"Formed for Empire" : The Continental Congress Responds to the Carlisle Peace Commission
Hoping to win back the thirteen colonies, Parliament in 1778 relinquished its power over internal taxation and regulation and gave the Carlisle Peace Commission wide discretion to suspend British policies in order to negotiate a truce. Because the Continental Congress consistently rejected these pea...
| Veröffentlicht in: | Journal of the Early Republic. - University of Pennsylvania Press. - 38(2018), 4, Seite 643-672 |
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| Sprache: | English |
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| Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk: | Journal of the Early Republic |
| Schlagworte: | Carlisle Peace Commission American Revolution Diplomatic history Dissent Constitutionalism Sovereignty Confederation Empire Gouverneur Morris William Henry Drayton mehr... |
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