Author: Michael P. PenetarPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 146
Book Description
The Political Thought of John Dickinson During the Revolutionary Period
The Political Philosophy of John Dickinson
Author: John Bascom BaileyComplete Writings and Selected Correspondence of John Dickinson
Author: Jane E. CalvertPublisher: Complete Writings and Sele
ISBN: 9781644532720
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
From 1764 through 1766, John Dickinson's writings reveal how he became a leading figure in the Pennsylvania Assembly and in the growing American resistance to unjust British taxation. Seeking protection of fundamental rights, he opposed Benjamin Franklin's plan to abolish liberty of conscience in Pennsylvania, served as the lead draftsman in the Stamp Act Congress, and offered the American public the first practical advice on resisting British oppression.
Quaker Constitutionalism and the Political Thought of John Dickinson
Author: Jane E. CalvertPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 0521884365
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 399
Book Description
This book traces the theory of Quaker constitutionalism from the early Quakers through Founding Father John Dickinson to Martin Luther King, Jr.
Letters from a Farmer in Pennsylvania, to the Inhabitants of the British Colonies
Author: John DickinsonPublisher: New York : Outlook Company
ISBN:
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 232
Book Description
Origins of the American Revolution : The Political Thought of James Otis and John Dickinson
Author: Philip E. DeiwertThe American Revolution and the Politics of Liberty
Author: Robert H. WebkingPublisher: LSU Press
ISBN: 9780807114384
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
In recent years historians of the American Revolution have become increasingly convinced that political ideas, rather than material interests, were what ultimately led American colonists to fight for independence from Great Britain. During the years preceding the Revolution, Americans explained their resistance to British rule in principled terms. They understood liberty to be something real, valuable, and seriously threatened by British actions that were not merely impolitic but fundamentally unjust. American statesmen contended that certain basic principles had to rule governments, and they developed careful, complex arguments to persuade others, in the colonies and in Britain, that the British government was violating these principles to an extent that prudent, well-informed citizens could not allow. The American Revolution and the Politics of Liberty is a systematic account of the political thought of the leaders of the American Revolution. In his first six chapters, Robert H. Webking analyzes in turn the ideas of James Otis, Patrick Henry, John Dickinson, Samuel Adams, John Adams, and Thomas Jefferson. Webking examines the political contributions of each of these men and explicates the assumptions and implications of their arguments against the British. He explains their ideas about the goals of American politics, the methods that ought to be used to reach those goals, and the circumstances that would make revolution just and prudent. In the ensuing chapters Webking presents an overview of the political thought behind the American Revolution based on his analysis of these six political leaders. He addresses the average colonial American's level of political sophistication, the American conception of liberty and its importance, and the American perception of the British threat to that liberty.The thinkers that Webking studies are recognized now, as they were in their time, as the major figures in American Revolutionary thought. The principles that they discussed, refined, and implemented continue to serve as the foundation for American government. The American Revolution and the Politics of Liberty offers a complete and sophisticated understanding of the contribution these leaders made to American politics.
Penman of the Founding
Author: Jane E. CalvertPublisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0197541690
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 625
Book Description
"Early November on the Eastern Shore of Maryland is a fine time of year. The breezes off the Chesapeake Bay are sufficiently cool to turn the leaves vibrant but still mild enough to give hope for an Indian summer. In the 18th century fishermen could catch blue crab for a few more weeks; enslaved people, indentured servants, and farmers sowed the winter wheat; and women poured candles to see them through the impending winter. Although planters had long grown tobacco here, by 1732, the year John Dickinson was born, grains were more profitable as tobacco prices stagnated. Public tobacco houses still dotted the landscape, and the acrid smell of the drying weed seeped from black barns and mingled with the pungent scent of the Bay"--
Letters from a Farmer in Pennsylvania, to the Inhabitants of the British Colonies
Author: John DickinsonPublisher: Good Press
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
Letters from a Farmer in Pennsylvania, to the Inhabitants of the British Colonies by John Dickinson is a crucial collection of essays written during the build-up to the American Revolution. Dickinson argues against British policies, advocating for colonial rights and liberties. His insightful and persuasive arguments played a significant role in shaping public opinion and mobilizing support for the cause of independence.
Author: John Dickinson