The Loyalist Problem in Revolutionary New England
Download or Read eBook The Loyalist Problem in Revolutionary New England PDF written by Thomas N. Ingersoll and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2016-10-24 with total page 522 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : Thomas N. Ingersoll |
| Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
| Total Pages | : 522 |
| Release | : 2016-10-24 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9781316841877 |
| ISBN-13 | : 1316841871 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (77 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis The Loyalist Problem in Revolutionary New England by : Thomas N. Ingersoll
Book excerpt: The Loyalist Problem in Revolutionary New England begins with a snapshot of the region on the eve of the Boston Tea Party. The colonists' Republican tradition helped them spark the Revolution, but their special history also threatened the unity of the United States throughout the Revolutionary War, for Loyalists tried to discredit New Englanders as a naturally rebellious people. Yet Ingersoll shows that the rebels never sought to drive the dissenters out of the new nation, and accorded them a remarkable degree of liberal toleration, with the great majority of Loyalists ultimately becoming citizens of the new states.
