Date of Graduation
2014
Document Type
Dissertation
Degree Type
PhD
College
Eberly College of Arts and Sciences
Department
History
Committee Chair
Tyler Boulware
Committee Co-Chair
Daniel Barr
Committee Member
Kenneth Fones-Wolf
Committee Member
Joseph Hodge
Committee Member
Brian Luskey
Abstract
This project explores British colonial interaction with imperial authority in mid-eighteenth century Pennsylvania. The goal is to show that reactions to this authority proved much more complicated than previously identified. This has been done by examining the personal interactions of Pennsylvanians with Britons in political, economic, diplomatic and inter-colonial affairs. Upon examination of these exchanges, it becomes clear that Pennsylvanians differed greatly in their support of British authority depending on their personal place in society and the particular issues they were most personally connected to. By demonstrating the variety of reactions, this research highlights the importance of studying colonial opposition to Great Britain on a local level.
Recommended Citation
Scharff, Benjamin G., ""Busy Mischievous Ffellows": Imperial Agency in Pennsylvania During the Seven Years' War" (2014). Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports. 6578.
https://researchrepository.wvu.edu/etd/6578