In mid-March 1781 John Adams received his commission and instructions as minister to the Netherlands and embarked on the boldest initiative of his diplomatic career. Disappointed by the lack of interest shown by Dutch investors in his efforts to raise a loan for the United States, Adams changed his tactics, and in a memorial made a forthright appeal to the States General of the Netherlands for immediate recognition of the United States. Published in Dutch, English, and French, it offered all of Europe a radical vision of the ordinary citizen's role in determining political events. In this...
In mid-March 1781 John Adams received his commission and instructions as minister to the Netherlands and embarked on the boldest initiative of his ...
The Revolution Is Now Begun The Radical Committees of Philadelphia, 1765-1776 Richard Alan Ryerson "A most important contribution to our understanding of Pennsylvania's history."--Reviews in American History "Well written and touched with the author's skill in supplying the suspense of a good mystery story, the book shows how the revolutionary committees served as the prime mechanism first to stimulate Pennsylvania's protest against British policies and then to challenge the existing political order."--William and Mary Quarterly "On the eve of the Revolution, Pennsylvania was...
The Revolution Is Now Begun The Radical Committees of Philadelphia, 1765-1776 Richard Alan Ryerson "A most important contribution to our understanding...
