Gentry and Common Folk: Political Culture on a Virginia Frontier, 1740-1789University Press of Kentucky, 1991 - 228 頁 In the late 18th century, the Upper Valley of Virginia experienced a conflict between the elitist culture of the gentry and the more democratic values of the populace. Tillson addresses several major issues in historical scholarship on Virginia and the southern backcountry, focusing on changing political values in the late colonial and Revolutionary eras. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR |
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... frontier to abandon their communities or face attack.39 Despite the efforts of militia leaders to dissuade them , many inhabitants in exposed areas began preparations to flee . In several of these cases , settlers promised to stay if ...
... frontier to abandon their communities or face attack.39 Despite the efforts of militia leaders to dissuade them , many inhabitants in exposed areas began preparations to flee . In several of these cases , settlers promised to stay if ...
第 91 頁
... frontier areas to support popular demands for men and ammunition to assist in neighborhood defense.66 Upper valley officers also dealt perceptively with the local orienta- tions that prompted militiamen to resist performing active duty ...
... frontier areas to support popular demands for men and ammunition to assist in neighborhood defense.66 Upper valley officers also dealt perceptively with the local orienta- tions that prompted militiamen to resist performing active duty ...
第 93 頁
... frontier defense . Thus Governor Henry informed William Preston in September 1777 that if new hostilities began , the state would order no expedition against the Indians . He added that militia from neighboring counties could provide ...
... frontier defense . Thus Governor Henry informed William Preston in September 1777 that if new hostilities began , the state would order no expedition against the Indians . He added that militia from neighboring counties could provide ...
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Land People Economy and Government | 5 |
The Political Culture of the Colonial Elite | 20 |
John Stuarts History of the Greenbrier Valley | 138 |
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