The Everything American Revolution Book : From the Boston Massacre to the Campaign at Yorktown-all you need to know about the birth of our nation

353 Pages·2010·1.38 MB·English

by  Murphy

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AMERICAN
REVOLUTION
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From the Boston Massacre to the Campaign at
Yorktown — all you need to know about the
birth of our nation
Daniel P. Murphy, Ph.D.
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Contents
The Top Ten Things You Might Not Know about the American Revolution
Introduction
1 The English Colonies
Patterns of Settlement • A New Society • A Self-Governing People • An Imperial
System • Wars of Empire • The French and Indian War
2 Strains to the System
The Price of Victory • Unrest on the Frontier • The Stamp Act • The Townshend
Acts • “No Taxation Without Representation” • The Boston Massacre
3 The Road to Revolution
A Difference over Tea • The Coercive Acts • The First Continental Congress •
Cold War in America • Crisis in Massachusetts • Lexington and Concord
4 A Widening Conflict
The Collapse of British Authority • Congress Organizes for War • The Siege of
Boston • The Invasion of Canada • The War in the South • The British Regroup
5 The Fighting Men
The British Army • A People in Arms • The Continental Army • The Hard Life
of a Soldier • Discontent and Mutiny • The Secret War
6 The Decision for Independence
An American Empire • Opponents of Revolution • Good News from Charleston
• Thomas Paine and Common Sense • The Debate in Congress • The Declaration
of Independence
7 Times That Try Men’s Souls
Collapse in Canada • The Empire Strikes Back • Washington in New York City •