| Edition |
[First edition]. |
| Description |
xviii, 342 pages : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 26 cm |
| Note |
Includes facsim. of original t.p. |
| Contents |
From Stamp Act to massacre, 1765-1770 -- The colonies unite against the Stamp Act -- The Townshend duties meet stubborn resistance -- The Boston Massacre deepens the rift -- A new period of crisis, 1773-1774 -- Massachusetts wrangles with its governor -- Massachusetts appoints a committee of correspondence -- The colonies resist the Tea Act -- Governor Hutchinson and the legislaturedebate again -- The rift with England is reviewed -- Parliament debates colonial rights, 1766-1775 -- The colonists find support in Parliament -- Parliament argues the coercive measures -- Challenges to the north ministry continue -- The colonies defy the intolerable acts, 1774-1775 -- The Boston Port Bill provokes widespread resistance -- Royal authority disintegrates in Massachusetts -- Resistance is centralized in a Continental Congress -- The colonies endorse the actions of Congress -- Debate gives way to warfare, 1775-1776 -- The first clash come at Lexington -- The colonies rally behind Massachusetts -- Each side justifies its stand -- Creating an American Army -- Lord Dunmore "frees" the slaves -- The British evacuate Boston -- The Patriots suppress loyalist opinion -- Toward a Declaration of Independence, 1775-1776 -- London turns a deaf ear to protests -- The Colonies oust their royal governors -- Americans begin to advocate separation -- The Colonies call for independence -- Keeping spirits high, 1776-1781 -- The states uphold the spirit of '76 -- Congress tries to boost morale -- Voices of discouragement -- Voices of dissent -- The lighter side -- Winning the war, 1776-1783 -- American forces keep the British off balance -- Americans learn the horrors of war -- American diplomacy helps bring success -- French aid helps turn the tide -- Victory comes at Yorktown -- The patriots regain New York City -- Creating a new form of government, 1776-1789 -- Americans expound their political philosophy -- The first constitution -- The Constitution of 1787 -- A founding father leaves a legacy to his sons. |
| Subject |
United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Sources.
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| Added Author |
Vaughan, Alden T., 1929- editor.
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