Unnatural Rebellion
Title | Unnatural Rebellion PDF eBook |
Author | Ruma Chopra |
Publisher | University of Virginia Press |
Pages | 319 |
Release | 2011-05-29 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 0813931169 |
Thousands of British American mainland colonists rejected the War for American Independence. Shunning rebel violence as unnecessary, unlawful, and unnatural, they emphasized the natural ties of blood, kinship, language, and religion that united the colonies to Britain. They hoped that British military strength would crush the minority rebellion and free the colonies to renegotiate their return to the empire. Of course the loyalists were too American to be of one mind. This is a story of how a cross-section of colonists flocked to the British headquarters of New York City to support their ideal of reunion. Despised by the rebels as enemies or as British appendages, New York’s refugees hoped to partner with the British to restore peaceful government in the colonies. The British confounded their expectations by instituting martial law in the city and marginalizing loyalist leaders. Still, the loyal Americans did not surrender their vision but creatively adapted their rhetoric and accommodated military governance to protect their long-standing bond with the mother country. They never imagined that allegiance to Britain would mean a permanent exile from their homes.
An abstract of the unnatural rebellion
Title | An abstract of the unnatural rebellion PDF eBook |
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Release | 1689 |
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A Full, Particular, and True Account of the Cruel and Unnatural Rebellion in the Year 1745 and 46.
Title | A Full, Particular, and True Account of the Cruel and Unnatural Rebellion in the Year 1745 and 46. PDF eBook |
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Pages | |
Release | 174? |
Genre | Jacobite Rebellion, 1745-1746 |
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The Historical Geography of the Clans of Scotland
Title | The Historical Geography of the Clans of Scotland PDF eBook |
Author | Thomas Brumby Johnston |
Publisher | |
Pages | 62 |
Release | 1873 |
Genre | Clans |
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Journals of the House of Commons
Title | Journals of the House of Commons PDF eBook |
Author | Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons |
Publisher | |
Pages | 826 |
Release | 1803 |
Genre | Great Britain |
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Popular Politics and the American Revolution in England
Title | Popular Politics and the American Revolution in England PDF eBook |
Author | James E. Bradley |
Publisher | Mercer University Press |
Pages | 292 |
Release | 1986 |
Genre | Great Britain |
ISBN | 9780865541818 |
Historical Geography of the Clans of Scotland
Title | Historical Geography of the Clans of Scotland PDF eBook |
Author | Thomas Brumby Johnston |
Publisher | |
Pages | 234 |
Release | 1899 |
Genre | Clans |
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