the accommodation of the British Army and the coming of the American Revolution McCurdy, John Gilbert 1972- creator text bibliography nyu 2019 monographic eng

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xii, 313 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm. "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"-- 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. John Gilbert McCurdy. Includes bibliographical references (pages 245-301) and index. n-us--- n------ e-uk--- Great Britain. Army Barracks and quarters History 18th century Gran Bretaña. Ejército. Historia Siglo XVIII United States. 3rd Amendment History Soldados Estados Unidos Historia Siglo XVIII Militares Historia Estados Unidos Historia Periodo colonial 1600-1775 Estados Unidos Historia Revolución, 1775-1783 Estados Unidos Historia militar Siglo XVIII Estados Unidos Historia Periodo colonial, 1607-1775 UC 403 M478q 2019 973.3/113 McCurdy, John Gilbert, 1972- author. Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2019 (DLC) 2019004115 9781501736605 1501736604 NIC/DLC 200130 20230411090630.0 spa