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Free Land, Free Country Setting Down Roots of Revolution in America, 1600-1790

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Full Title

Free Land, Free Country Setting Down Roots of Revolution in America, 1600-1790

Author(s)

John Hrastar

Edition
ISBN

9781476648934, 9781476688855

Publisher

McFarland

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PDF and EPUB

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From the earliest days of the British colonies in America, land was freely given to those willing to come and settle. Oftentimes, it was the only inducement that brought colonists to the New World. At first, colonists considered free land a privilege, but it soon came to be seen as a right. When that right was later withheld by Great Britain, the colonists rebelled. Exploring how economic hierarchies led to vast inequality in England, this book details the realization that America would provide opportunities for economic mobility. As colonists learned how to manage the land in the New World, they also learned how to govern themselves. This book emphasizes how the control of free land in America laid the groundwork for revolution. Although covered broadly in other histories, this is the first work dedicated to exploring land ownership as a unique and direct cause of the American Revolution.