The British North American Colonies in the War of 1739-1748
| Author | : Joseph Aloysius Devine |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 708 |
| Release | : 1968 |
| Genre | : United States |
| ISBN | : |
The British North American Colonies In The War Of 1739 1748
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The Effects of the War of Jenkins' Ear on Colonial Agency in North Carolina and Virginia, 1739-1748
| Author | : Anthony Jacob Jones |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : |
| Release | : 2015 |
| Genre | : Great Britain |
| ISBN | : |
"During the War of Jenkins' Ear, King George II called upon his colonies in North America to provide troops for an expedition to capture the Spanish fortress of Cartagena in present day Colombia. This expedition, led by Admiral Edward Vernon, was the first instance of Britain using colonial forces from North America for a mission overseas into foreign lands. Seeing themselves as good subjects of the King, the Virginia House of Burgesses and the North Carolina General Assembly reacted immediately to contribute the requested soldiers and supplies. The focus on operations in the Caribbean left the North American colonies vulnerable since most Royal Navy vessels left along with over 3,000 men. Recognition of their vulnerability prompted a reexamination of colonial defensive measures and capabilities in the power vacuum during the expedition and consequences resulting from failure in the West Indies. Britain's West Indies expedition, during the War of Jenkins' Ear, had a direct impact on colonial agency for North Carolina and Virginia. Each colonial governor desired greater freedom within his colony to better govern and protect it. However, the demands of an imperial war, in which the colonies had never participated in at this level, challenged access to greater agency and reversed some agency already granted. Each governor found ways in which to strengthen their colony but in the end failed to obtain distance from imperial oversight. The war brought the American colonies further into Britain's 'Imperial Realm' making them more valuable and strategic. The war also moved the colonies closer to Britain as William Gooch of Virginia and Gabriel Johnston of North Carolina realized their incapability of defending themselves without direct British aid. The War of Jenkins' Ear brought colonies and mother country together in common cause, creating a stronger empire. This strengthened empire would prove decisive in Britain's proceeding war with France from 1754 to 1763, at which time the colony and mother country would drift apart."--Abstract from author supplied metadata.
The War of Jenkins' Ear
| Author | : Robert Gaudi |
| Publisher | : Simon and Schuster |
| Total Pages | : 408 |
| Release | : 2021-11-02 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 1643138200 |
Filled with unforgettable characters and martime adventure, the incredible story of a forgotten war that shaped the fate of the United States—and the entire Western Hemisphere. In the early 18th century, the British and Spanish Empires were fighting for economic supremacy in the Americas. Tensions between the two powers were high, and wars blossomed like violent flowers for nearly a hundred years, from the War of Spanish Succession (sometimes known as Queen Anne's War in the Americas), culminating in the War of Jenkins' Ear. This war would lay the ground work for the French and Indian War and, eventually, the War of the American Revolution. The War of Jenkins' Ear was a world war in the truest sense, engaging the major European powers on battlefields ranging from Europe to the Americas to the Asian subcontinent. Yet the conflict that would eventually become known as the War of Jenkins' Ear—a moniker coined by the 19th century historian Robert Carlyle more than a century later—is barely known to us today. Yet it resulted in the invasion of Georgia and even involved members of George Washington’s own family. It would cost fifty-thousand lives, millions in treasure, and over six hundred ships. With vivid prose, Robert Gaudi takes the reader from the brackish waters of the Chesapeake Bay to the rocky shores of Tierra del Fuego. We travel around the Cape of Good Hope and across the Pacific to the Philippines and the Cantonese coast, with stops in Cartagena, Panama, and beyond. Yet even though it happened decades before American independence, The War of Jenkins' Ear reveals that this was truly an American war; a hard-fought, costly struggle that determined the fate of the Americas, and in which, for the first time, American armies participated. In this definitive work of history—the only single comprehensive volume on the subject—The War of Jenkins’ Ear explores the war that establed the future of two entire continents.
War and Trade in the West Indies
| Author | : Richard Pares |
| Publisher | : Routledge |
| Total Pages | : 604 |
| Release | : 2012-10-12 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 1136259058 |
First published in 1963. This volume is an historical look at the succession of war and trade of the West Indies from 1739 to 1763, combining law, politics, narrative and the structure of the society.
Roots of Conflict
| Author | : Douglas Edward Leach |
| Publisher | : Univ of North Carolina Press |
| Total Pages | : 248 |
| Release | : 1989-08-01 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 9780807842584 |
This lively book recounts the story of the antagonism between the American colonists and the British armed forces prior to the Revolution. Douglas Leach reveals certain Anglo-American attitudes and stereotypes that evolved before 1763 and became an import
The Encyclopedia of North American Colonial Conflicts to 1775 [3 volumes]
| Author | : Spencer C. Tucker |
| Publisher | : Bloomsbury Publishing USA |
| Total Pages | : 1350 |
| Release | : 2008-08-13 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 1851097570 |
The only multivolume encyclopedia covering all aspects of North American colonial warfare, with special attention paid to the social, political, cultural, and economic affairs that were affected by the conflicts. Encyclopedia of North American Colonial Conflicts to 1775: A Political, Social, and Military History is the first multivolume resource on the full range of combat and confrontation in the New World prior to the American Revolution—not just rivalries between European empires but Indian conflicts, slave rebellions, and popular uprisings as well. Organized A–Z, the encyclopedia covers all major wars and conflicts in North America from the late-15th to mid-18th centuries, with discussions of key battles, diplomatic efforts, military technologies, and strategies and tactics. Encyclopedia of North American Colonial Conflicts to 1775 explores the context for conflict, with essays on competing colonial powers, every major Native American tribe, all important political and military leaders, and a range of social and cultural issues. The insights and information contained here will help anyone understand the genesis of North American culture, the plight of Native Americans after European contact, and the beginnings of the United States of America.
Colonial Wars of North America, 1512-1763 (Routledge Revivals)
| Author | : Alan Gallay |
| Publisher | : Routledge |
| Total Pages | : 893 |
| Release | : 2015-06-11 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 1317487192 |
First published in 1996, this encyclopedia is a comprehensive reference resource that pulls together a vast amount of material on a rich historical era, presenting it in a balanced way that offers hard-to-find facts and detailed information. The volume was the first encyclopedic account of the United States' colonial military experience. It features 650 essays by more than 130 historians, archaeologists, anthropologists, geographers, and other scholarly experts on a variety of topics that cover all of colonial America's diverse peoples. In addition to wars, battles, and treaties, analytical essays explore the diplomatic and military history of over 50 Native American groups, as well as Dutch, English, French, Spanish, and Swiss colonies. It's the first source to consult for the political activities of an Indian nation, the details about the disposition of forces in a battle, or the significance of a fort to its size, location, and strength. In addition to its reference capabilities, the book's detailed material has been, and will continue to be highly useful to students as a supplementary text and as a handy source for reporters and papers.
British North America in the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries
| Author | : Stephen Foster |
| Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
| Total Pages | : 533 |
| Release | : 2016-11-10 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 0192513583 |
Until relatively recently, the connection between British imperial history and the history of early America was taken for granted. In recent times, however, early American historiography has begun to suffer from a loss of coherent definition as competing manifestos demand various reorderings of the subject in order to combine time periods and geographical areas in ways that would have previously seemed anomalous. It has also become common place to announce that the history of America is best accounted for in America itself in a three-way melee between "settlers", the indigenous populations, and the forcibly transported African slaves and their creole descendants. The contributions to British North America in the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries acknowledge the value of the historiographic work done under this new dispensation in the last two decades and incorporate its insights. However, the volume advocates a pluralistic approach to the subject generally, and attempts to demonstrate that the metropolitan power was of more than secondary importance to America in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. The central theme of this volume is the question "to what extent did it make a difference to those living in the colonies that made up British North America in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries that they were part of an empire and that the empire in question was British?" The contributors, some of the leading scholars in their respective fields, strive to answer this question in various social, political, religious, and historical contexts.
Seapower and Naval Warfare, 1650-1830
| Author | : Dr Richard Harding |
| Publisher | : Routledge |
| Total Pages | : 378 |
| Release | : 2002-01-04 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 1135364869 |
From the author of "Amphibious Warfare in the Eighteenth Century" and "The Evolution of the Sailing Navy, 1509-1815", this book serves as a single- volume survey of war at sea and the expansion of naval power in the 18th century. The book is intended for undergraduate courses on 18th century European history, and for amateur and professional military historians, and for navy colleges, and navy and ex-navy professionals.
