Tea Party to Independence: The Third Phase of the American Revolution, 1773-1776

This book is a study of the formulation of British policy towards the American colonies during the crucial period between the Boston Tea Party of December 1773 and the American Declaration of Independence in July 1776. It is set against the background both of British public opinion and of the developing resistance movement in America. Thomas examines the constraints on British policy-making, and analyses the failure of the colonists either to respond to British overtures or to produce positive proposals of their own. He shows how the crisis escalated as the Americans moved from constitutional demands to a military response, and finally took the decision to separate from Britain.


Author: Peter D. G. Thomas
Publisher: Clarendon Press
Published: 08/22/1991
Pages: 368
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.35lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.94d
ISBN: 9780198201427

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