A Factious People : : Politics and Society in Colonial New York / / Patricia U. Bonomi.

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• VerfasserIn: Bonomi, Patricia U.,
• Place / Publishing House: Ithaca, NY : : Cornell University Press, , [2015]; ©2015
• Year of Publication: 2015
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (360 p.)

First published in 1971 and long out of print, this classic account of Colonial-era New York chronicles how the state was buffeted by political and sectional rivalries and by conflict arising from a wide diversity of ethnic and religious identities. New York’s highly volatile and contentious politic...

Table of Contents

• Frontmatter
• Contents
• Abbreviations
• I. Some Problems in Colonial New York History
• 1 . Carl Becker's View of Colonial New York
• 2. The New York "Aristocracy": A Problem of Definition
• 3. Political Factionalism: A "divided" and "contentious" People
• 4. "As the twig is bent . . . "
• 5. "Who should rule at home"?
• II. Settlement and Expansion
• 1 . "A mixture of Nations"
• 2. Local Government: A Random Growth
• 3. The "City-State" of Albany
• 4 . The "Albany Spirit"
• III. Economic Interests and Political Contentions
• I. The Merchant Interest
• 2. The Landed Interest
• 3. The Backdrop: The Leislerian Upheaval — Fiscal Policies
• 4. Politics and Governor Hunter: 1710 - 1719
• 5. Politics and Governor Burnet: 1720 - 1727
• 6. Shifting Patterns: 1728 - 1731
• IV. The Morris-Cosby Dispute: A Political and Constitutional Crisis
• 1. The Resurgence of Parties: Governor Cosby and the Van Dam Affair
• 2. A Twofold Strategy: The Founding of Zenger's New-York Weekly Journal; the Westchester Election of 1733
• 3. A Flanking Maneuver: Lewis Morris in London; Petitions in New York
• 4. A Crisis of Identity in the Making
• V. James De Lancey, Anglo-American: The Politics of New York at Mid-Century
• 1. Building an Anglo-American "Interest"
• 2. James DeLancey versus Governor George Clinton
• 3. Governor Clinton Builds a Party: 1748 - 1752
• 4. Henry Beekman and the Politics of Dutchess County
• 5. James DeLancey Becomes Acting Governor of New York
• VI. New York's Land System: Problems and Opprtunities
• 1. Problems of Interpretation and Definition
• 2. Legal and Economic Aspects of the Great Patents
• 3. A Favorable View of Tenancy
• 4. The Causes of Agrarian Unrest
• 5. A "Drove of Banditt Rovers"
• 6. The Riots of 1766
• 7. Some Considerations
• VII . Politics, The "Universal Topick ": 1765-1770
• 1. The Parties Take Shape
• 2. On Party Labels
• 3. The Election of 1768
• 4. Party Conflicts in the Assembly: 1768
• 5. The Election of 1769
• 6. Assembly Maneuvers: 1769
• 7. Alexander McDougall and "the grand Cause of America"
• VIII. Ideology and Politics: A Concluding Note
• Appendixes
• Appendix A. Genealogies
• Appendix B. English Governors of New York
• Appendix C. Representatives in the Colonial Assembly
• Appendix D. Council of the Colony of New York
• Bibliography
• Index