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Abstract
Using the experience of the British colonies in the Americas as an example,
this essay explores the process by which portions of indigenous America
were transformed into European Americas during the early modern era. It
emphasizes the agency of settlers and the centrality of law and institutions
in this process. Tracing the ways in which Englishness was reformulated
in the Americas, whereby settlers created many distinct provinces that
were, despite their differences from the parent state, manifestly English,
the essay argues that this phenomenon can best be studied through the
analysis of emerging corporate identity. It draws upon the authors exten-
sive work on the construction of identity in Virginia, Barbados, Jamaica, and
South Carolina, Britains economically most valuable colonies.
Palavras-chave
revoluo, Imprio britnico, Independncia, Estados Unidos, identidade
nacional, identidade regional
Keywords
revolution, British Empire, Independence, United States, national identity,
regional identity