| Description |
209 pages ; 22 cm. |
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volume nc rdacarrier |
| Series |
American history in focus series |
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American history in focus series.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Contents |
Colonies ripe for revolt : the older British North American colonies in 1763 / Lawrence Henry Gipson -- Report of a privy council committee (July 7, 1756) -- Report of a privy council committee (April 1, 1757) -- Report of a privy council committee (February 16, 1760) -- Concerning unlimited submission and nonresistance to the higher powers / Jonathan Mayhew -- Exchange of correspondence between Benjamin Franklin in London and Charles Thomson in America -- Instructions of the Town of Braintree to their representative / John Adams -- Letter to Lord Barrington, November 23, 1965 [i.e., 1765] / Francis Bernard -- The American Colonies Act (The Declaratory Act, 1766) -- The Townshend taxes -- The revolution bursts / Richard W. Van Alstyne -- A summary view / Thomas Jefferson -- The petition of Congress to the King -- Conciliatory proposition / Lord North -- Speech to the House of Commons / William Johnstone -- Resolutions of Congress -- The Taxation of Colonies Act -- Proceeding of the Congress relative to the Carlisle peace commission -- Shelburne's imperial policy at the peace settlement : the American negotiations / Vincent T. Harlow -- General Conway's motion in the Commons -- Letter from Secretary Robert R. Livingston to Benjamin Franklin -- Letter from Lord Shelburne to Franklin -- Richard Oswald's first and second commissions -- Diary and autobiography / John Adams -- The finished treaty -- The French protest -- Congressional reaction, Secretary Livingston to the American commissioners -- Shelburne's explanation to the House of Lords -- Anglo-American relations, 1783-1794 / Charles R. Ritcheson -- Letter to Peter Van Schaack / John Jay -- Letter to Secretary Jay / John Adams -- Cabinet paper / Thomas Jefferson -- Cabinet paper / Alexander Hamilton -- Letter to George Hammond / Lord Grenville -- Correspondence between Jefferson and Hammond -- Treaty of Amity, Commerce, and Navigation -- Letter to Secretary Randolph / John Jay. |
| Subject |
United States -- Foreign relations -- Great Britain.
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Great Britain -- Foreign relations -- United States.
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Diplomatic relations. (OCoLC)fst01907412
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Great Britain. (OCoLC)fst01204623
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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| Added Author |
Ritcheson, Charles R., editor.
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| ISBN |
0201064707 |
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9780201064704 |
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