The Resource Colonial America and the Earl of Halifax, 1748-1761, Andrew D.M. Beaumont, (electronic resource)
Colonial America and the Earl of Halifax, 1748-1761, Andrew D.M. Beaumont, (electronic resource)
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- Summary
- This book examines the governance of British America in the period prior to the American Revolution. Focusing upon the career of George Montagu Dunk, Second Earl of Halifax and First Lord of the Board of Trade & Plantations (1716-1771), it explores colonial planners and policy-makers during the political hiatus between the age of Walpole and the subsequent age of imperial crisis. As ambitious metropolitan politicians vied for ministerial dominance, Halifax's board played a vital role in shaping British perceptions of its growing empire. A repository of information and intelligence, the board offered Halifax the opportunity to establish his own niche interest, for the good of the empire and himself alike. 0Challenging the view that Britain's attitude towards its American colonies was one of ignorance compounded by complacency, this study explores those charged directly with governing America, from the imperial centre to its westward peripheries: the governors entrusted with maintaining the royal prerogative, and implementing reform. Between 1748 and 1761, Halifax sought to reform the America from a motley assortment of territories into an ordered, uniform asset of the imperial nation-state. Exploring the governors themselves reveals a complex, modern network of professional and personal loyalties, bound together through mutual self-interest under Halifax's leadership. Confronted by the Seven Years' War, Halifax saw his plans and followers dissipate in the face of global conflict, the results of which established British America, and also sowed the seeds of its eventual destruction in 1776
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- First edition
- Extent
- 1 online resource (ix, 248 pages)
- Isbn
- 9780198723974
- Label
- Colonial America and the Earl of Halifax, 1748-1761
- Title
- Colonial America and the Earl of Halifax, 1748-1761
- Statement of responsibility
- Andrew D.M. Beaumont
- Subject
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- Great Britain -- Colonies -- America -- Administration
- Great Britain, Board of Trade
- Great Britain, Board of Trade -- History
- Halifax, George Montagu-Dunk, Earl of, 1716-1771
- Halifax, George Montagu-Dunk, Earl of, 1716-1771
- Politicians -- England -- Biography
- United States -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775
- 1600 - 1775
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- This book examines the governance of British America in the period prior to the American Revolution. Focusing upon the career of George Montagu Dunk, Second Earl of Halifax and First Lord of the Board of Trade & Plantations (1716-1771), it explores colonial planners and policy-makers during the political hiatus between the age of Walpole and the subsequent age of imperial crisis. As ambitious metropolitan politicians vied for ministerial dominance, Halifax's board played a vital role in shaping British perceptions of its growing empire. A repository of information and intelligence, the board offered Halifax the opportunity to establish his own niche interest, for the good of the empire and himself alike. 0Challenging the view that Britain's attitude towards its American colonies was one of ignorance compounded by complacency, this study explores those charged directly with governing America, from the imperial centre to its westward peripheries: the governors entrusted with maintaining the royal prerogative, and implementing reform. Between 1748 and 1761, Halifax sought to reform the America from a motley assortment of territories into an ordered, uniform asset of the imperial nation-state. Exploring the governors themselves reveals a complex, modern network of professional and personal loyalties, bound together through mutual self-interest under Halifax's leadership. Confronted by the Seven Years' War, Halifax saw his plans and followers dissipate in the face of global conflict, the results of which established British America, and also sowed the seeds of its eventual destruction in 1776
- Biography type
- individual biography
- Cataloging source
- YDXCP
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1980-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Beaumont, Andrew D. M.
- Index
- index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
-
- dictionaries
- bibliography
- Series statement
- Oxford historical monographs
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Halifax, George Montagu-Dunk
- Halifax, George Montagu-Dunk
- Great Britain
- Great Britain
- Politicians
- United States
- Great Britain
- Label
- Colonial America and the Earl of Halifax, 1748-1761, Andrew D.M. Beaumont, (electronic resource)
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Control code
- ssj0001375052
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Edition
- First edition
- Extent
- 1 online resource (ix, 248 pages)
- Form of item
- online
- Governing access note
- Available to multiple simultaneous users
- Isbn
- 9780198723974
- Lccn
- 2014937124
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (WaSeSS)ssj0001375052
- Label
- Colonial America and the Earl of Halifax, 1748-1761, Andrew D.M. Beaumont, (electronic resource)
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Control code
- ssj0001375052
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Edition
- First edition
- Extent
- 1 online resource (ix, 248 pages)
- Form of item
- online
- Governing access note
- Available to multiple simultaneous users
- Isbn
- 9780198723974
- Lccn
- 2014937124
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (WaSeSS)ssj0001375052
Subject
- Great Britain -- Colonies -- America -- Administration
- Great Britain, Board of Trade
- Great Britain, Board of Trade -- History
- Halifax, George Montagu-Dunk, Earl of, 1716-1771
- Halifax, George Montagu-Dunk, Earl of, 1716-1771
- Politicians -- England -- Biography
- United States -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775
- 1600 - 1775
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