The American Revolution From The Rejection Of The Stamp Act Until The Final Victory

Download or read book The American Revolution: From the Rejection of the Stamp Act Until the Final Victory written by John Fiske and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2023-12-17 with total page 1312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This edition offers you a complete overview of the American history before the great revolution, the wars after the uprising, and the impact of the revolution itself. This meticulously edited book includes all the documents which are crucial for the history of USA before and after the Revolution and the works that influenced the revolutionary thinking. Contents: The History of the American Revolution: The Beginnings The Crisis The Continental Congress Independence First Blow at the Centre Second Blow at the Centre Saratoga The French Alliance Valley Forge Monmouth and Newport War on the Frontier War on the Ocean A Year of Disasters Benedict Arnold Yorktown Key Speeches and Documents: First Charter of Virginia (1606) Second Charter of Virginia (1609) Mayflower Compact (1620) Fundamental Orders of Connecticut (1639) Of Plymouth Plantation (1630-1651) The Stamp Act (1765) Declaration of Rights and Grievances (1765) Virginia Resolutions Against the Stamp Act (1765) Glorious News, Boston, Friday 11 O'clock, 16th May 1766 Quartering Act of 1765 Townshend Act (1767) Continental Association (1774) Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death by Patrick Henry (1775) Thanksgiving Proclamations (1776, 1777, 1782, 1789) Common Sense (1776) Declaration of Independence (1776) Articles of Confederation (1777) Constitution (1787)