Includes bibliographical references (pages 345-374) and index
Patriot Royalism: the Stuart monarchy and the turn to prerogative, 1768-1775 -- "One step farther, and we are got back to where we set out from": patriots and the Royalist theory of representation -- "The Lord alone shall be king of America": 1776, Common Sense, and the Republican turn -- "The old government, as near as possible": Royalism in the wilderness, 1776-1780 -- "All know that a single magistrate is not a king": Royalism and the constitution of 1787
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Constitutional history-- United States-- 18th century
Monarchy
Political science-- United States-- History-- 18th century
United States, Politics and government, 18th century