02686nam 2200577 450 991045958030332120200520144314.00-8131-8632-30-8131-6357-9(CKB)3710000000334472(EBL)1915675(SSID)ssj0001436274(PQKBManifestationID)11884989(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001436274(PQKBWorkID)11435638(PQKB)10426008(MiAaPQ)EBC1915675(OCoLC)562590496(MdBmJHUP)muse44702(Au-PeEL)EBL1915675(CaPaEBR)ebr11005478(CaONFJC)MIL691399(OCoLC)900345072(EXLCZ)99371000000033447220150121h19671967 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe road to independence the Revolutionary movement in New York, 1773-1777 /Bernard MasonLexington, Kentucky :University of Kentucky Press,1967.©19671 online resource (292 p.)Includes index.1-322-60117-8 0-8131-5325-5 "A note on sources": p. [258]-264.Cover; Title; Copyright; Preface; Contents; 1. Introduction; 2. Royal Influence in New York; 3. Division into Tory and Whig; 4. Crystallization of the Revolutionary Spirit; 5. The Tide Sets for Independence; 6. Government prior to the Constitution of 1777; 7. Making Haste Slowly: Framing the Constitution; 8. Reconsiderations; Appendix; A Note on Sources; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; YIn this description and analysis of the organization of the revolutionary movement in New York, Bernard Mason focuses upon the intricate political alignments which the cause of independence created. He finds that the revolutionaries, contrary to the long-standing thesis, formed a decisive majority, although their effectiveness was hampered by vacillation and by a protracted struggle for leadership. Despite the timidity of the Whig leaders, the polemicists gave vent to their militancy and public attitudes tended to lead rather than follow those of the politicians. Moreover, independence was onlNew York (State)Politics and government1775-1783Electronic books.974.702Mason Bernard1920-1050971MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910459580303321The road to independence2481169UNINA