The Resource Quarters : the accommodation of the British Army and the coming of the American Revolution, John Gilbert McCurdy, (electronic resource)
Quarters : the accommodation of the British Army and the coming of the American Revolution, John Gilbert McCurdy, (electronic resource)
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- Summary
- When Americans declared independence in 1776, they cited King George III "for quartering large bodies of armed troops among us." InQuarters, John Gilbert McCurdy explores the social and political history behind the charge, offering an authoritative account of the housing of British soldiers in America. Providing new interpretations and analysis of the Quartering Act of 1765, McCurdy sheds light on a misunderstood aspect of the American Revolution. Quarters unearths the vivid debate in eighteenth-century America over the meaning of place. It asks why the previously uncontroversial act of accommodating soldiers in one's house became an unconstitutional act. In so doing,Quarters reveals new dimensions of the origins of Americans' right to privacy. It also traces the transformation of military geography in the lead up to independence, asking how barracks changed cities and how attempts to reorder the empire and the borderland led the colonists to imagine a new nation. Quarters emphatically refutes the idea that the Quartering Act forced British soldiers in colonial houses, demonstrates the effectiveness of the Quartering Act at generating revenue, and examines aspects of the law long ignored, such as its application in the backcountry and its role in shaping Canadian provinces. Above all, Quarters argues that the lessons of accommodating British troops outlasted the Revolutionary War, profoundly affecting American notions of place. McCurdy shows that the Quartering Act had significant ramifications, codified in the Third Amendment, for contemporary ideas of the home as a place of domestic privacy, the city as a place without troops, and a nation with a civilian-led military.--
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 1 online resource
- Contents
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- 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
- Isbn
- 9781501736605
- Label
- Quarters : the accommodation of the British Army and the coming of the American Revolution
- Title
- Quarters
- Title remainder
- the accommodation of the British Army and the coming of the American Revolution
- Statement of responsibility
- John Gilbert McCurdy
- Subject
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- Requisitions, Military -- North America -- History -- 18th century
- Requisitions, Military -- United States -- History -- 18th century
- Soldiers -- Billeting -- North America -- History -- 18th century
- Soldiers -- Billeting -- United States -- History -- 18th century
- Great Britain, Army -- Barracks and quarters | History -- 18th century
- United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783
- United States -- History, Military -- 18th century
- United States. -- History
- United States -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- When Americans declared independence in 1776, they cited King George III "for quartering large bodies of armed troops among us." InQuarters, John Gilbert McCurdy explores the social and political history behind the charge, offering an authoritative account of the housing of British soldiers in America. Providing new interpretations and analysis of the Quartering Act of 1765, McCurdy sheds light on a misunderstood aspect of the American Revolution. Quarters unearths the vivid debate in eighteenth-century America over the meaning of place. It asks why the previously uncontroversial act of accommodating soldiers in one's house became an unconstitutional act. In so doing,Quarters reveals new dimensions of the origins of Americans' right to privacy. It also traces the transformation of military geography in the lead up to independence, asking how barracks changed cities and how attempts to reorder the empire and the borderland led the colonists to imagine a new nation. Quarters emphatically refutes the idea that the Quartering Act forced British soldiers in colonial houses, demonstrates the effectiveness of the Quartering Act at generating revenue, and examines aspects of the law long ignored, such as its application in the backcountry and its role in shaping Canadian provinces. Above all, Quarters argues that the lessons of accommodating British troops outlasted the Revolutionary War, profoundly affecting American notions of place. McCurdy shows that the Quartering Act had significant ramifications, codified in the Third Amendment, for contemporary ideas of the home as a place of domestic privacy, the city as a place without troops, and a nation with a civilian-led military.--
- Assigning source
- Provided by publisher
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1972-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- McCurdy, John Gilbert
- Illustrations
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- illustrations
- maps
- Index
- index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
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- dictionaries
- bibliography
- Series statement
- JSTOR eBooks
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Great Britain
- United States.
- Soldiers
- Soldiers
- Requisitions, Military
- Requisitions, Military
- United States
- United States
- United States
- Label
- Quarters : the accommodation of the British Army and the coming of the American Revolution, John Gilbert McCurdy, (electronic resource)
- Antecedent source
- unknown
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
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- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- 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
- Control code
- ybp16156296
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource
- File format
- unknown
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9781501736605
- Level of compression
- unknown
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- c
- Quality assurance targets
- not applicable
- Reformatting quality
- unknown
- Sound
- unknown sound
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1084632005
- Label
- Quarters : the accommodation of the British Army and the coming of the American Revolution, John Gilbert McCurdy, (electronic resource)
- Antecedent source
- unknown
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
-
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- 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
- Control code
- ybp16156296
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource
- File format
- unknown
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9781501736605
- Level of compression
- unknown
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- Quality assurance targets
- not applicable
- Reformatting quality
- unknown
- Sound
- unknown sound
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1084632005
Subject
- Requisitions, Military -- North America -- History -- 18th century
- Requisitions, Military -- United States -- History -- 18th century
- Soldiers -- Billeting -- North America -- History -- 18th century
- Soldiers -- Billeting -- United States -- History -- 18th century
- Great Britain, Army -- Barracks and quarters | History -- 18th century
- United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783
- United States -- History, Military -- 18th century
- United States. -- History
- United States -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775
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