The American Revolution, 1763-1783: being the chapters and passages relating to America from the author's History of England in the eighteenth century (Google eBook)

William Edward Hartpole Lecky

D. Appleton and Company, 1898 - United States - 518 pages

Contents

• America 17631776: 1
• Strong loyalty of the colonies: 10
• The Middle States: 18
• Virginia: 24
• Intellectual and material condition of the colonies: 30
• Their relations to the mother country: 38
• Commercial restrictions: 46
• Policy of Grenville: 52
• The Rockingham Ministry: 84
• to tax: 93
• The Chatham Ministry: 105
• Suspension of the Charter of Massachusetts: 166
• The other colonies support Boston: 173
• Proclamation of Gage: 179
• General arming How far Americans wished for indepen: 185
• Divided opinion in America: 191
• By Burke Hartley o: 197
• Battle of Bunkers Hill June 17 1775: 203
• Capture of Ticonderoga Invasion of Canada: 214
• CHAPTER II: 248
• Rhode Island: 263
• Difficulties of Washington in New Jersey State of: 313
• Burgoyne made Commander of the Noithern army: 321
• Capitulation of Saratoga: 327
• 11181119: 358
• CHAPTER III: 378
• French and Americans fail before Savannah: 384
• Arrival of the French fleet at Newport: 399
• 1781: 425
• Mutiny of the Pennsylvania line: 435
• Arnold in Virginia: 441
• Generosity of France: 447
• Destruction of New London: 453
• CHAPTER IV: 459
• Preliminary articles of peace with France and Spain: 465
• The fisheries Canada: 471
• The American Commissioners sign the preliminaries: 474
• The loyalists: 480
• Notes: 486
• Index: 503

Bibliographic information

• Title: The American Revolution, 1763-1783: being the chapters and passages relating to America from the author's History of England in the eighteenth century; American Revolution; The American Revolution, 1763-1783: Being the Chapters and Passages Relating to America from the Author's History of England in the Eighteenth Century, William Edward Hartpole Lecky
• Author: William Edward Hartpole Lecky
• Editor: James Albert Woodburn
• Publisher: D. Appleton and Company, 1898
• Original from: the University of California
• Digitized: Apr 29, 2008
• Length: 518 pages
• Subjects: United States