Peyton Randolph and Revolutionary Virginia
McFarland & Co Inc (Verlag)
978-1-4766-7955-6 (ISBN)
In 1763, King George III's government adopted a secret policy to reduce the American colonies to "due subordinance" and exploit them. This brought on the American Revolution. In Virginia, there was virtually unanimous agreement that Britain's actions violated Virginia's constitutional rights. Yet Virginians were deeply divided as to a remedy. Peyton Randolph, Speaker of the House of Burgesses 1766-1775 (and chairman of the First and Second Continental Congresses), worked to unify the colony, keeping the conservatives from moving too slowly and the radicals from moving too swiftly. Virginia was thus the only major colony to enter the Revolution united. Randolph was a masterful politician who produced majorities for critical votes leading to revolution.
Robert M. Randolph served in the U.S. Army Counter-Intelligence Corps during the Berlin Wall and Cuban Missile crises. He practiced law at a Fort Worth, Texas, law firm where he served as chief of its trial section for twenty plus years. He lives in Weatherford, Texas.
Table of Contents
List of Illustrations
Acknowledgments
Preface
1. Painting with a Broad Brush
2. Peyton Randolph’s Family and Early Career
3. Speculation in Western Lands
4. The Attorney-General Chooses Between Loyalties
The First Committee of Correspondence
The Leading Lawyers of Virginia
5. Britain’s Post-War Policy Toward the Colonies
The Proclamation of 1763
Britain’s Secret Policy
The Hovering Act of 1763
The Currency Act of 1764
The Sugar Act of 1764
The American Act of 1764
6. The Stamp Act
July 1764: Protest by Committee of Correspondence
October 30, 1764: Petitions by General Assembly
Terms and Passage of the Stamp Act
May 1765 Session: Patrick Henry’s Resolutions
Resistance and Repeal
The Declaratory Act: 1766
Richard Bland’s Pamphlet
7. The Death of Speaker Robinson and Randolph’s Election as Speaker: 1766
8. The Speaker Changes Course
Governor Botetourt Opens the General Assembly: May 8, 1769
The Townshend Acts: 1767
John Dickinson’s Letters from “A Farmer”
General Assembly, March 31, 1768: Protest and Petitions
Transportation and Extra-Constitutional Convention in Massachusetts
Arrival of Governor Botetourt
The King’s Speech from the Throne: November 8, 1768
The British Context—John Wilkes
General Assembly, May 8, 1769: Defiance and Dissolution
Formation of the Association: May 17, 1769
A Change in Virginia’s Political Climate
Randolph’s First Trip North
The Non-Importation Association and Partial Repeal of the Townshend Act
Second Non-Importation Agreement: June 22, 1770
9. From the Townshend Acts to the Gaspee Incident, 1768–1772
The End of the Golden Age
Attempted Revival of Western Land Speculation
Actions by the Crown in America and Britain: 1769–1772
10. The Gaspee Incident and Virginia’s New Committee
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11. The Boston Tea Party, December 16, 1773
12. The Intolerable Acts
13. The May 5, 1774, General Assembly: A Day of Fasting
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Dissolution and the Call for Convention
14. The August 1, 1774, Convention
Lord Dunmore’s War
15. The First Continental Congress, September 5, 1774
Peyton Randolph’s Role
16. The Organization of Resistance and Coercion, September 1774—March 1775
17. The Second Convention, March 20, 1775: Virginia Is Placed in a “Posture of Defense” by Three Votes
18. Dunmore’s Response: Land Titles and Gunpowder
19. The Second Continental Congress, May 10, 1775
20. The Last General Assembly, June 1, 1775
21. The Third Convention, Richmond, July 17, 1775
Randolph’s Policy Triumphs and Pendleton Leads Virginia into Revolution
22. The Second Continental Congress, September 6, 1775, and the Death of Peyton Randolph
23. Summary
Appendix: Early Randolph Family History
Chapter Notes
Bibliography
Index
| Erscheinungsdatum | 24.01.2020 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | 42 photos, appendix, notes, bibliography, index |
| Verlagsort | Jefferson, NC |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 152 x 229 mm |
| Gewicht | 299 g |
| Themenwelt | Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Geschichte / Politik ► Allgemeines / Lexika |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Staat / Verwaltung | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-4766-7955-X / 147667955X |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-4766-7955-6 / 9781476679556 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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