The American Revolution : a history /
Gordon S. Wood.
- Modern library ed.
- New York : Modern Library, 2002.
- xxv, 190 pages : maps ; 19 cm.
- Modern Library chronicles ; 9 .
- Modern Library chronicles ; 9. .
"A Modern Library chronicles book."
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Chronology -- Origins: Growth and movement of population -- Economic expansion -- Reform of the British empire -- American resistance: British reaction -- Deepening of the crisis -- The imperial debate -- Revolution: Approach to independence -- Declaration of Independence -- Asylum for liberty -- Constitution-making and war: State constitutions -- Articles of Confederation -- War for Independence -- Republicanism: Need for virtue -- Rising glory of America -- Equality -- New world order -- Republican society: Effects of the war -- Effects of the Revolution -- Republican reforms -- Antislavery -- Republican religion -- Federal Constitution: Critical period -- Philadelphia convention -- Federalist-anti-Federalist debate.
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.
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