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

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Although we tend to think of the American Revolution as an act of treason against Great Britain (which it was), revolutionary Americans regularly employed the law of treason against those people perceived as aiding the British. But, in revolutionary Pennsylvania, juries did something astonishing; th...

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Main Author: Larson, Carlton F. W. (Author)
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.
Procès (Trahison) > Pennsylvanie > Histoire > 18e siècle.
Trahison > Pennsylvanie > Histoire > 18e siècle.
Trahison > États-Unis > Histoire > 18e siècle.
Pennsylvanie > Politique et gouvernement > 1775-1783.
Revolutionary Period (1775-1800)
United States.
HISTORY.
Americas (North.
Legal History.
LAW.
Politics and government
Treason
Trials (Treason)
Pennsylvania
United States
1700-1799
Electronic books.
History
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