Forced founders : Indians, debtors, slaves, and the making of the American Revolution in Virginia /
Holton, Woody,
Forced founders : Indians, debtors, slaves, and the making of the American Revolution in Virginia / Indians, debtors, slaves, and the making of the American Revolution in Virginia Woody Holton. - 1 online resource (xxi, 231 pages) : illustrations, 1 map
Some illustrations, present in the print version, lacking from online version
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Grievances, 1763-1774. Land speculators versus Indians and the privy council ; Tobacco growers versus merchants and Parliament -- Boycotts, 1769-1774. Nonimportation ; Nonexportation -- Unintended consequences, 1775-1776. Free Virginians versus slaves and Governor Dunmore ; Gentlemen versus farmers -- Independence, 1776. Spirit of the people.
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"In this provocative reinterpretation of one of the best-known events in American history, Woody Holton shows that when Thomas Jefferson, George Washington, and other elite Virginians joined their peers from other colonies in declaring independence from Britain, they acted partly in response to grassroots rebellions against their own rule."--
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2010.
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9781469603704 (electronic bk.) 1469603705 (electronic bk.) 9780807899861 (electronic bk.) 0807899860 (electronic bk.) (alk. paper) (alk. paper) (pbk. ; alk. paper) (pbk. ; alk. paper)
22573/ctt60x96 JSTOR
98051937
1700-1799
Gentry--History--Virginia--18th century.
Social classes--History--Virginia--18th century.
Petite noblesse--Histoire--Virginie--18e siècle.
Classes sociales--Histoire--Virginie--18e siècle.
HISTORY--Revolutionary Period (1775-1800)--United States
HISTORY--State & Local--General.--United States
Gentry.
Social aspects.
Social classes.
Social conditions.
War--Causes.
Amerikaanse Vrijheidsoorlog.
Oorzaken.
United States--History--Causes.--Revolution, 1775-1783
United States--History--Social aspects.--Revolution, 1775-1783
Virginia--History--Revolution, 1775-1783.
Virginia--Social conditions--18th century.
États-Unis--Histoire--Causes.--1775-1783 (Révolution)
États-Unis--Histoire--Aspect social.--1775-1783 (Révolution)
Virginie--Histoire--1775-1783 (Révolution)
Virginie--Conditions sociales--18e siècle.
United States.
Virginia.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
History.
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Forced founders : Indians, debtors, slaves, and the making of the American Revolution in Virginia / Indians, debtors, slaves, and the making of the American Revolution in Virginia Woody Holton. - 1 online resource (xxi, 231 pages) : illustrations, 1 map
Some illustrations, present in the print version, lacking from online version
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Grievances, 1763-1774. Land speculators versus Indians and the privy council ; Tobacco growers versus merchants and Parliament -- Boycotts, 1769-1774. Nonimportation ; Nonexportation -- Unintended consequences, 1775-1776. Free Virginians versus slaves and Governor Dunmore ; Gentlemen versus farmers -- Independence, 1776. Spirit of the people.
Use copy
"In this provocative reinterpretation of one of the best-known events in American history, Woody Holton shows that when Thomas Jefferson, George Washington, and other elite Virginians joined their peers from other colonies in declaring independence from Britain, they acted partly in response to grassroots rebellions against their own rule."--
Electronic reproduction.
[Place of publication not identified] :
HathiTrust Digital Library,
2010.
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212
9781469603704 (electronic bk.) 1469603705 (electronic bk.) 9780807899861 (electronic bk.) 0807899860 (electronic bk.) (alk. paper) (alk. paper) (pbk. ; alk. paper) (pbk. ; alk. paper)
22573/ctt60x96 JSTOR
98051937
1700-1799
Gentry--History--Virginia--18th century.
Social classes--History--Virginia--18th century.
Petite noblesse--Histoire--Virginie--18e siècle.
Classes sociales--Histoire--Virginie--18e siècle.
HISTORY--Revolutionary Period (1775-1800)--United States
HISTORY--State & Local--General.--United States
Gentry.
Social aspects.
Social classes.
Social conditions.
War--Causes.
Amerikaanse Vrijheidsoorlog.
Oorzaken.
United States--History--Causes.--Revolution, 1775-1783
United States--History--Social aspects.--Revolution, 1775-1783
Virginia--History--Revolution, 1775-1783.
Virginia--Social conditions--18th century.
États-Unis--Histoire--Causes.--1775-1783 (Révolution)
États-Unis--Histoire--Aspect social.--1775-1783 (Révolution)
Virginie--Histoire--1775-1783 (Révolution)
Virginie--Conditions sociales--18e siècle.
United States.
Virginia.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
History.
E210
973.3/11