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Wellspring of liberty [electronic resource] : how Virginia's religious dissenters helped win the American Revolution and secured religious liberty / John A. Ragosta.
Publisher: New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2010Description: 1 online resource.ISBN: 9780199866779 (ebook) :.Subject(s): Virginia -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 | Virginia -- Politics and government -- 1775-1783 | Church and state -- Virginia -- History -- 18th century | Dissenters, Religious -- Virginia -- History -- 18th century | Freedom of religion -- Virginia -- History -- 18th centuryAdditional Physical Form: Print version : 9780195388060DDC classification: 975.502 Online resources: Oxford scholarship online Summary: Virginia's dissenters, primarily Presbyterians and Baptists demanded religious liberty in return for supporting the American Revolution. The resulting negotiations not only brought Virginia, and America, religious freedom, but politicized dissenters and republicanized the polity.| Item type | Current library | Class number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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| ebook | House of Lords Library - Palace Online access | 1 | Available |
Virginia's dissenters, primarily Presbyterians and Baptists demanded religious liberty in return for supporting the American Revolution. The resulting negotiations not only brought Virginia, and America, religious freedom, but politicized dissenters and republicanized the polity.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed Sept. 7, 2010).