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I The Colonial Background to the American Revolution

  • Eric Nellis
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Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. CONTENTS vii
  3. List of Maps and Tables ix
  4. Acknowledgements xi
  5. Introduction 1
  6. I The Colonial Background to the American Revolution 7
  7. II The New British Empire: Reform and Protest, 1763-1774 49
  8. III The Continental Congress,War, Common Sense, and the Declaration of Independence, 1774-1776 79
  9. IV The War for Independence 111
  10. V The Problems of Independence, 1783-1787 147
  11. VI The Constitution, Ratification, and the First Party System 185
  12. VII The Politics of the Federalist Era 213
  13. VIII Jefferson,Madison, and the Expanding Republic 233
  14. IX The War of 1812 and the Sectional Republic 253
  15. Epilogue. The Generation of 1820 277
  16. Appendix 1 The Declaration of Independence: A Transcription 283
  17. Appendix 2 The Constitution of the United States: A Transcription 287
  18. Appendix 3 The Bill of Rights, 1791 301
  19. Reference Bibliography 303
  20. Index 309
https://doi.org/10.3138/9781442603318-004

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. CONTENTS vii
  3. List of Maps and Tables ix
  4. Acknowledgements xi
  5. Introduction 1
  6. I The Colonial Background to the American Revolution 7
  7. II The New British Empire: Reform and Protest, 1763-1774 49
  8. III The Continental Congress,War, Common Sense, and the Declaration of Independence, 1774-1776 79
  9. IV The War for Independence 111
  10. V The Problems of Independence, 1783-1787 147
  11. VI The Constitution, Ratification, and the First Party System 185
  12. VII The Politics of the Federalist Era 213
  13. VIII Jefferson,Madison, and the Expanding Republic 233
  14. IX The War of 1812 and the Sectional Republic 253
  15. Epilogue. The Generation of 1820 277
  16. Appendix 1 The Declaration of Independence: A Transcription 283
  17. Appendix 2 The Constitution of the United States: A Transcription 287
  18. Appendix 3 The Bill of Rights, 1791 301
  19. Reference Bibliography 303
  20. Index 309
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