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An Empire Divided: The American Revolution and the British Caribbean (Early American Studies)
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by Andrew Jackson O'Shaughnessy
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Cover Type: Paperback with 376 pages
Published by: University of Pennsylvania Press July 2000
Written in: English
ISBN 10 Number: 0812217322
ISBN 13 Number: 978-0812217322
Book Dimensions:
9.1 x 6.1 x 1 inches
Weighs: 1.1 pounds
From Publishers Weekly
O'Shaughnessy, associate professor of history at the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh, tells the story of the American Revolution, not from the perspective of the 13 colonies that rebelled but from that of the 13 that did notAthe rich Caribbean sugar islands comprising the British West Indies. The islands were notably different from their northern neighbors, in part because they were wealthierAand more valuable to the CrownAthan, say, Delaware, and Britain was not willing to antagonize them in the 1760s and 1770s, even as it levied heavy taxes on the North American colonies. Additionally, O'Shaughnessy argues, sugar planters' greater dependence on Slavery (the islands' black slaves outnumbered the white population) reinforced ties between the island colonies and England. Even though Britain rewarded the sugar colonies for the loyalty with restrictions on trade with America, they never opted for the kind of unified revolt that the 13 "original" American colonies did. However, according to the author, the American Revolution did have an impact on the political, social and economic character of the islands. It helped to weaken the establishment of Slavery there and changed the islands' relation with the mother country. And, after the war, continental black loyalists, who supported the Tories in the revolution, settled in the sugar islands and spread not a political movement but a religious oneAa syncretic, rich Afro-Christianity. With his agile political perspective, O'Shaughnessy has crafted a study that promises to reshape the way Americans think of the Revolution. (July)
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Pulisher's Weekly, June 19, 2000
O'Shaughnessy has crafted a study that promises to reshape the way Americans think of the Revolution.
--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Reader Reviews
Have you ever wondered about the thirteen colonies decided to fight for to become an independent country in 1776 while other British colonies in the Caribbean such as Trinidad and Tabago and Jamaica did not? O'Shaughnessy attempts to explain these differences by look at the conditions of the 13 colonies and the British Caribbean such as trade, slave populations and cultural differences. He also looks at how American independence affected the British Caribbean by cutting of vital trade roots and reducing its influence in London Parliament.
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