Project Gutenberg 2010-11-27 Public domain in the USA. 480 Wertenbaker, Thomas Jefferson 1879 1966 Wertenbaker, Thomas J. 58009093 Give Me Liberty: The Struggle for Self-Government in Virginia Produced by Mark C. Orton, Patrick Hopkins and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Give Me Liberty: The Struggle for Self-Government in Virginia" by Thomas J. Wertenbaker is a historical account written in the mid-20th century. This work explores the development of self-governance in Virginia from the establishment of Jamestown in the early 1600s through to the American Revolution. The book dives into the political struggles and victories of colonial leaders, such as George Washington and Patrick Henry, against British rule, highlighting Virginia's role as a birthplace of representative democracy in America. At the start of the book, Wertenbaker sets the stage by discussing the founding of Jamestown and the initial challenges faced by the early settlers. He outlines their hopes for liberty and their determination to govern themselves in what they believed to be a new land of opportunity. As the narrative unfolds, the author introduces conflicts between the settlers and the British monarchy, illustrating how the fight for self-governance arose amidst various tensions, including those related to laws, taxation, and military governance. The opening establishes a crucial backdrop, foreshadowing the complex relationship between colonial Virginia and British authority that would shape the American quest for independence. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Virginia -- Politics and government -- To 1775 JK Text Browsing: History - American Browsing: Politics 968883 968891 2024-09-14T12:08:54.443066 2023-09-15T07:05:52.667453 text/html text/html 957031 2010-11-27T07:46:26 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 812253 2010-11-27T07:47:42 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 928769 2024-09-14T12:09:16.146954 application/epub+zip 943498 2024-09-14T12:09:00.323982 application/epub+zip 393111 2024-09-14T12:08:57.745009 application/epub+zip 1401215 2024-09-14T12:09:25.538859 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1314955 2024-09-14T12:09:12.767899 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 656964 2022-09-15T15:49:36.169948 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 692162 692060 2024-09-14T12:08:51.468021 2023-09-15T07:05:49.468424 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 691797 2010-11-27T07:46:26 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 253570 2010-11-27T07:47:32 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 691788 2010-11-27T07:46:26 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 253525 2010-11-27T07:47:36 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20039 2024-09-14T12:09:25.702839 application/rdf+xml 24871 2024-09-14T12:08:58.277001 image/jpeg 4465 2024-09-14T12:08:58.017044 image/jpeg 884084 2024-09-14T12:08:54.525989 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