-- Provided by publisher
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