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The Quest for Power

The Lower Houses of Assembly in the Souther Royal Colonies, 1689-1776

Jack P Greene author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:WW Norton & Co

Published:1st Apr '72

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In this book, Jack P. Greene describes the rise of the lower houses in the four southern royal colonies--Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia--that reflects a process occurring throughout the colonies in the period between the Glorious Revolution and the American War for Independence. To determine what it was the Americans were defending in their debate with Britain between 1763 and 1776, Professor Greene defines the specific powers acquired by the lower houses, measures the extent of their authority at the close of the Seven Years' War, and examines the British challenge. He explores the theoretical foundations as well as the practical results of the assemblies' moves, and offers an important new interpretation of the relationship between their rise to power and the coming of the American Revolution.

ISBN: 9780393005912

Dimensions: 203mm x 127mm x 25mm

Weight: 591g

548 pages