The American Revolution, Part 1

George Otto Trevelyan

Longmans, Green, and Company, 1899 - United States

Contents

• BOSTON WITH ITS ENVIRONS: 1
• Parliament dissolved Grenvilles Electoral: 14
• CHAPTER II: 28
• Impression produced on the Young French Nobles by the: 31
• The East India Company Resistance to the Importation: 43
• George Washington: 66
• Benjamin Franklin: 72
• Their Attachment to the Mother Country: 88
• Social Conditions in America: 96
• Dangers of the Ministerial Policy: 102
• their Dress Discipline and Com: 118
• The Boston Massacre: 119
• Effect of the Repeal of the Stamp Act on American Sentiment: 135
• Inertness of the Opposition: 153
• Burke and Parliamentary Reform: 162
• CHAPTER V: 175
• Causes of the Want of Acquaintance with America which pre: 181
• The Part taken by Charles: 186
• Royal Officers underrate the Soldiership of Colonists: 191
• Effect of the News in Boston: 192
• Adventures of a British Officer: 197
• Emigration of the Loyalists: 202
• Country Gentlemen in Parliament: 226
• Presentation of Papers about America: 233
• Lord North attempts to meet Foxs Point of View: 261
• Rumour that Boston was to be burned: 267
• Difficulties of Communication: 271
• The Colonial Governors: 309
• Loss of the Two Armies Effect of the Battle upon: 333
• Difficulties of Preserving the Morale of the Garrison Bur: 334
• www 3: 346
• Burning of Falmouth and of Norfolk: 365
• The Assailants twice repulsed Howe prepares for a Third: 376
• 34: 413
• Proposal for a Congress: 415
• An Opportunity of Pacification lost Grafton and the Teaduty 122: 416
• 41: 419
• 260: 425
• Admiral Montagu Affair of the Schooner Gaspee: 428

Bibliographic information

• Title: The American Revolution, Part 1; The American Revolution, George Otto Trevelyan
• Author: George Otto Trevelyan
• Publisher: Longmans, Green, and Company, 1899
• Original from: Harvard University
• Digitized: Jul 23, 2008