Bibliograph

The coming of the Revolution, 1763-1775

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The coming of the Revolution, 1763-1775

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 235-278)

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portraitsmapsillustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The coming of the Revolution, 1763-1775

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

268841

Series statement

The New American nation series

Summary

A short history of the "rise of that historical movement which culminates in American secession from the British Empire. Includes descriptions of the individual colonies and their characteristics

Table Of Contents

1. The British Empire in 1763 -- 2. America waxes rich and strong -- 3. Writs of assistance, 1761 -- 4. Planters debts -- 5. Molasses, rum, and American prosperity -- 6. Imperial security and internal taxation -- 7. The Stamp Act resisted -- 8. Parliament's strategic retreat -- 9. Old and new northern colonies -- 10. Old and new southern colonies -- 11. A trial at external taxation -- 12. Again America resist -- 13. The failure of imperial regulation -- 14. The colonies announce their autonomous status

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