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Languages : en
Pages : 104
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SELECTIONS FROM JOURNALS OF THE HONOURABLE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, OF HIS MAJESTY'S PROVINCE OF THE FASSACHUSETTS-BAY IN NEW-ENGLAND: BEGUN AND HELD AT BOSTON, IN THE COUNTY OF SUFFOLK, DECEMBER 30, 1767 AND MAY 25, 1768
Author: Journals of the House of Representatives of Massachusetts
Author: Massachusetts. General Court. House of RepresentativesPublisher:
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Category : Massachusetts
Languages : en
Pages : 304
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In a Rebellious Spirit
Author: John P. ReidPublisher: Penn State Press
ISBN: 0271072938
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 173
Book Description
A fresh view of the legal arguments leading to the American Revolution, this book argues that rebellious acts called "lawless" mob action by British authorities were sanctioned by "whig law" in the eyes of the colonists. Professor Reid also holds that leading historians have been misled by taking both sides' forensic statements at face value. The focus is on three events. First was the Malcom Affair (1766), when a Boston merchant and his friends faced down a sheriff's party seeking smuggled goods, arguing that the search warrant was invalid. Second was a parade in Boston to celebrate the second anniversary (1768) of the repeal of the Stamp Act—an occasion when some revenue officials were hanged in effigy. Third was the Liberty "riot" (1768), when customs officers boarded John Hancock's ship and were carried off by a crowd including the aforementioned Malcom. Legal inquires into the three events were marked by hyperbole on both sides. Whigs depicted Crown officials as lawless trespassers serving a foreign tyrant. Tories painted the Sons of Liberty as lawless mobs of almost savage ferocity. Both sides, as the author shows, had extralegal motives: whigs to enlist supporters in the other colonies for the cause of independence; tories to bring British troops and warships to Massachusetts in support of the status quo. Both succeeded in their polemical aims, and both have gulled most historians.
The New-England Historical and Genealogical Register
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Category : New England
Languages : en
Pages : 832
Book Description
Beginning in 1924, Proceedings are incorporated into the Apr. number.
The National Union Catalog, Pre-1956 Imprints
Author: American Book Publishing Record Cumulative, 1876-1949
Author: R.R. Bowker Company. Department of BibliographyPublisher:
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Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 936
Book Description
Revolutionary America, 1763-1789
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Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 826
Book Description
Ill. on lining papers. Includes index.
American Bibliography: 1765-1773
Author: Charles EvansPublisher:
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Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 468
Book Description
Journal
Author: Massachusetts. General Court. House of RepresentativesPublisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 304
Book Description
Journals
Author: Massachusetts (Colony) General Court. House of RepresentativesPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 304
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