TY - BOOK AU - Holton,Woody ED - Omohundro Institute of Early American History & Culture, TI - Forced founders: Indians, debtors, slaves, and the making of the American Revolution in Virginia SN - 9781469603704 AV - E210 U1 - 973.3/11 21 PY - 1999///] CY - Chapel Hill [North Carolina], London [England] PB - Published for the Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture, Williamsburg, Virginia, by the University of North Carolina Press KW - Gentry KW - Virginia KW - History KW - 18th century KW - Social classes KW - Petite noblesse KW - Virginie KW - Histoire KW - 18e siècle KW - Classes sociales KW - HISTORY KW - United States KW - Revolutionary Period (1775-1800) KW - bisacsh KW - State & Local KW - General KW - fast KW - Social aspects KW - Social conditions KW - War KW - Causes KW - Amerikaanse Vrijheidsoorlog KW - gtt KW - Oorzaken KW - Revolution, 1775-1783 KW - États-Unis KW - 1775-1783 (Révolution) KW - Aspect social KW - Conditions sociales KW - Electronic books N1 - 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; Electronic reproduction; [Place of publication not identified]; HathiTrust Digital Library; 2010 N2 - "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."-- UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=357689 ER -