| Edition |
Modern Library paperback edition. |
| Description |
xxv, 190 pages : illustrations, maps ; 21 cm. |
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text txt rdacontent |
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unmediated n rdamedia |
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volume nc rdacarrier |
| Series |
A Modern Library chronicles book ; 9 |
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Modern Library chronicles ; 9.
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| Note |
Originally published: 2002. |
| Bibliography |
Includes "bibliographic note" (pages 167-176) and index. |
| Contents |
I. Origins. The growth and movement of population ; Economic expansion ; Reform of the British Empire. -- II. American resistance. British reaction ; Deepening the crisis ; The imperial debate. -- III. Revolution. The approach to independence ; The declaration of independence ; An asylum for liberty. -- IV. Constitution-making and war. The state constitutions ; The Articles of Confederation ; The War for Independence. -- V. Republicanism. The need for virtue ; The rising glory of America ; Equality ; A new world order. -- VI. Republican society. Effects of the war ; Effects of the revolution ; Republican reforms ; Antislavery ; Republican religion. -- VII. The Federal Constitution. The critical period ; The Philadelphia Convention ; The Federalist -- anti-Federalist debate. |
| Summary |
Chronicles and examines the American Revolution, discussing its character and its consequences, covering such topics as republicanism, the Philadelphia Convention, and the debate between the Federalists and Anti-Federalists. |
| Subject |
American Revolution (1775-1783) (OCoLC)fst01351668
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War -- Causes.
(OCoLC)fst01170331
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United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783.
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United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Causes.
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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| Chronological Term |
1775-1783
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| Genre/Form |
History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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| ISBN |
0812970411 (pbk.) |
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9780812970418 (pbk.) |
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