Forced Founders : Indians, Debtors, Slaves, and the Making of the American Revolution in Virginia /

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"In this provocative reinterpretation of one of the best-known events in American history, Woody Holton shows that when Thomas Jefferson, George Washington, and other elite Virginians joined their peers from other colonies in declaring independence from Britain, they acted partly in response to...

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Autor principal: Holton, Woody (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London [England] : Published for the Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture, Williamsburg, Virginia, by the University of North Carolina Press, [1999]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Oorzaken.
Amerikaanse Vrijheidsoorlog.
War > Causes.
Social conditions.
Social classes.
Social aspects.
Gentry.
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > General.
HISTORY > United States > Revolutionary Period (1775-1800)
Classes sociales > Virginie > Histoire > 18e siecle.
Petite noblesse > Virginie > Histoire > 18e siecle.
Social classes > Virginia > History > 18th century.
Gentry > Virginia > History > 18th century.
Virginia.
United States.
Virginie > Conditions sociales > 18e siecle.
Virginie > Histoire > 1775-1783 (Revolution)
États-Unis > Histoire > 1775-1783 (Revolution) > Aspect social.
États-Unis > Histoire > 1775-1783 (Revolution) > Causes.
Virginia > Social conditions > 18th century.
Virginia > History > Revolution, 1775-1783.
United States > History > Revolution, 1775-1783 > Social aspects.
United States > History > Revolution, 1775-1783 > Causes.
History.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Grievances, 1763-1774. Land speculators versus Indians and the privy council ; Tobacco growers versus merchants and Parliament
  • Boycotts, 1769-1774. Nonimportation ; Nonexportation
  • Unintended consequences, 1775-1776. Free Virginians versus slaves and Governor Dunmore ; Gentlemen versus farmers
  • Independence, 1776. Spirit of the people.

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