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The trials of allegiance : treason, juries, and the American revolution /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Larson, Carlton F. W. (Author)
Corporate Author: UPSO (University Press Scholarship Online)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2019.
Subjects:
Trials (Treason) > Pennsylvania > History > 18th century.
Treason > Pennsylvania > History > 18th century.
Treason > United States > History > 18th century.
Pennsylvania > Politics and government > 1775-1783.
United States > History > Revolution, 1775-1783 > Law and legislation > Criminal provisions.
Politics and government.
Treason.
Trials (Treason)
Pennsylvania.
United States.
1700-1799
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Treason in colonial Pennsylvania
  • Resistance and treason, 1765-1775
  • Treason against America, 1775-1776
  • From independence to invasion, 1776-1778
  • The winding path to the courthouse, 1778
  • The Philadelphia treason trials, 1778-1779 : forming the jury
  • The Philadelphia treason trials, 1778-1779 : trial and deliberation
  • Resentment and betrayal, 1779-1781
  • Peace, the constitution, and rebellion, 1781-1800
  • Conclusion.