English Whiggism and the American Revolution

accepted administration Albemarle American Revolution appeared aristocratic attack Bedford whigs Bristol Burke's cause Cavendish's Debates Champion Charles James Fox claims colonies conciliation controversy Correspondence of Edmund Correspondence of King Correspondence of William crown Declaratory Act declared Dowdeswell MSS Duke of Richmond Edmund Burke election electorate England faction George Grenville Grafton Grenville Guttridge Horace Walpole House of Commons Ibid independence influence ingham insisted Keppel King George King George III king's liberty London Lord Chatham Lord North Lord Rockingham meeting ment merchants ministers ministry monarchy motion nonpartisan opinion pamphlet parlia Parliamentary History parliamentary supremacy partisan party patronage petitions political Portland principles proposals radical reform regarded repeal resistance Richard Champion Richard Watson Rock Rockingham whigs royal secession Shelburne Sir George Savile tion tory toryism Townshend votes Walpole whig and tory whig leaders Whig Opposition whig policy whiggism William Pitt wrote Wyvill Papers Yorkshire