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

Name: Forced Founders Indians, Debtors, Slaves, and the Making of the American Revolution in Virginia
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ISBN: 9780807847848

ISBN-10: 0807847844

ISBN-13: 9780807847848

Edition: 1999

Authors: Woody Holton

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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 grassroots rebellions against their own rule. The Virginia gentry's efforts to shape London's imperial policy were thwarted by British merchants and by a coalition of Indian nations. In 1774, elite Virginians suspended trade with Britain in order to pressure Parliament and, at the same time, to save restive Virginia debtors from a terrible recession. The boycott and the growing imperial conflict led…

Book details

List price: $37.50
Copyright year: 1999
Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
Publication date: 9/1/1999
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 256
Size: 6.12" wide x 9.25" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.122



Acknowledgments


List of Illustrations


Abbreviations


Introduction



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


Epilogue


Index