American Tempest (48 page)

Tryon, William,
162–163
,
172

 

Vigilance committees,
203

Virginia

declaration of independence from Britain,
227

lack of support for Boston in,
183–184

nonimportation agreement in,
113

preparing for Revolution,
199–201

Quebec Act and,
186
,
187–188

Stamp Act protest in,
70–71

trade embargo on,
198–199

unity with Massachusetts,
189

voting requirements in,
236

Virginia Gazette
(newspaper),
70–71
,
188

Voltaire,
80

Voting requirements,
16–17
,
236

War of Austrian Succession,
19–20

War of Jenkin's Ear,
19–20

Warren, Joseph,
232

Boston Tea Party and,
171

death of,
222

demand for resignation of tea agents,
160–161

on intercolonial army,
218

Liberty
seizure and,
110–111

“List of Infringements and Violations of those Rights,”
156

portrait of,
204

Provincial Congress and,
202
,
221

as Speaker of the House,
120

spy network and,
203–205

Wars, merchants profiting from,
19–22
,
28–29
,
65–66
.
See also individual wars

Washington, George,
199

as army commander in chief,
219–220
,
221–222
,
227

on Boston Tea Party,
173
,
183–184

on Church as spy,
234

Continental Congress and,
193
,
214
,
215

French and Indian War and,
27
,
29
,
30–31

nonimportation agreement and,
113

Parliament's inquiry into conduct of,
197

Quebec Act and,
187

Stamp Act and,
70
,
89

Whaling trade,
15–16

Wheelock, Eleazar,
73

Wheelwright, Nathaniel,
65

Wilson, Archibald,
139

Wolfe, James,
34

Writ of assistance case,
37
,
38–40
,
47–48

Writs of assistance,
9
,
34

Wyeth, Joshua,
6

Young, Thomas,
162