You’ve watched “The American Revolution” series on PBS, but it left you wanting more information on how the Revolution played out in Virginia—from the unique factors that ignited revolution in Virginia to the fascinating cast of Virginians who helped create a new nation. Encyclopedia Virginia has you covered.
Our new e-book, The Early Revolution in Virginia, curates EV’s entries on the pre-Revolutionary conflicts and the first years of the Revolution into one portable resource compatible with all popular e-readers. The Early Revolution in Virginia offers a definitive introduction to the political ruptures, frontier conflicts, and community-level organizing that pushed the colony toward independence woven together into one fascinating historical narrative.
Topics include:
- The Seven Years’ War in Virginia
- The Proclamation of 1763
- The Rise of Colonial Resistance
- The Fairfax Resolves
- The Gunpowder Incident
- Lord Dunmore’s Proclamation
- Lord Dunmore’s Ethiopian Regiment
- The Battle of Great Bridge
- The Burning of Norfolk
- The Virginia Revolutionary Conventions
The entries are accompanied by interpretive maps, illustrations, and primary-source context, and like all our entries, are written by leading historians and extensively reviewed and fact-checked.
Whether you’re a teacher, student, or history lover, The Early Revolution in Virginia offers a clear historical grounding that makes Virginia’s revolutionary origins accessible at a moment when interest in the nation’s founding is intensifying.
Our new e-book is available for free download at EncyclopediaVirginia.org/ebook.
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