Difficulties in Loyalism After Independence: The Treatment of Loyalists and Nonjurors in Maryland, 1777-1784

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dc.contributor.advisorRidgway, Whitmanen_US
dc.contributor.authorNath, Kimberlyen_US
dc.contributor.departmentHistoryen_US
dc.contributor.publisherDigital Repository at the University of Marylanden_US
dc.contributor.publisherUniversity of Maryland (College Park, Md.)en_US
dc.date.accessioned2009-10-06T06:36:50Z
dc.date.available2009-10-06T06:36:50Z
dc.date.issued2009en_US
dc.description.abstractThis thesis examines the difficulties the Maryland legislature encountered with Loyalists and nonjurors after independence. It follows how the legislation passed by the Patriot controlled legislature was implemented from 1777 to 1784. The Maryland legislature first passed legislation to identify those not supporting the American Revolution, mainly the Loyalists and nonjurors. This thesis explores the identification process and then the punitive measures, such as British property confiscation and treble taxes, taken by the legislature. This thesis argues that Patriots succeeded in identifying Loyalists, but struggled to seize all British property and failed to generate vast amounts of revenue.en_US
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dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1903/9641
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.subject.pqcontrolledHistory, United Statesen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledAmerican Revolutionen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledCitizenshipen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledLoyalistsen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledNonjurorsen_US
dc.titleDifficulties in Loyalism After Independence: The Treatment of Loyalists and Nonjurors in Maryland, 1777-1784en_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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