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