The American RevolutionThis book traces the development of the United States from the 1760s to the consolidation of the federal government during the 1790s. The author argues that the creation of the American republic was a major revolution; by the time it was complete the United States was radically different from Britain and the colonies out which it had emerged. Extensive coverage is given to the establishment of governments, first in the states then at the national level, and to social development in the states. It is argued that many of of the most significant changes took place at this level. |
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Contents
Land Peoples and the Economy | 12 |
Social Political and Intellectual Patterns | 31 |
The Coming of the Revolution | 56 |
Achieving Independence | 86 |
Framing New Governments | 116 |
Politics in the States | 150 |
Problems of Independence | 179 |
The Philadelphia Convention | 201 |
The Revolution Completed | 222 |
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