Table of Content
1. Interpreting the American RevolutionESSAYSBarbara Clark Smith, The Revolution Preserved Social InequalityGordon S. Wood, The Revolution Destroyed Monarchy and Paved the Way for DemocracyT. H. Breen, Boycotts Made the Revolution Radical2. Society and Politics on the Eve of the RevolutionDOCUMENTS1. Venture Smith, a Connecticut Slave, Earns His Freedom, 1729-17662. John Adams, a College Graduate, Views Rural Massachusetts, 17603. Anna Green Winslow, a Schoolgirl, Learns About Growing Up in Boston, 17714. Philip Vickers Fithian, a New Jersey Tutor, Admires the Tidewater Gentry, 1773ESSAYSJack P. Greene, The Preconditions of the American RevolutionRichard R. Beeman, The Emergence of Popular Politics3. The British Empire and the War for AmericaDOCUMENTS1. Franklin et al. Devise Albany Plan of Colonial Union, 17542. Benjamin Franklin Predicts the Plan of Union Will Fail, 17543. Order in Council on the Reform of the Customs Service, 17634. Rev. Thomas Barnard Looks to Future Glories, 1763ESSAYSFred Anderson, Friction Between Colonial Troops and British RegularsP. J. Marshall, Britain Defined by Its Empire4. British Reforms and Colonial ResistanceDOCUMENTS1. Virginia Stamp Act Resolutions, 17652. Governor Francis Bernard Describes the Boston Riot, 17653. The Declarations of the Stamp Act Congress, 17654. "William Pym" Asserts Parliamentary Supremacy, 17655. The House of Commons Questions Benjamin Franklin, 17666. Lord Camden (Charles Pratt) Exhorts Parliament to Change Direction, 17667. Parliament Repeals the Stamp Act but Declares Its Authority, 17668. John Dickinson Exhorts the Colonists to Opposition, 1767-17689. Charleston Merchants Propose a Plan of Nonimportation, 1769ESSAYSEdmund S. and Helen M. Morgan, The Assertion of Parliamentary Control and Its SignificancePauline Maier, The Townshend Acts and the Consolidation of Colonial Resistance5. The Imperial Crisis: From the Tea Act to the Declaration of IndependenceDOCUMENTS1. John Adams Reflects on the Boston Tea Party, 17732. Parliament Debates the Coercive Acts, 17743. The Coercive Acts, 17744. Thomas Jefferson Asserts American Rights, 17745. Declaration and Resolves of the First Continental Congress, 17746. King George Proclaims America in Rebellion, 17757. Thomas Paine Calls for Common Sense, 17768. The Declaration of Independence, 1776ESSAYSThomas M. Doerflinger, The Mixed Motives of Merchant RevolutionariesPauline Maier, Declaring Independence6. Fighting for IndependenceDOCUMENTS1. John Adams Discusses Military Preparations, 17762. General George Washington Asks Congress for an Effective Army, 17763. Congress Calls on States to Support the Continental Army, 17764. A Soldier Views Mutiny Among American Troops, 17805. General George Washington Explains Army Problems and Calls for Help, 17806. A Veteran Remembers the Battle of Saratoga, 17777. Two Views of the Battle of Yorktown, 1781ESSAYSJohn W. Shy, Hearts and Minds: The Case of "Long Bill" ScottDon Higginbotham, The Strengths and Weaknesses of the Militia7. Outsiders and Enemies: Native Americans and the LoyalistsDOCUMENTS1. Oneida Indians Declare Neutrality, 17752. John Adams Reports Congress's Strategy Toward the Native Americans, 17753. Chickasaw Indians Seek Help, 17834. Patriots Intimidate a New Jersey Loyalist, 17755. A Patriot Urges Congress to Execute Loyalists, 17766. A Newspaper Attack on Loyalists, 17797. Thomas Hutchinson Criticizes the Declaration of Independence, 17768. Loyalists Plead Their Cause to King, Parliament, and the British People, 17829. Benjamin Rush Contrasts Loyalists and Patriots, 1777ESSAYSGregory Evans Dowd, There Was No Winning Strategy for the IndiansRobert M. Calhoon, The Loyalists Confront Civil, Revolutionary, and Partisan Warfare8. Are All Men Equal? The African-American ChallengeDOCUMENTS1. Massachusetts Slaves Argue for Freedom, 17732. Worcester Country, Massachusetts, Calls for the Abolition of Slavery,
