Resistance, Politics, and the American Struggle for Independence, 1765-1775

Published by Lynne Rienner Publishers 1987

Resistance, Politics, and the American Struggle for Independence, 1765-1775

Edited by: Walter H. Conser , Ronald M. McCarthy and David J. Toscano

https://doi.org/10.1515/9781685852221

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Analyzing in detail the decade of resistance to British colonial rule leading to American independence demonstrates that deliberate and sophisticated use of nonviolent action - protests, economic boycotts, political noncooperation, and other methods - was crucial to the outcome of the independence movement.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	I
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	VII
Tables Publicly Available Download PDF	VIII
Preface Publicly Available Download PDF	IX
Acknowledgements Publicly Available Download PDF	XI
Part 1 A Decade of Struggle, 1765-1775
1 The American Independence Movement, 1765-1775: A Decade of Nonviolent Struggles Walter H. Conser, Ronald M. McCarthy and David J. Toscano Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
2 The Stamp Act Resistance Walter H. Conser Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	22
3 The First Rockingham Ministry and the Repeal of the Stamp Act: The Role of the Commercial Lobby and Economic Pressures Paul Langford Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	89
Introduction to Chapter 4 Circular Letters, Customs Officers, and the Issue of Violence: The Background to the Townshend Acts Resistance Walter H. Conser and Ronald M. McCarthy Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	119
4 The Nonconsumption and Nonimportation Movement Against the Townshend Acts, 1767-1770 Leslie J. Thomas Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	135
5 British Response to American Reactions to the Townshend Acts 1768-1770 Ian R. Christie Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	193
Introduction to Chapter 6 Sullen Silence or Prelude to Resistance: Background to the Continental Association, 1771 to May 1774 David J. Toscano Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	215
6 The Continental Association: Economic Resistance and Government by Committee David L. Ammerman Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	225
7 The British Business Community and the Later Nonimportation Movements 1768-1776 Paul Langford Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	278
8 The British Ministers, Massachusetts, and the Continental Congress, 1774-1775 Ian R. Christie Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	325
Part 2 The Impact of the Struggle
9 The Impact of Commercial Resistance Walter H. Conser and Ronald M. McCarthy Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	361
10 Religion and the Development of Political Resistance in the Colonies Walter H. Conser Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	391
11 English Radicals and American Resistance to British Authority C. C. Bonwick Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	403
12 A Shift in Strategy: The Organization of Military Struggle David J. Toscano, Ronald M. McCarthy and Walter H. Conser Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	416
13 British Attitudes to the American Revolution J. H. Plumb Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	461
14 Resistance Politics and the Growth of Parallel Government in America, 1765-1775 Ronald M. McCarthy Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	472
Appendixes
A Examination of Benjamin Franklin on the Stamp Act, 12-13 February 1766 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	527
B Letter Three of John Dickinson's Letters from a Farmer in Pennsylvania Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	533
C Excerpt from the Boston Newsletter, 6 July 1769 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	538
D Virginia Association, August 1774 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	539
E Suffolk Resolves, 14 September 1774 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	545
F Continental Association, October 1774 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	550
G Letters and Diary Extracts of Josiah Quincy, Jr., 1774-1775 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	554
The Contributors Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	568
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	570

Language: English
Publisher: Lynne Rienner Publishers
Audience: College/higher education;
Pages
- Main content: 750

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Published: April 24, 2023
ISBN: 9781685852221