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The Evil Necessity

British Naval Impressment in the Eighteenth-century Atlantic World

By: Denver Alexander Brunsman

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The Evil Necessity

British Naval Impressment in the Eighteenth-century Atlantic World

By: Denver Alexander Brunsman

A fundamental component of Britain's early success, naval impressment not only kept the Royal Navy afloat--it helped to make an empire. In total numbers, impressed seamen were second only to enslaved Africans as the largest group of forced laborers in the eighteenth century. In The Evil Necessity, Denver Brunsman describes in vivid detail the experience of impressment for Atlantic seafarers and their families. Brunsman reveals how forced service robbed approximately 250,000 mariners of their livelihoods, and, not infrequently, their lives, while also devastating Atlantic seaport communities and the loved ones who were left behind. Press gangs, consisting of a navy officer backed by sailors and occasionally local toughs, often used violence or the threat of violence to supply the skilled manpower necessary to establish and maintain British naval supremacy. Moreover, impressments helped to unite Britain and its Atlantic coastal territories in a common system of maritime defense unmatched by any other European empire. Drawing on ships' logs, merchants' papers, personal letters and diaries, as well as engravings, political texts, and sea ballads, Brunsman shows how ultimately the controversy over impressment contributed to the American Revolution and served as a leading cause of the War of 1812. Early American HistoriesWinner of the Walker Cowen Memorial Prize for an Outstanding Work of Scholarship in Eighteenth-Century Studies

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University of Virginia Press

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The Evil Necessity

British Naval Impressment in the Eighteenth-century Atlantic World

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British Naval Impressment in the Eighteenth-century Atlantic World

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George Washington and the Establishment of the Federal Government

By: Denver Brunsman

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George Washington and the Establishment of the Federal Government

By: Denver Brunsman

This document collection illustrates how George Washington and other leaders responded to critical issues surrounding the establishment of the federal government, including the power of the executive branch, the rights of enslaved workers and other marginalized groups, and the role, if any, of political parties. After completing the unit, students should be able to answer the central question: What were the challenges of establishing the federal government, and how successfully did George Washington and his administration answer these challenges? Through this unit, students will engage with primary sources, an author-provided learning objective, central question, and historical background.

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