Updated August, 2006
Updated August, 2006
Video The Coming of Independence
Professor Maier tells the story of how the English-loving colonist transforms into the freedom-loving American rebel. The luminaries of the early days of the Republic--Washington, Jefferson, Adams--are featured in this program as they craft the Declaration of--and wage the War for--Independence.
Program 4:The Coming of Independence (Transcript) (Broadband Video on Demand)
Text CHAPTER 3: THE ROAD TO INDEPENDENCE (OUTLINE)A New Colonial System Stamp Act Taxation Without Representation Townshend Acts Samuel Adams Boston "Tea Party" The Coercive Acts The Revolution Begins Common Sense and Independence Defeats and Victories Franco-American Alliance The British Move South Victory and Independence
Sidebar: Loyalists During the American Revolution
Chapter Two (OAL) Democratic Origins and Revolutionary Writers, 1776-1820
PART I: THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE (1776) (Basic Readings)
The Declaration of Independence (Basic Readings)
The Northwest Ordinance (1787) (Basic Readings)
Constitution of the United States (1787) (Basic Readings)
James Madison, The Federalist No. 10 (1787) (Basic Readings)
The Judiciary Act of 1789 (Basic Readings)
Lectures Sparknotes American History (scroll down to section on American History)
America: 1763-1776 From American History Study Guide on Pink Monkey
(Click on Enter -- Click on Study Guides)
Chapter 3 The Americal War of Independence
History 101: Week 5 . Lecture 12: The Imperial Crisis Lecture 13: The Roots of Colonial Resistance (Messer-Kruse)
History 101: Week 6 Lecture 15: Revolution War and Society Lecture 16: The Creation of the First American Republic (Messer-Kruse)
The Road To Revolution (Rankin)
Quiz The American People (Nash) Click on student resources and select a chapter. You can choose from several exams in the left hand column
Library Bibliography from Biography of America click on webliography for additional links
Search for American art in The Columbia Encyclopedia
Resources Search for American literature in The Columbia Encyclopedia
Search for American revolution in The Columbia Encyclopedia
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