Project Gutenberg 2008-02-20 Public domain in the USA. 453 Ryerson, Egerton 1803 1882 Ryerson, Adolphus Egerton Ryerson, E. (Egerton) The loyalists of America and their times : $b from 1620 to 1816, Vol. 2 of 2 Produced by Jason Isbell, Graeme Mackreth and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries) "The Loyalists of America and Their Times: From 1620 to 1816, Vol. 2 of 2" by Egerton Ryerson is a historical account written in the late 19th century. This volume examines the experiences and challenges faced by Loyalists during the American Revolutionary period, as well as the broader sociopolitical dynamics between the colonies and Great Britain. The narrative likely delves into themes of loyalty, governance, and the consequences of allegiance during a time of upheaval, revealing the complexities of American identity. The opening of the text introduces the key developments in the American Revolution following the Declaration of Independence, particularly focusing on the failed alliance between Congress and France. Ryerson notes the British government’s attempts at reconciliation that ultimately faltered, despite significant legislative changes aimed at addressing colonial grievances. The chapter outlines the tensions arising from the Loyalists' position and the radical shift in public sentiment within Congress, which rejected any offers of negotiated peace with the British, preferring instead to pursue independence with alignments to France. This sets the stage for the ensuing conflicts and decisions that shaped the fate of both Loyalists and revolutionaries. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 49.6 (College-level). Difficult to read. en United States -- Politics and government -- 1775-1783 United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 United States -- History -- War of 1812 United States -- Politics and government -- To 1775 American loyalists Massachusetts -- Politics and government -- To 1775 E186 E201 Text United States Browsing: History - American Browsing: Politics Category: History - Other Category: History - American Category: History - British Category: History - Modern (1750+) 1414449 2025-06-10T08:57:54.545669 text/html 1436261 2008-02-20T12:58:54 text/html; charset=us-ascii 507828 2008-02-20T12:58:56 text/html; charset=us-ascii application/zip 629167 2025-06-10T08:58:19.642564 application/epub+zip 648011 2025-06-10T08:58:01.785621 application/epub+zip 576882 2025-06-10T08:57:58.698658 application/epub+zip 1156158 2025-06-10T08:58:31.284489 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1067623 2025-06-10T08:58:15.837581 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1011347 2022-09-11T11:13:51.234773 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1246347 2025-06-10T08:57:52.252668 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 1246150 2008-02-20T12:58:54 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 448326 2008-02-20T12:58:56 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1246142 2008-02-20T12:58:54 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 448237 2008-02-20T12:58:54 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22460 2025-06-10T08:58:31.472470 application/rdf+xml 17407 2025-06-10T08:57:59.370653 image/jpeg 3954 2025-06-10T08:57:59.039631 image/jpeg 590650 2025-06-10T08:57:54.658669 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia