| Description |
287 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm. |
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American history series |
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American history series (San Diego, Calif.)
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 272-279) and index. |
| Summary |
Provides opposing viewpoints on issues concerning the American Revolution. |
| Contents |
The basis of a just government is protection of property / John Locke -- The basis of a just government is virtue / Charles-Louis de Montesquieu -- The British Parliament has the right to tax the colonies / Soame Jenyns -- The British Parliament has no right to tax the colonies / Daniel Dulany -- Parliament is abusing the rights of Americans / Stephen Hopkins -- Parliament is not abusing the right of colonists / Martin Howard -- The Boston Massacre was an example of British oppression / James Bowdin, Joseph Warren, and Samuel Pemberton -- The Boston Massacre was provoked by the colonists / Thomas Gage -- Americans should resist the tea tax / Residents of Plymouth, Massachusetts -- Americans should not provoke Britain / Massachusetts Gazette -- The Colonies should seek a revised union with Great Britain / Joseph Galloway -- Great Britain must change its policies toward the colonies / The First Continental Congress -- The colonies should break off trade with Great Britain / The First Continental Congress -- The colonies should not break off trade with Great Britain / Samuel Seabury -- America should declare independence from Great Britain / The Citizens of Malden, Massachusetts -- America should not declare independence from Great Britain / John Dickinson -- America must be independent of Britain / Thomas Paine -- America must seek reconciliation with Britain / Charles Inglis -- War against the British is not justified / The Ancient Testimony and Principles of the People Called Quakers -- War against the British is justified / John Carmichael -- The American cause is hopeless / Jacob Duché -- The revolutionary cause will be victorious / William Livingston -- Loyalists should be treated Harshly / "A Whig" -- Loyalists should be treated charitably / Aedanus Burke -- Natural rights should form the basis of government / Samuel Adams -- Natural rights should not form the basis of government / Jonathan Boucher -- American government should model the English Constitution / Carter Braxton -- American government should not model the English Constitution / Thomas Paine -- Republics are the best form of government / John Adams -- Popular democracy is the best form of governmnet / Anonymous -- The War for Independence was not a social revolution / Howard Zinn -- The War for Independence was a social revolution / Gordon S. Wood. |
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American Revolution (1775-1783) (OCoLC)fst01351668
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United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Sources.
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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United States -- History -- 1775-1865 -- Juvenile literature.
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| Chronological Term |
1775-1783
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| Indexed Term |
United History Revolution, Sources |
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History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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Sources. (OCoLC)fst01423900
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| Added Author |
Dudley, William, 1964-
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Bender, David L., 1936-
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Leone, Bruno, 1939-
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O'Neill, Terry, 1944-
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Chalberg, John C.
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| ISBN |
1565100115 (lib. bdg. ; acid-free paper) |
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9781565100114 (lib. bdg. ; acid-free paper) |
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1565100107 (pbk. ; acid-free paper) |
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9781565100107 (pbk. ; acid-free paper) |
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