In this second blog on the American Revolution in Virginia, we again turn to the political. Later we will look at its social history in three blogs, and military history in one. The most singular document of the period is certainly the Declaration of Independence, and the process that brought it about is described in...
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We begin our look at the American Revolution in Virginia with six blogs, beginning with political histories (2), then social (3) and military (1). “Founding of a Nation” surveys the internal politics of all thirteen colonies and Britain, especially the three largest: Virginia, Massachusetts and Pennsylvania. “Revolution in Virginia” describes the politics and war campaigns...
Three important books survey the U.S. Constitution’s ratification process for Virginia historians. “The Fate of the Revolution: Virginians Debate the Constitution” is a 204 page book which conveys the immediate contingency of a patriot-founder generation aroused and consumed by the question of nationhood and governance for their posterity. The issues resonate to this day. “Ratification:...
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