•Why did Virginia colonists’ motivations to declare independence differ from the motivations in other colonies? Provide 3 examples from the reading and primary source, to demonstrate Virginia’s distinctive motivations to declare independence.

March 4, 2024March 4, 2024 Discipline: American history
  1. Consider the Holton reading, but also the primary source to answer the question
  2. Include a shortened version of your answer to the question in your first paragraph (this is a ‘thesis’)
  3. Summarize and choose 3 selective quotes or paraphrased examples that help prove your answer
  4. You can tackle this essay by comparing the generalized motivation of colonists around the country to specific issues in  Virginia, or among Virginians – 
    1. General concerns: taxes, stationed troops, charters, etc.
  5. OR you can just focus on the unique motivations and examples in Virginia and state that it was different
  6. Conclude by re-stating your argument and how the author proved it with his examples
  7. Don’t forget to cite in the following way: 
    1. (lecture)
    2. (textbook, XX)
    3. (Holton, XX)
    4. (Dunmore)
    5. (Declaration)

Dont use other information besides these three documents that i upoad thank you.

Some points regarding the Woody Holton’s “Rebel Against Rebel” and the event he’s describing:
  1. Lord Dunmore – a royal governor of Virginia at the time of the Revolution (1771-5), appointed by the King of England amidst the protests against Britain in the colonies 
    1. FOR quick internet info on him and his proclamation, see Dunmore’s Proclamation
  2. ‘militias’ – privately organized volunteer military forces, usually organized to protect the colonies against Native Americans, slave revolts, and rebellions
  3. ‘Powder magazine’ incident (pages 169-176) – when Lord Dunmore decided to remove an ammunition cache from Williamburg, Virginia on April 21, 1775, away from colonists’ access
  4. Lord Dunmore’s Proclamation (Nov. 7, 1775): 
    1. Basically, to stop the “body of armed Men unlawfully assembled” and “on their March to attack His MAJESTY’S troops and destroy the well disposed Subjects of this Colony..” 
      1. I have thought fit to issue this my Proclamation, hereby declaring… 
        1. to execute Martial Law, and cause the same to be executed throughout this Colony…
        2. I do require every Person capable of bearing Arms, to [resort] to His MAJESTY’S STANDARD
        3. And I do hereby further declare all indentured Servants, Negroes, or others free that are able and willing to bear Arms join His MAJESTY’S Troops as soon as may be, for the more speedily reducing this Colony to a proper Sense of their Duty…
  5. The Thesis regarding the motivation among Virginians to join the American Revolution can be found on page 161: 
    1. “One result of the slaves’ struggle was political: In seeking their own freedom, black Virginians helped motivate white Virginians to declare independence from Britain.” (Holton, 161)
  6. Take a close look at the conclusion paragraph too – it encapsulates the author’s argument well!

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