The Scratch of a Pen by Calloway, Colin G.;

1763 and the Transformation of North America

Sorozatcím: Pivotal Moments in American History;

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Kiadó Oxford University Press
Megjelenés dátuma 2006. április 27.

ISBN 9780195300710
Kötéstípus Keménykötés
Terjedelem244 oldal
Méret 234x156x25 mm
Súly 509 g
Nyelv angol
Illusztrációk 13 halftones, 6 maps

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Újkor (XIX/XX. század fordulójáig) Európa történelme Amerika történelme

Rövid leírás:

More American territory changed hands in 1763 than in any interantional agreement before or since. In the newest title in the bestselling Pivotal Moments in American History series, award-winning historian Colin Calloway surveys the transformation of the continent following the Peace of Paris, which ensured British dominance in North America but set the colonies on the road to revolution.

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In February 1763, Britain, Spain, and France signed the Treaty of Paris, ending the French and Indian War. In this one document, more American territory changed hands than in any treaty before or since. As the great historian Francis Parkman wrote, "half a continent...changed hands at the scratch of a pen."
As Colin Calloway reveals in this superb history, the Treaty set in motion a cascade of unexpected consequences. Indians and Europeans, settlers and frontiersmen, all struggled to adapt to new boundaries, new alignments, and new relationships. Britain now possessed a vast American empire stretching from Canada to the Florida Keys, yet the crushing costs of maintaining it would push its colonies toward rebellion. White settlers, free to pour into the West, clashed as never before with
Indian tribes struggling to defend their way of life. In the Northwest, Pontiac's War brought racial conflict to its bitterest level so far. Whole ethnic groups migrated, sometimes across the continent: it was 1763 that saw many exiled settlers from Acadia in French Canada move again to Louisiana, where
they would become Cajuns. Calloway unfurls this panoramic canvas with vibrant narrative skill, peopling his tale with memorable characters such as William Johnson, the Irish baronet who moved between Indian campfires and British barracks; Pontiac, the charismatic Ottawa chieftain whose warriors, for a time, chased the Europeans from Indian country; and James Murray, Britain's first governor in Quebec, who fought to protect the religious rights of his French Catholic subjects.
Most Americans know the significance of the Declaration of Independence or the Emancipation Proclamation, but not the Treaty of Paris. Yet 1763 was a year that shaped our history just as decisively as 1776 or 1862. This captivating book shows why.

The Scratch of a Pen must now be included on the list of required readings for any who wish to understand the origins of the American Revolution.