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Forced Founders: Indians, Debtors, Slaves, and the Making of the American Revolution in Virginia »
Authors: Woody Holton
ISBN-13: 9780807847848, ISBN-10: 0807847844
Format: Paperback
Publisher: University of North Carolina Press, The
Date Published: September 1999
Edition: (Non-applicable)
Author Biography: Woody Holton
Book Synopsis
Challenging traditional interpretations of the American Revolution, Woody Holton argues that the Virginia gentry were forced to rebel against Britain because of pressures exerted by Indians, farmers, and slaves.
Table of Contents
| Acknowledgments | ||
| List of Illustrations | ||
| Abbreviations | ||
| Introduction | ||
| Pt. I | Grievances, 1763-1774 | 1 |
| 1 | Land Speculators versus Indians and the Privy Council | 3 |
| 2 | Tobacco Growers versus Merchants and Parliament | 39 |
| Pt. II | Boycotts, 1769-1774 | 75 |
| 3 | Nonimportation | 77 |
| 4 | Nonexportation | 106 |
| Pt. III | Unintended Consequences, 1775-1776 | 131 |
| 5 | Free Virginians versus Slaves and Governor Dunmore | 133 |
| 6 | Gentlemen versus Farmers | 164 |
| Pt. IV | Independence, 1776 | 189 |
| 7 | Spirit of the People | 191 |
| Epilogue | 206 | |
| Index | 221 |
Subjects
History
American History United States History - 18th Century - American Revolution
History American History United States History - Southern Region
Nonfiction Social Sciences Regional Studies
Nonfiction Social Sciences General & Miscellaneous
Science & Nature Social Sciences Regional Studies
Science & Nature Social Sciences General & Miscellaneous
Social Sciences Regional Studies United States Studies
Nonfiction History American History
American History United States History - 18th Century - American RevolutionHistory
American History United States History - Southern RegionNonfiction
Social Sciences Regional StudiesNonfiction
Social Sciences General & MiscellaneousScience & Nature
Social Sciences Regional StudiesScience & Nature
Social Sciences General & MiscellaneousSocial Sciences
Regional Studies United States StudiesNonfiction
History American History
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