British Friends of the American RevolutionM.E. Sharpe, 1997 M12 3 This volume is the culmination of Jerome Reich's research on conflicting political ideologies current in England and America during the second half of the eighteenth century and those English individuals who attempted--albeit unsuccessfully--to reconcile them. These short chapter studies profile a dozen British men and women, who, for diverse reasons, opposed the policy of the British government toward its thirteen colonies before and during the American Revolution and helped prepare the way for the recognition of the United States as an independent nation. |
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... legislature ; they were immune from arrest while the legislature was in session ; they could make their own rules , settle disputed elections , and elect their own speaker ; and finally , they won the exclusive right to initiate money ...
... legislature ; they were immune from arrest while the legislature was in session ; they could make their own rules , settle disputed elections , and elect their own speaker ; and finally , they won the exclusive right to initiate money ...
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... legislatures within themselves are in no ways subject to that of Great Britain ; which in such instances as it has heretofore exercised a legislative power over them has usurped it . 5 Only two of our " friends , " Thomas Pownall and ...
... legislatures within themselves are in no ways subject to that of Great Britain ; which in such instances as it has heretofore exercised a legislative power over them has usurped it . 5 Only two of our " friends , " Thomas Pownall and ...
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... legislatures dealt with the regu- lation of marriage and divorce , the provision of relief to the poor , the mainte- nance of roads and bridges , the organization of a militia , and , most crucial , the levying of taxes . In other words ...
... legislatures dealt with the regu- lation of marriage and divorce , the provision of relief to the poor , the mainte- nance of roads and bridges , the organization of a militia , and , most crucial , the levying of taxes . In other words ...
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... legislature to vote him the necessary funds and powers . Although sensitive to military needs , Pownall always took the position that the rights and privileges of the legislature must be respected even in 8 CHAPTER 2.
... legislature to vote him the necessary funds and powers . Although sensitive to military needs , Pownall always took the position that the rights and privileges of the legislature must be respected even in 8 CHAPTER 2.
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Jerome R. Reich. and privileges of the legislature must be respected even in wartime . Appar- ently he was successful ... legislatures ( though he gradually came to realize that neither the colonists nor the British government were ...
Jerome R. Reich. and privileges of the legislature must be respected even in wartime . Appar- ently he was successful ... legislatures ( though he gradually came to realize that neither the colonists nor the British government were ...
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Pitt Burke and American Policy 17631770 | 19 |
Birds of a Feather John Wilkes and John HorneTooke | 31 |
The Honest Whigs | 38 |
The Coercive Acts and Their Opponents A Study in Futility | 48 |
A Dire Prediction | 57 |
The House of Lords | 72 |
Dean Tucker He Told Them So | 110 |
Governor Pownall Fights to the Finish | 117 |
David Hartley Amateur Diplomat | 125 |
Charles James Fox The Life of the Party | 137 |
Peace Peace When There Is No Peace | 152 |
Summary and Conclusions | 162 |
Bibliography | 171 |
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Richard Price Apostle of Liberty | 88 |
The Single Legal Victim of the American Revolution | 103 |
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