... from an investigation of the true caufes of the revolt , to enable the minifters to adopt proper measures . ... must perceive in the colony continued fedition and turmoil , difobedience and anarchy , which at length produced a ...
THE REVOLT OF THE COLONIES CHAPTER I. PRINCIPLES OF GOVERNMENT . DIVERGENCY OF EUROPEAN AND AMERICAN IDEAS . In order to clearly understand the origin and true character of the difficulties between the American colonies and the mother ...
THE REVOLT OF THE COLONIES CHAPTER I. PRINCIPLES OF GOVERNMENT . DIVERGENCY OF EUROPEAN AND AMERICAN IDEAS . In order to clearly understand the origin and true character of the difficulties between the American colonies and the mother ...
... colonies due to the series of measures carried throng! by Lord Horthe The four acts known as the Boston Port Bill closed the port of that city until the East India Company was indemnified and the king satisfied that the rebellion ...
This volume provides a fascinating and detailed account of the events that led up to the opening military engagements of what became the American Revolution.
Author: Jacob Abbott
Publisher: Blurb
ISBN: 1389623750
Category: History
Page: 174
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Part six of an eight part series on the history of America from its earliest times through to the age of George Washington, told by master storyteller Jacob Abbott. This volume provides a fascinating and detailed account of the events that led up to the opening military engagements of what became the American Revolution. Starting with a discussion of how the concept of government, independence, and liberty took root in the thirteen colonies because of their unique social makeup, the author moves on to contrast this with the commercial and economic demands of England. The introduction of the Stamp Act and its effect upon the colonies is treated with objectivity and the author fairly reviews both sides of the argument-and discusses many of the excesses committed by individuals on both sides. As events sped up, the clock was set in motion for a military clash. The exploits of, among others, John Hancock, Samuel Adams, James Otis, and the other major players are revealed in gripping detail, along with the heavy-handed Boston Massacre, the burning of HMS Gaspee, the Boston Tea Party, and the Battle of Lexington-when the British finally realized that they were no longer dealing with unhappy colonists, but a full-fledged rebellion.
More than a detailed account of the revolt, the work provides an overview of Paraguay in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, combining politics, eco-nomics, and social analysis into an integrated whole.
Author: Adalberto Lopez
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 9781351484862
Category: History
Page: 214
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The Paraguayan revolt of 1721-1735 was the first of sev-eral events that presaged the Hispanic American Inde-pendence movements of the early nineteenth century. Exist-ing works on the revolt, though, are either too short, superficial, or inaccurate. The Colonial History of Paraguay is an original contribution to the scholarship on this crucial period in Paraguay's history. More than a detailed account of the revolt, the work provides an overview of Paraguay in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, combining politics, eco-nomics, and social analysis into an integrated whole. It is the first modern study of a little-known yet significant portion of Hispanic-American history.
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.
Author: Jared Sparks
Publisher: Palala Press
ISBN: 1340703424
Category:
Page: 422
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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations.
Author: George Chalmers
Publisher: Legare Street Press
ISBN: 1018403531
Category:
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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
And in the result we have seen seditions in some settlements and revolt in others ; Bacon's rebellion in Virginia ... with regard to the colonies , during the foregoing reign , must attentively peruse the elaborate charter of ...
This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original.
Author: George Chalmers
Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
ISBN: 1104079798
Category: History
Page: 396
View: 244
This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.
He characterizes the rebellion as a defense of the Maya moral economy, and shows how administrative reforms and new economic demands imposed by colonial authorities at the end of the seventeenth century challenged Maya norms about the ...
Author: Kevin Gosner
Publisher: University of Arizona Press
ISBN: 9780816512935
Category: History
Page: 243
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In the early summer of 1712, a young Maya woman from the village of Cancuc in southern Mexico encountered an apparition of the Virgin Mary while walking in the forest. The miracle soon attracted Indian pilgrims from pueblos throughout the highlands of Chiapas. When alarmed Spanish authorities stepped in to put a stop to the burgeoning cult, they ignited a full-scale rebellion. Declaring "Now there is no God or King," rebel leaders raised an army of some five thousand "soldiers of the Virgin" to defend their new faith and cast off colonial rule.Using the trial records of Mayas imprisoned after the rebellion, as well as the letters of Dominican priests, the local bishop, and Spaniards who led the army of pacification, Kevin Gosner reconstructs the history of the Tzeltal Revolt and examines its causes. He characterizes the rebellion as a defense of the Maya moral economy, and shows how administrative reforms and new economic demands imposed by colonial authorities at the end of the seventeenth century challenged Maya norms about the ritual obligations of community leaders, the need for reciprocity in political affairs, and the supernatural origins of power.The first book-length study of the Tzeltal Revolt, Soldiers of the Virgin goes beyond the conventions of the regional monograph to offer an expansive view of Maya social and cultural history. With an eye to the contributions of archaeologists and ethnographers, Gosner explores many issues that are central to Maya studies, including the origins of the civil-religious hierarchy, the role of shamanism in political culture, the social dynamics of peasant corporate communities, and the fate of the native nobility after the Spanish conquest.
Examines how the once strong colony-mother-country relationship between America and Britain began to sour through the 1760s and 1770s, planting the roots for the once unthinkable idea of revolution.
Author: Alden R. Carter
Publisher: Franklin Watts
ISBN: 0531105768
Category: United States
Page: 95
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Examines how the once strong colony-mother-country relationship between America and Britain began to sour through the 1760s and 1770s, planting the roots for the once unthinkable idea of revolution.
This is the first in-depth reconstruction of a major British decolonization based fully on original documentation.
Author: Robert Holland
Publisher: Oxford University Press on Demand
ISBN: 9780198205388
Category: History
Page: 368
View: 752
This is the first in-depth reconstruction of a major British decolonization based fully on original documentation. Charting the `inner history' of a violent colonial Emergency, it provides a case-study of the dilemmas posed by the challenge of terrorism overseas after 1945.Robert Holland analyses the evolution of a political settlement which, almost uniquely in the British `end of empire', slid beyond the United Kingdom's control. He considers the effects of the revolt on the politics of the surrounding region, particularly in relation to the emerging ethnic struggle between Greeks and Turks. His work offers a fresh perspective on Mediterranean and Middle Eastern developments, including the involvement of NATO and the United States, in the age of the Suez Crisisand its aftermath.This account is essential reading for anybody interested in the liquidation of the British Empire, the breakdown of ethnic co-existence under intense pressure, and the effects of regional destabilization on the wider international system.