King and Congress : the transfer of political legitimacy, 1774-1776 / Jerrilyn Greene Marston.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Marston, Jerrilyn Greene, 1945- author.

Series:

Princeton Legacy Library

Princeton legacy library

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Executive power--United States--History--18th century.

Executive power.

United States--Politics and government--1775-1783.

United States.

United States. Continental Congress.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (478 p.)

Edition:

Course Book

Place of Publication:

Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [1987]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

A persuasive reassessment of the nature of the institution that was in the forefront of the American revolutionary struggle with Great Britain--the Continental Congress. Providing a completely new perspective on the history of the First and Second Continental Congresses before independence, the author argues that American expectations regarding the proper functions of a legitimate central government were formed under the British monarchy, and that these functions were primarily executive.Originally published in 1987.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction

PART I: KING

CHAPTER 1: The King's Authority

CHAPTER 2: The Abdication of George III

PART II: CONGRESS

CHAPTER 3: The First Congress Assumes Authority

CHAPTER 4: The Association of 1 7 7 4

CHAPTER 5: Congress and Protection

CHAPTER 6: Problems of Unity

CHAPTER 7: Congress and Unity: Foreign Affairs

CHAPTER 8: Congress and Internal Union

CHAPTER 9: Congress Grants Authority for Government

CHAPTER 10: A National Executive or A National Legislature

A Note on Terminology

Appendix: Local and Provincial Resolutions, 1774

Notes

Index

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 08. Jul 2019)

Description based on print version record.

Revision of the author's thesis (Ph. D.)--Boston University, 1975.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780691631226

0691631220

9780691601564

0691601569

9781400858750

1400858755

OCLC:

884013247