Project Gutenberg 2010-05-27 Public domain in the USA. 88 Tucker, Josiah 1712 1799 Tucker, Josias 08022375 An Humble Address and Earnest Appeal to Those Respectable Personages in Great-Britain and Ireland, Who, by Their Great and Permanent Interest in Landed Property, Their Liberal Education, Elevated Rank, and Enlarged Views, Are the Ablest to Judge, and the Fittest to Decide, Whether a Connection with, Or a Separation from the Continental Colonies of America, Be Most for the National Advantage, and the Lasting Benefit of These Kingdoms E-text prepared by the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive/American Libraries (http://www.archive.org/details/americana) "An Humble Address and Earnest Appeal" by Josiah Tucker is a political treatise written in the late 18th century. The work addresses the contentious relationship between Great Britain and its American colonies during a period of escalating tensions, proposing that a total separation from the colonies may be more beneficial than maintaining the current ties. Tucker argues for a practical evaluation of the implications of separation versus continued conflict and the need for a clear resolution to the ongoing disputes. The opening of the text sets the stage for Tucker's examination of three proposed schemes for the future of Great Britain and its colonies amidst the prevailing unrest. He outlines the Parliamentary proposal to maintain control, Mr. Burke’s suggestion of granting autonomy to the colonies, and Tucker's own radical idea of a total separation. Amidst his discussions, Tucker establishes a framework for evaluating these plans based on practicality, expense, and their potential to avoid future conflicts. He openly criticizes political figures and interests that may distort the outcomes of this critical debate, emphasizing that decisions should be made by those with the most at stake—the landed interests of Great Britain and Ireland. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 45.5 (College-level). Difficult to read. en United States -- Politics and government -- 1775-1783 Great Britain -- Colonies -- America -- Early works to 1800 E201 Text Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches Category: History - American Category: History - British Category: History - Modern (1750+) Category: Politics 187884 2025-08-13T09:17:48.214898 text/html 183403 2010-05-27T13:53:23 text/html 538393 2025-08-13T09:17:56.502874 application/epub+zip 538244 2025-08-13T09:17:52.285901 application/epub+zip 127295 2025-08-13T09:17:50.713866 application/epub+zip 669053 2025-08-13T09:17:59.220824 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 639284 2025-08-13T09:17:55.362906 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 157933 2022-09-15T05:13:50.683561 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 151827 2025-08-13T09:17:47.641926 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 151491 2010-05-27T13:50:13 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 151502 2010-05-27T13:50:13 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21553 2025-08-13T09:17:59.479864 application/rdf+xml 27579 2025-08-13T09:17:51.242867 image/jpeg 5041 2025-08-13T09:17:50.978887 image/jpeg 58030 2010-05-27T13:50:13 application/octet-stream application/zip 406198 2010-05-27T13:58:27 application/octet-stream application/zip 58027 2010-05-27T13:50:13 application/octet-stream application/zip 528621 2025-08-13T09:17:48.248867 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