The Quest for Power : The Lower Houses of Assembly in the Southern Royal Colonies, 1689-1776 /

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In this study, Greene describes the rise of the lower houses in the four southern royal colonies--Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia--in the period between the Glorious Revolution and the American War for Independence. It assesses the consequences of the success of the lower house...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Greene, Jack P. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Baltimore, Maryland : Project Muse, 2019
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Georgia. > Commons House of Assembly.
South Carolina. > General Assembly. > Commons House.
North Carolina. > General Assembly. > House of Burgesses.
Virginia. > General Assembly. > House of Burgesses.
United States > Politics and government > To 1775.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Backdrop to power. Process and pattern ; The configuration of politics
  • Control over finance. Money bills ; Accounts ; Expenditures ; Paper money
  • Control over the civil list. Salaries ; Fees
  • Control over legislative proceedings. Membership ; Internal proceedings
  • Control over executive affairs. Revenue officers ; Public works and services ; Colonial agents ; Public printers ; Military affairs ; Indian affairs ; Courts and judges ; Church offices
  • The fruits of power: 1763-1776. A new status and a new challenge ; Tightening the reins: general issues ; Tightening the reins: local issues ; The ultimate issue.

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