British Colonial Policy, 1754–1765

A comprehensive study of features of British colonial policy in the American colonies between 1754–1765, first published in 1907.

George Louis Beer (Author)

9781108022965, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 25 November 2010

346 pages
21.6 x 14 x 2 cm, 0.44 kg

George Louis Beer (1872–1920) was an American historian, businessman and civil servant. After achieving success in the tobacco industry, Beer studied at Columbia University, and between 1893 and 1897 lectured on European history. After retiring, he studied British colonial policy, and was part of the American delegation to the Paris peace conference after the First World War; he later worked for the League of Nations. This volume, first published in 1907, contains Beer's detailed study of British policy in the American colonies between 1754 and 1765. Drawing on a variety of contemporary sources, including official State Papers and political pamphlets, Beer uses the statutes passed during this period to examine the main concerns of the British government regarding the American colonies. He discusses the changing features of British colonial policy in response to contemporary political situations, providing a comprehensive account of British policy during this period of imperial expansion.

Introduction
1. Theory and practice of imperial defence, prior to 1754
2. Plans for a union of the continental colonies in 1754
3. Proposed taxation of the colonies, 1754–1756
4. The requisition system during the war, 1756–1763
5. The regulation of trade during war
6. Colonial trade with the enemy, 1756–1763
7. Means adopted to check this intercourse with the enemy
8. Tropical and continental colonization
9. The peace of Paris and the empire
10. Readjustment of the laws of trade, 1763–1765
11. Reforms in the administration of the laws of trade, 1763–1765
12. Indian policy and colonial defence, 1763–1765
13. The revenue acts of 1764 and 1765
14. Colonial opposition
Index.

Subject Areas: Constitution: government & the state [JPHC]