Papers Relating to the History of the Church in Pennsylvania, A. D. 1680 1778 (Classic Reprint)
Papers Relating to the History of the Church in Pennsylvania, A. D. 1680 1778 (Classic Reprint)

Author: William Stevens Perry

Publisher:

Published: 2016-07-19

Total Pages: 638

ISBN-13: 9781333076832

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Excerpt from Papers Relating to the History of the Church in Pennsylvania, A. D. 1680 1778 Additional documents have been given in the notes. These papers might have been extended indefinitely from the rich stores of mss. Among the archives of the Church. In some other form, it is to be hoped that all these papers will yet see the light, and the annals of the Church in Pennsylvania made accessible to every historical student. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Governed by a Spirit of Opposition
Governed by a Spirit of Opposition

Author: Jessica Choppin Roney

Publisher: JHU Press

Published: 2014-12-15

Total Pages: 269

ISBN-13: 1421415283

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Civic engagement in the City of Brotherly Love gave birth to the American Revolution. Winner of the Athenaeum of Philadelphia Literary Award of The Athenaeum of Philadelphia During the colonial era, ordinary Philadelphians played an unusually active role in political life. Because the city lacked a strong central government, private individuals working in civic associations of their own making shouldered broad responsibility for education, poverty relief, church governance, fire protection, and even taxation and military defense. These organizations dramatically expanded the opportunities for white men—rich and poor alike—to shape policies that immediately affected their communities and their own lives. In Governed by a Spirit of Opposition, Jessica Choppin Roney explains how allowing people from all walks of life to participate in political activities amplified citizen access and democratic governance. Merchants, shopkeepers, carpenters, brewers, shoemakers, and silversmiths served as churchwardens, street commissioners, constables, and Overseers of the Poor. They volunteered to fight fires, organized relief for the needy, contributed money toward the care of the sick, took up arms in defense of the community, raised capital for local lending, and even interjected themselves in Indian diplomacy. Ultimately, Roney suggests, popular participation in charity, schools, the militia, and informal banks empowered people in this critically important colonial city to overthrow the existing government in 1776 and re-envision the parameters of democratic participation. Governed by a Spirit of Opposition argues that the American Revolution did not occasion the birth of commonplace political activity or of an American culture of voluntary association. Rather, the Revolution built upon a long history of civic engagement and a complicated relationship between the practice of majority-rule and exclusionary policy-making on the part of appointed and self-selected constituencies.