Colonies to Nation, 1763-1789: A Documentary History of the American...

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Was the American Revolution Avoidable? Online Seminar Selected readings from Colonies to Nation, 1763-1789: A Documentary History of the American Revolution. Jack P. Greene, editor (Norton, 1975, 1967). Blueprint for Reform: Governor Francis Burnard, Principles of Law and Polity, applied to the Government of the British Colonies in America, 1764. (pp. 8-12) The Case Against Parliamentary Authority in Internal Colonial Matters: Richard Bland, An Enquiry into the Rights of the British Colonies, 1766. (pp. 88-92) The Rejection of Parliamentary Authority: James Wilson, Considerations on the Authority of Parliament, 1769 (not published until 1774). (pp. 222-227) Royal Proclamation of 1775, August 1775. (pp. 259-260)

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Was the American Revolution Avoidable? Online Seminar

Selected readings from

Colonies to Nation, 1763-1789:

A Documentary History of the American Revolution. Jack P. Greene, editor (Norton, 1975, 1967).

Blueprint for Reform: Governor Francis Burnard, Principles of Law and Polity,

applied to the Government of the British Colonies in America, 1764. (pp. 8-12)

The Case Against Parliamentary Authority in Internal Colonial Matters: Richard Bland, An Enquiry into the Rights of the British Colonies, 1766. (pp. 88-92)

The Rejection of Parliamentary Authority: James Wilson, Considerations on the Authority of Parliament, 1769 (not published until 1774). (pp. 222-227)

Royal Proclamation of 1775, August 1775. (pp. 259-260)