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Author Ammerman, David L. (David Leon), 1938-

Title In the common cause : American response to the coercive acts of 1774 / David Ammerman.

Imprint New York : Norton, 1975, ©1974.

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Location Call No. OPAC Message Status
 Axe Kansas Collection J Schick  973.311 Am62i 1975    ---  Lib Use Only
Description xii, 170 pages ; 20 cm.
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Series The Norton library ; N787
Note Reprint of the 1974 ed. published by the University of Virginia.
Summary Concise account of the events leading up to the passage of the first of the Coercive Acts in 1774, and the immediate causes of the outbreak of the Revolutionary War. Takes issue with the view that the colonies were torn by factionalism, and argues that a remarkable and genuine unity existed among the American colonists, and that the Coercive Acts provided the basis for it. Focuses on the first Continental Congress, the first step in building the revolutionary movement, its debates and decisions, and presents evidence of colonial unity in the account of the Committees of Correspondence.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 157-161) and index.
Contents The die is cast -- Heeding Boston's plea -- The debate on nonimportation : why the Tories failed -- Beyond tea and taxes : the constitutional crisis -- Listing American grievances : a rationale for resistance -- Resistance short of war : the Continental association -- A note on consensus -- Great Britain declares war -- The last event.
Subject United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Causes.
United States. Continental Congress -- Decision making -- History.
War -- Causes. (OCoLC)fst01170331
United States. Continental Congress. (OCoLC)fst00542848
American Revolution (1775-1783) (OCoLC)fst01351668
Decision making. (OCoLC)fst00889035
United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
Chronological Term 1775-1783
Genre/Form History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
ISBN 0393007871
9780393007879

 
    
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