History Brief: The American Revolution

ISBN-13: 9781530656318 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 136 str.

Robert K. Marshall

Opis

The American Revolution: History Brief
Get this book if you would like a solid summary of the Revolutionary War The American Revolution: History Brief will help you gain a quick understanding of one of the most important eras in the history of the Western world.
Perhaps you need a quick brush up on the material you learned in your 8th grade US history class? Maybe you have recently found yourself interested in the charismatic figures and bloody battles of the American Revolution? Are you taking a college course on Revolutionary America? Is it possible you will be responsible for teaching this material yourself?
The American Revolution: History Brief has everything you need to know about Revolutionary America
In this quick read, you will gain a solid understanding of the following:
1.The causes of the war
2.The figures that played a key role in the conflict
3.The major battles of the American Revolution
4.The revolutionary documents of the struggle and their impact

If you are in need of a solid introduction to the subject matter or are merely seeking to brush up on this historic event, The American Revolution: History Brief is bound to fulfill your needs.
The following chapters are included
Part 1: The Seeds of Discontent
The French and Indian War
The Proclamation of 1763
The Albany Plan of Union & Committees of Correspondence
The Stamp Act
The Stamp Act Repealed
Part 2: The Road to Revolution
The Townshend Acts
The Boston Massacre
The Boston Tea Party
The Intolerable Acts
First Continental Congress
Part 3: The War Ignites
Lexington & Concord
Patriots & Loyalists
Second Continental Congress
Ticonderoga & Bunker Hill
The Two Sides
Part 4: Declaring Independence
Canada & New York
Common Sense
The Committee of Five
Declaring Independence
The Declaration of Independence
Women in the Revolutionary War
Part 5: Turning Points
The Leadership of George Washington
The Crisis
Victories in New Jersey
Saratoga
Part 6: The Widening War
Help from France
African Americans in the Revolution
A Widening War
Valley Forge
John Paul Jones
Part 7: Treason and Triumph
The War in the South
Guerrilla Warfare
Benedict Arnold
The Battle of Yorktown
The Treaty of Paris

Grab a copy of this book today

Zawartość książki może nie spełniać oczekiwań – reklamacje nie obejmują treści, która mogła nie być redakcyjnie ani merytorycznie opracowana.