Unnatural rebellion : loyalists in New York City during the Revolution

Unnatural rebellion : loyalists in New York City during the Revolution / Ruma Chopra.

Thousands of British American mainland colonists rejected the War for American Independence. Shunning rebel violence as unnecessary, unlawful, and unnatural, they emphasized the natural ties of blood, kinship, language, and religion that united the colonies to Britain. They hoped that British milita...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Chopra, Ruma
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Charlottesville : University of Virginia Press, ©2011.
Series:Jeffersonian America.
Subjects:
1775-1783
American loyalists > New York (State) > New York > History.
HISTORY > United States > Revolutionary Period (1775-1800)
HISTORY > United States > Colonial Period (1600-1775)
American loyalists
New York (N.Y.) > History > Revolution, 1775-1783.
United States
New York (State) > New York
History
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Table of Contents:
  • Natural rights and natural ties : Britons in New York City
  • "Uncommon phrenzy" : rebel usurpation, 1774-1776
  • "Quicken others by our example" : New Yorkers welcome the British
  • "Lord pity this poor country" : loyalist resilience
  • "Diversity of sentiments on the future conduct of the war" : loyalist clamor
  • "A certificate of their necessity" : a mix of refugees and rules
  • "The die had been cast" : loyalist divisions
  • "Look yo Tory crew, and see what George your king can do" : loyalists unprotected
  • Conclusion : loyalist patriotism exceeds loyalist power.

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