Date of Award
2024
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts (MA)
First Advisor
Frances Turnbell
Second Advisor
Amy Tan
Third Advisor
Brian Dempsey
Abstract
British history consists of a large number of armed conflicts engaged against almost every country and continent in the world. While British history has a history rich with conflicts, two particular conflicts feature front and center when one is thinking in terms of a civil conflict– the American Revolution and the Jacobite Rebellions. A civil conflict is any conflict that takes place between citizens of the same country. Both the Jacobite Rebellions and the American Revolution were conflicts against Great Britain when Scotland and America were under British rule. Despite being two separate civil conflicts that differed in many ways, the Jacobite Rebellions and the American Revolution also show multiple similarities, especially in the period of time referenced in this thesis as the “build-up to war.” Great Britain itself created a pattern of controversy surrounding finances and political representation before both conflicts. This alludes to a unique pattern in not only British history, but in the way that Great Britain handled its subjects, especially subjects who were far enough away from Great Britain proper that they essentially ruled themselves. Analyzed comparatively, the American Revolution and the Jacobite Rebellions can showcase emerging patterns at this point in world history.
Recommended Citation
Nash, Mandi, "A Comparative Analysis of the American Revolution and the Jacobite Rebellions as “Civil Conflicts” Against Great Britain" (2024). Theses. 1.
https://roar.una.edu/theses/1
