Seeds of Discontent - The Deep Roots of the American Revolution, 1650-1750

Description: Title: Seeds of Discontent – The Deep Roots of the American Revolution, 1650-1750 A narrative history of the largely unexplored events -- starting almost a century before -- that inspired the colonists to launch the American Revolution. Author: J. Revell Carr Edition: Hardcover. First Edition. Publisher: Walker & Company (New York) Copyright: 2008 Printing: 2008 Dimensions in inches: 9.5 x 6.5 x 1.25 (399 pages) ISBN: 978-0-8027-1512-8 The causes of the American Revolution are most often defined as the Stamp Act and other repressive actions by the Crown against its colonies in the years following the French and Indian War. While these are the direct causes, J. Revell Carr takes a longer view, and in Seeds of Discontent , he locates the roots of the Revolution a century earlier, and argues that "the cumulative effect of more than one hundred years of British disrespect, mismanagement, and exploitation prepared the minds of the colonists for revolution.” In the latter half of the seventeenth century, tensions between colonists and the Crown were strikingly similar to those of 1775: representative legislatures had been suspended, the charters of colonies had been revoked, free trade was being impeded by Navigation Acts favoring the Crown, and heavy taxes were being levied unilaterally. The colonists' frustration erupted in April 1689, when the king's representative, who governed the region from Maine to Pennsylvania, was overthrown and seized in Boston. The rebellion spread down the coast, and for the first time colonists risked their lives against English firepower. Unprepared to break with England, the colonists submitted to new governance, but had demonstrated that they could rebel. Through subsequent decades, numerous instances of British abuse fostered resentment, reaching a peak after the 1745 conquest of Louisbourg, the seemingly impregnable French fortress in Nova Scotia. Though it was won on England's behalf at great cost to the largely American-born strike force, the British summarily returned Louisbourg to France four years later -- an act that outraged politicians, citizens, and soldiers alike. Bringing to life the two generations that inspired our founding fathers -- men like Edward Tyng, William Pepperrell, John Bradstreet, and Set Pomeroy and Richard Gridley, who, three decades after the Louisbourg campaign, would find themselves facing the British at Bunker Hill -- Revell Carr illuminates the eventful century that let to a revolution. Contents: Liberties and Benign NeglectSeeds of RebellionRevolution!The Revolution SpreadsProof of LoyaltyWar ReturnsTerrorRetributionThe British Are Coming?Peace and Preparation in French CanadaFragile Peace and Salutary Neglect in British AmericaCaptain Jenkins’s EarCartagena!Promise FulfilledAudacious PlanVoyage to WarThe LandingAdvice and DissentDefeat or Victory in the BalanceOpportunity SquanderedDisintegrationBetrayalEpilogue: Road to RevolutionAppendix: Independent Advertiser Article CONDITION: NEW Hardcover edition with dust-jacket in FINE condition, with strong binding, bright boards and sharp corners, and small remainder mark at the bottom edge (see photo). All pages are free from any writings, markings, tears, or pastedowns. Text block and pages are tight and clean, with no soiling, creasing, dog-ears or markings. POLICY & GUARANTEE: FULL SATISFACTION GUARANTEED OR YOUR MONEY BACK. Please contact us with any questions, comments or concerns prior to bidding. 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