The Stamp Act crisis : prologue to revolution / Edmund S. Morgan & Helen M. Morgan ; with a new preface by Edmund S. Morgan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Morgan, Edmund S. (Edmund Sears), 1916-2013, author.

Morgan, Helen M., author.

Contributor:

Omohundro Institute of Early American History & Culture.

Series:

Published for the Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture, Williamsburg, Virginia

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Great Britain. Stamp Act (1765).

Great Britain.

United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Causes.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (342 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Chapel Hill, North Carolina ; London, [England] : The University of North Carolina Press, 1995.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

'Impressive . . . The authors have given us a searching account of the crisis and provided some memorable portraits of officials in America impaled on the dilemma of having to enforce a measure which they themselves opposed.'-- New York Times 'A brilliant contribution to the colonial field. Combining great industry, astute scholarship, and a vivid style, the authors have sought 'to recreate two years of American history.' They have succeeded admirably.'-- William and Mary Quarterly 'Required reading for anyone interested in those eventful years preceding the American Revolution.'-- Political Science Quarterly The Stamp Act, the first direct tax on the American colonies, provoked an immediate and violent response. The Stamp Act Crisis , originally published by UNC Press in 1953, identifies the issues that caused the confrontation and explores the ways in which the conflict was a prelude to the American Revolution.

Contents:

Contents; PART ONE: Absolute Authority and Inalienable Right; CHAPTER ONE: Prologue; CHAPTER TWO: Francis Bernard, Royal Governor; CHAPTER THREE: The Sugar Act; CHAPTER FOUR: John Robinson, Collector of Customs; CHAPTER FIVE: The Stamp Act; CHAPTER SIX: Daniel Dulany, Pamphleteer; CHAPTER SEVEN: Resolution; PART TWO: Road to Revolution; CHAPTER EIGHT: Action: Boston Sets the Pace; CHAPTER NINE: Contagion: Riots and Resignations; CHAPTER TEN: Nullification: Ports and Courts; CHAPTER ELEVEN: Direction: Sons of Liberty; PART THREE: Patterns of Loyalty; CHAPTER TWELVE: Thomas Hutchinson

CHAPTER THIRTEEN: Jared IngersollCHAPTER FOURTEEN: John Hughes; PART FOUR: Revolution Delayed; CHAPTER FIFTEEN: Repeal; CHAPTER SIXTEEN: Conclusion; CHAPTER SEVENTEEN: Epilogue; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

979-88-908663-7-0

979-88-908663-8-7

1-4696-0369-1

OCLC:

935259664