Project Gutenberg 2008-02-20 Public domain in the USA. 85 Ryerson, Egerton 1803 1882 Ryerson, Adolphus Egerton Ryerson, E. (Egerton) The loyalists of America and their times : $b from 1620 to 1816, Vol. 2 of 2 Produced by Jason Isbell, Graeme Mackreth and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries) "The Loyalists of America and Their Times: From 1620 to 1816, Vol. 2 of 2" by Egerton Ryerson is a historical account written in the late 19th century. This volume examines the experiences and challenges faced by Loyalists during the American Revolutionary period, as well as the broader sociopolitical dynamics between the colonies and Great Britain. The narrative likely delves into themes of loyalty, governance, and the consequences of allegiance during a time of upheaval, revealing the complexities of American identity. The opening of the text introduces the key developments in the American Revolution following the Declaration of Independence, particularly focusing on the failed alliance between Congress and France. Ryerson notes the British government’s attempts at reconciliation that ultimately faltered, despite significant legislative changes aimed at addressing colonial grievances. The chapter outlines the tensions arising from the Loyalists' position and the radical shift in public sentiment within Congress, which rejected any offers of negotiated peace with the British, preferring instead to pursue independence with alignments to France. This sets the stage for the ensuing conflicts and decisions that shaped the fate of both Loyalists and revolutionaries. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en United States -- Politics and government -- 1775-1783 United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 United States -- History -- War of 1812 United States -- Politics and government -- To 1775 American loyalists Massachusetts -- Politics and government -- To 1775 E186 E201 Text United States Browsing: History - American Browsing: Politics 1414323 1414306 2024-09-10T12:32:27.899657 2023-09-11T05:48:13.314226 text/html text/html 1436261 2008-02-20T12:58:54 text/html; charset=us-ascii 507828 2008-02-20T12:58:56 text/html; charset=us-ascii application/zip 603682 2024-09-10T12:32:49.972553 application/epub+zip 622879 2024-09-10T12:32:32.969663 application/epub+zip 576697 2024-09-10T12:32:30.247705 application/epub+zip 1120389 2024-09-10T12:33:01.062506 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1031800 2024-09-10T12:32:46.580582 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1011347 2022-09-11T11:13:51.234773 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1246347 1246122 2024-09-10T12:32:25.339672 2023-09-11T05:48:10.911700 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 1246150 2008-02-20T12:58:54 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 448326 2008-02-20T12:58:56 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1246142 2008-02-20T12:58:54 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 448237 2008-02-20T12:58:54 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22084 2024-09-10T12:33:01.221487 application/rdf+xml 17514 2024-09-10T12:32:30.916628 image/jpeg 3979 2024-09-10T12:32:30.690632 image/jpeg 565598 2024-09-10T12:32:28.011704 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia