The American Revolution from a British Perspective, 1763-1783 - Volumes
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Pamphlets for the Years, 1771-1772
These papers include a pamphlet upon the trial of the British soldiers accused of perpetrating the Boston massacre. They also include a significant body of pamphlets regarding the laws of Quebec and their relationship with the laws of France. Read more →
Pamphlets for the Years, 1773-1774
1774 saw the publication of John Hancock?s ?An Oration; Delivered March 5, 1774, At The Request of The Inhabitants of The Town of Boston; To Commemorate The Bloody Tragedy of the Fifth of March 1770?, Samuel Johnson?s ?The Patriot, Addressed to the Electors of Great Britain?, and Thomas Jefferson?s ?A Summary View of the Rights of British America?. Whilst items published in 1773 focus primarily upon the Quebec Bill and... Read more →
Pamphlets for the Years, 1775-1776
In general, these pamphlets are produced by a variety of different factions from both Britain and America. The Americans opposed to the war on religious grounds are mainly those expressing sympathy for the ideas of John Wesley. The Americans who are in favour of war tend to support the American Continental Congress. There were British pamphlets, which supported the idea of forcibly teaching America to acquiesce, but there were a... Read more →
Pamphlets for the Years, 1777-1778
Commencing with a number of titles relating to the trial of James Hill, also known as ?John the Painter?, for setting fire to Portsmouth Docks in England as a revolutionary gesture. The early part of these papers then covers an argument between Edmund Burke and ?The Electors of Bristol? over the affairs of North America. There follows a succession of sermons, poems and letters upon the themes of loyalty and... Read more →
