King and Congress : : The Transfer of Political Legitimacy, 1774-1776 / / Jerrilyn Greene Marston.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Princeton Legacy Lib. eBook Package 1980-1999
• VerfasserIn: Marston, Jerrilyn Greene,
• Place / Publishing House: Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2014]; ©1987
• Year of Publication: 2014
• Edition: Course Book
• Language: English
• Series: Princeton Legacy Library ; 801
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (478 p.)

A persuasive reassessment of the nature of the institution that was in the forefront of the American revolutionary struggle with Great Britain--the Continental Congress. Providing a completely new perspective on the history of the First and Second Continental Congresses before independence, the author argues that American expectations regarding the proper functions of a legitimate central government were formed under the British monarchy, and that these functions were primarily executive.Originally published in 1987.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- PART I: KING -- CHAPTER 1: The King's Authority -- CHAPTER 2: The Abdication of George III -- PART II: CONGRESS -- CHAPTER 3: The First Congress Assumes Authority -- CHAPTER 4: The Association of 1 7 7 4 -- CHAPTER 5: Congress and Protection -- CHAPTER 6: Problems of Unity -- CHAPTER 7: Congress and Unity: Foreign Affairs -- CHAPTER 8: Congress and Internal Union -- CHAPTER 9: Congress Grants Authority for Government -- CHAPTER 10: A National Executive or A National Legislature -- A Note on Terminology -- Appendix: Local and Provincial Resolutions, 1774 -- Notes -- Index