Land, Settlement, and Politics on Eighteenth-century Prince Edward IslandIn contrast to most previous works on the subject, this is not a local or regional history, but a book in colonial and/or imperial history which focuses on Prince Edward Island. This broader perspective allows Bumsted to show, for example, that the decision to distribute land to proprietors was a comprehensible and even liberal move by British government in the context of the imperial expansion of the 1760s. Bumsted demonstrates that the external influence of the American Revolution is more important than had been thought, both in isolating the island from Britain and, through the handling of Loyalist immigrants, in exacerbating the conflicts over land ownership. Previously, Prince Edward Island's crucial formative period from 1763 to the end of the eighteenth century has not received sufficient attention, while the proprietorial system has received too much attention without sufficient critical analysis. Land, Settlement, and Politics on Eighteenth-Century Prince Edward isalnd redresses the balance. |
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Contents
British Colonial Policy and the Island | 12 |
The Organization of Government | 27 |
Settlement 17691775 | 45 |
The Years of the American Revolution | 65 |
Grabbing for Land 17801783 | 83 |
Welcoming the Loyalists 17831784 | 98 |
Loyalists versus Proprietors | 121 |
Fanning Fights for Control | 139 |
Governors Attacked and Highlanders | 157 |
The Rise of the Escheat Movement | 175 |
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| Title | Land, Settlement, and Politics on Eighteenth-century Prince Edward Island |
| Author | J. M. Bumsted |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP, 1987 |
| ISBN | 0773505660, 9780773505667 |
| Length | 238 pages |
| Subjects | › › History / Canada / General |
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