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Countdown to independence : a revolution of ideas in England and her American colonies : 1760-1776 /

Examines the people and events both in the American colonies and in Great Britain between 1760 and 1776 that led to the American Revolution.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Bober, Natalie S.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Atheneum Books for Young Readers, [2001]
Edition:1st ed.
Subjects:
United States > History > Revolution, 1775-1783 > Causes > Juvenile literature.
United States > Politics and government > To 1775 > Juvenile literature.
Great Britain > Politics and government > 1760-1789 > Juvenile literature.
Revolutionaries > United States > History > 18th century > Juvenile literature.
Revolutionaries > Great Britain > History > 18th century > Juvenile literature.
United States > History > Revolution, 1775-1783 > Causes.
United States > Politics and government > To 1775.
Great Britain > Politics and government > 1760-1789.
Table of Contents:
  • Chronology
  • Main characters in the colonies
  • Main characters in England
  • Introduction: a special kind of Englishman
  • "George, be a King!"
  • "brought to a collision"
  • Salutary neglect
  • "the privileges of Englishmen"
  • "the approaching storm"
  • "Liberty, Property, and no Stamps!"
  • "We may still light candles"
  • "a bundle of sticks"
  • "saucy Americans"
  • "glorious tidings"
  • "senseless glory"
  • "further mischiefs"
  • A study in contrasts
  • "Town born, turn out!"
  • "Wilkes and Liberty!"
  • "My honour...my country"
  • "firmness is the characteristick of an Englishman"
  • "a spark of patriotic fire"
  • "They won't take the tea"
  • "that baneful weed"
  • "The Dye is now cast"
  • "a blot on the page of history"
  • Spare the rod and spoil the child
  • "a Nursery of American Statesmen"
  • "Blows must decide"
  • "give me liberty or give me death!"
  • "O! What a glorious morning is this!"
  • English power, English honor
  • "we have taken up arms"
  • "seduced into war"
  • "steering opposite courses"
  • The magic of the monarchy
  • "an asylum for mankind"
  • Independence!.