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Berhard Knollenberg , Growth of the American Revolution: 1766-1775 (1975)

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Volume 2 of Bernhard Knollenberg’s two-part history concerning the basis of the conflict between England and its North American colonies from 1759-1775. Vol. 2 covers the period from the repeal of the Stamp Act in 1766 to the outbreak of hostilities at Lexington and Concord in 1775

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Growth of the American Revolution: 1766-1775, ed. and with a Foreword by Bernard W. Sheehan (Indianapolis: Liberty Fund, 2003).

 

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This online edition is published under license from Simon and Schuster, Inc. The copyright is held by the Free Press, 1975.

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Contents

 

 

Front Matter - PDF (108 KB)

  • Foreword by Bernard W. Sheehan
  • Acknowledgements

Chronology: 1766–1775 - PDF (80 KB)

Chapters

  • Introduction - PDF (80 KB)
  • 1.The Rockingham Ministry and the Stamp Act - PDF (60 KB)
  • 2.Repeal of the Stamp Act and Passage of the Declaratory Act - PDF (52 KB)
  • 3.Colonial Grievances Remaining after the Repeal of the Stamp Act - PDF (60 KB)
  • 4.The Chatham Ministry and Its Inherited Colonial Problems - PDF (64 KB)
  • 5.The Townshend Act Duties of 1767 - PDF (48 KB)
  • 6.The Farmer’s Letters - PDF (56 KB)
  • 7.Protests, Non-Importation Agreements, and Hillsborough’s Provocative Letters - PDF (64 KB)
  • 8.The American Customs Board and the Liberty Riot - PDF (52 KB)
  • 9.The Treason Resolution: Proposed Revision of the Townshend Act - PDF (40 KB)
  • 10.Revision of the Townshend Act and Dilution of Non-Importation - PDF (48 KB)
  • 11.British Troops at Boston and the “Boston Massacre” - PDF (60 KB)
  • 12.The Gaspee Affair and the Judges’ Salary Controversy - PDF (64 KB)
  • 13.The Tea Act of 1773 - PDF (40 KB)
  • 14.Colonial Opposition to the Tea Act and the Boston Tea Party - PDF (64 KB)
  • 15.The Boston Port Act and British Troops to Boston - PDF (48 KB)
  • 16.Proposals for a Tighter Rein on Massachusetts - PDF (44 KB)
  • 17.The Massachusetts Petition of 1773 and Its Consequences - PDF (44 KB)
  • 18.The Massachusetts Regulating and Administration of Justice Acts - PDF (36 KB)
  • 19.The Quebec Act - PDF (48 KB)
  • 20.Calls for a General Congress and Instructions to the Delegates - PDF (52 KB)
  • 21.Unifying and Divisive Elements in the Congress - PDF (52 KB)
  • 22.The Continental Congress: First Steps - PDF (52 KB)
  • 23.Statement of Grievances and Approval of the Suffolk Resolves - PDF (48 KB)
  • 24.The Association and the Memorial to the Colonists - PDF (48 KB)
  • 25.Petition to the King and Other State Papers of the Congress - PDF (52 KB)
  • 26.Developments in Massachusetts: May–September, 1774 - PDF (52 KB)
  • 27.The British Government and the Colonies: June, 1774–April, 1775 - PDF (48 KB)
  • 28.The Colonial Response to the Congress - PDF (40 KB)
  • 29.Massachusetts Prepares for War: October, 1774–April, 1775 - PDF (52 KB)
  • 30.Gage’s Military Activities While Awaiting Orders from England - PDF (40 KB)
  • 31.Dartmouth’s Letter Galvanizes Gage into Action - PDF (40 KB)
  • 32.The Day of Lexington and Concord: April 19, 1775 - PDF (48 KB)

Appendixes - PDF (332 KB) - See the Detailed list of the Appendices below.

Notes - PDF (1.1 MB)

Bibliography - PDF (232 KB)

Index - PDF (132 KB)

Appendixes - PDF (332 KB)

  • Introduction
    • (1) Irritants before 1765
    • (2) Colonial Tories and Whigs
  • Chapter 1 George III and Establishment of the Rockingham Ministry
  • Chapter 2 The Act of 1696 and the Declaratory Act of 1766
  • Chapter 3
    • (1) The Act of 1663 and Colonial Admiralty Courts
    • (2) The Free Port Act of 1766
  • Chapter 5 General Writs of Assistance
  • Chapter 7 Project for Anglican-Bishops in the Colonies
  • Chapter 9 The Admiralty Court at Halifax and Its Successors
  • Chapter 10 Uneven Observance of the Non-Importation Agreements
  • Chapter 11
    • (1) Impressment and the Case of Michael Corbet
    • (2) Clashes between Civilians and British Troops in New York
  • Chapter 13 The Refund of Duty on Tea
  • Chapter 14 Was the Dartmouth Ordered to Enter Port?
  • Chapter 20
    • (1) Election of Delegates from Pennsylvania
    • (2) New York Politics and the New York Delegation to the Congress
    • (3) Members of the First Continental Congress
    • (4) Samuel Adams’ Conduct as Collector of Taxes
  • Chapter 22 Galloway’s Plan of Union
  • Chapter 23
    • (1) Grievances against the Crown
    • (2) The Suffolk County Resolves
  • Chapter 26 The Solemn League and Covenant
  • Chapter 27
    • (1) Who Furnished the Information about Proceedings of the Congress?
    • (2) Peace Negotiations of Benjamin Franklin
  • Chapter 28 New York and the Continental Congress: 1775
  • Chapter 29 Colonial Whigs and Negro Slavery: 1765–1775
  • Chapter 32 April 19th: The Conflict of Evidence