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Title: The Wars Between England and America

Author: T. C. Smith

Release Date: May 2, 2007 [EBook #21276]

Language: English

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THE WARS BETWEEN ENGLAND AND AMERICA

BY

T. C. SMITH

PROFESSOR OF AMERICAN HISTORY IN WILLIAMS
COLLEGE, WILLIAMSTOWN MASS., U.S.A.

LONDON

WILLIAMS AND NORGATE

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First printed 1914/15.

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PREFACE

The purpose of this volume is to show how social, economic, and
political causes led to a period of almost continuous antagonism
between England and the American communities from 1763 to the
ratification of the Treaty of Ghent in 1815, and how that antagonism
was ended. The war of American Independence, 1775-1783, and the war of
1812-1815 give their names to the book, not because of their military
or naval importance, but because they mark, in each case, the outcome
of successive years of unavailing efforts on the part of each country
to avoid bloodshed. With this aim in view, no more detailed study of
the internal political history or institutions of either country can be
included than is necessary to account for different political habits;
nor can the events of diplomatic history be developed beyond what is
called for to explain persistent lines of action or the conclusion of a
significant treaty.

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CONTENTS

CHAP. PAGE

I THE ELEMENTS OF ANTAGONISM, 1763 . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
II THE CONTEST OVER PARLIAMENTARY TAXATION, 1763-1773 . . . 28
III THE DISRUPTION OF THE EMPIRE, 1773-1776 . . . . . . . . . 51
IV THE CIVIL WAR IN THE EMPIRE, 1776-1778 .