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" Growth of the American Revolution, 1766-1775 / "
Bernhard Knollenberg ; edited and with a foreword by Bernard W. Sheehan.
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1038637
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Knollenberg, Bernhard,1892-1973.
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Growth of the American Revolution, 1766-1775 /\ Bernhard Knollenberg ; edited and with a foreword by Bernard W. Sheehan.
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Indianapolis :: Liberty Fund,, 2003.
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lii, 621 pages ;; 24 cm
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0865974152
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: 0865974160
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Originally published: New York : Free Press, 1975.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 559-599) and index.
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Appendixes: Irritants before 1765 -- Colonial Tories and Whigs -- George III and establishment of the Rockingham Ministry -- The Act of 1696 and the Declaratory Act of 1766 -- The Act of 1663 and colonial admiralty courts -- The Free Port Act of 1766 -- General writs of assistance -- Project for Anglican bishops in the colonies -- The admiralty court at Halifax and its successors -- Uneven observance of the non-importation agreemtns -- Impressment and the case of Michael Corbet -- Clashes between civilians and British troops in New York -- The refund of duty on tea -- Was the Dartmouth ordered to enter port? -- Election of delegates from Pennsylvania -- New York politics and the New York delegation to the congress -- Members of the First Continental Congress -- Samuel Adams' conduct as collector of taxes -- Galloway's plan of union -- Grievances again the Crown -- The Suffolk County resolves -- The solemn league and covenant -- Who furnished the information about proceedings of the Congress? -- Peace negotiations of Benjamin Franklin -- New York and the Continantal Congress : 1775 -- Colonial Whigs and Negro slavery : 1765-1775 -- April 19th : the conflict of evidence.
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The Rockingham Ministry and the Stamp Act -- Repeal of the Stamp Act and passage of the Declaratory Act -- Colonial grievances remaining after the repeal of the Stamp Act -- The Chatham Ministry and its inherited colonial problems -- The Townshend Act Duties of 1767 -- The Farmer's Letters -- Protests, non-importation agreements, and Hillsborough's provocative letters -- The American Customs Board and the Liberty riot -- The treason resolution : proposed revision of the Townshend Act -- Revision of the Townshend Act and dilution of non-importation -- British troops at Boston and the "Boston Massacre" -- The Gaspee affair and the judges' salary controversy -- The Tea Act of 1773 -- Colonial opposition to the Tea Act and the Boston Tea Party -- The Boston Port Act and British troops to Boston -- Proposals for a tighter rein on Massachusetts -- The Massachusetts Petition of 1773 and its consequences -- The Massachusetts Regulating and Administration of Justice Acts -- The Quebec Act -- Calls for a general congress and instructions to the delegates -- Unifying and divisive elements in the Congress -- The Continental Congress : first steps -- Statement of grievances and approval of the Suffolk Resolves -- The association and the memorial to the colonists -- Petition to the king and other state papers of the Congress -- Developments in Massachusetts : May-September, 1774 -- The British government and the colonies : June, 1774-April, 1775 -- The colonial response to the Congress -- Massachusetts prepares for war : October, 1774-April, 1775 -- Gage's military activities while awaiting orders from England -- Dartmouth's letter galvanizes Gage into action -- The day of Lexington and Concord : April 19, 1775.
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"In his two volumes on the Revolution, Knollenberg provides a basic narrative of events, with extensive citations to the sources and a thorough discussion of the historiography. He concentrates on the political and constitutional clash between Parliament and the colonies that led to the Revolution. Social, economic, and intellectual history enter the story where needed, but Knollenberg was essentially a political historian. Although steeped in the sources and scrupulous about the facts, he wrote whig history. His sympathies lay with the Americans. He believed that the British ministries were responsible for the crumbling of the empire and that the Americans represented the cause of liberty."--Jacket.
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15.85 history of America.
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Amerikanische Revolution
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Politics and government
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War-- Causes.
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Amerikaanse Vrijheidsoorlog.
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Oorzaken.
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United States, History, Revolution, 1775-1783, Causes.
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United States, Politics and government, To 1775.
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États-Unis, Histoire, 1775-1783 (Révolution), Causes.
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États-Unis, Politique et gouvernement, Jusqu'à 1775.
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États-Unis, Histoire, 1775-1783 (Révolution), Causes.
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États-Unis, Politique et gouvernement, Jusqu'à 1775.
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United States.
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USA, Revolution.
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| Dewey Classification
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973.3/11
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E210.K64 2003
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15.85bcl
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