Seedtime of the Republic: The Origin of the American Tradition of Political LibertyHarcourt, Brace, 1953 - 558 pages Interpretive account of; the colonial experiences and political philosophny which gave use to the American Revolution. |
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... York County , Virginia , was punished for racing a horse , since " it was contrary to law for a labourer to make a race , being a sport only for gentlemen . " In the eighteenth century both Harvard and Yale used " family dignity " as ...
... York County , Virginia , was punished for racing a horse , since " it was contrary to law for a labourer to make a race , being a sport only for gentlemen . " In the eighteenth century both Harvard and Yale used " family dignity " as ...
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... York , Charleston , and Philadelphia ; and even in supposedly stable Boston , poor rioted in resent- ment of rich and rich despised poor . The basic sectional division during this period was between west and east within each colony ...
... York , Charleston , and Philadelphia ; and even in supposedly stable Boston , poor rioted in resent- ment of rich and rich despised poor . The basic sectional division during this period was between west and east within each colony ...
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... York , an attack on an unpopular proprietary government in Pennsylvania , an arbitrary levying of a land fee in Virginia - that touched off political controversies of an intensely partisan nature . Men of opposing views rushed boldly ...
... York , an attack on an unpopular proprietary government in Pennsylvania , an arbitrary levying of a land fee in Virginia - that touched off political controversies of an intensely partisan nature . Men of opposing views rushed boldly ...
Contents
INTRODUCTION I | 1 |
Colonial Government and the Rise of Liberty | 12 |
Colonial Religion and the Rise of Liberty | 36 |
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