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The coming of the Revolution, 1763-1775
Historical Society of Pennsylvania - Closed Stacks E 209 .G5
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Gipson, Lawrence Henry, 1880-1971.
- Series:
- New American nation series
- The New American nation series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Causes.
- United States.
- Physical Description:
- xiv, 287 pages illustrations, portraits, maps 22 cm.
- Edition:
- [1st ed.].
- Place of Publication:
- New York, Harper [1954]
- Contents:
- 1. The British Empire in 1763
- 2. America waxes rich and strong
- 3. Writs of assistance, 1761
- 4. Planters debts
- 5. Molasses, rum, and American prosperity
- 6. Imperial security and internal taxation
- 7. The Stamp Act resisted
- 8. Parliament's strategic retreat
- 9. Old and new northern colonies
- 10. Old and new southern colonies
- 11. A trial at external taxation
- 12. Again America resist
- 13. The failure of imperial regulation
- 14. The colonies announce their autonomous status.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 235-278).
- Other Format:
- Online version: Gipson, Lawrence Henry, 1880-1971. Coming of the Revolution, 1763-1775.
- OCLC:
- 268841
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