The American Revolution (1754-1805) / editor, Peter Kratzke.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Kratzke, Peter, 1960-

Series:

Defining documents in American history (Salem Press)

Defining documents in American history

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

National characteristics, American--Historiography.

National characteristics, American.

United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Sources.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (2 volumes (xix, 713 pages)) : portraits.

Place of Publication:

Ipswich, Massachusetts : Salem Press, c2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This collection provides historical documents related to the American revolutionary era, and analysis of each document, including founding documents, speeches and political tracts, political sermons, letters, and Native American and African slave narratives. Incorporates lesson plans, study questions, activities, suggested author pairings, a historical timeline, maps, and a bibliography of supplemental readings.

Contents:

"DEFINING DOCUMENTS IN AMERICAN HISTORY: The American Revolution (1754-1805) (Volume 1)"; ""Contents""; ""Complete List of Contents""; ""Publisher�s Note""; ""Introduction""; ""Contributors""; ""Founding Documents""; ""Resolutions of the Stamp Act Congress""; ""The Declaration and Resolves of the First Continental Congress""; ""The Rights of the Colonists""; ""A Summary View of the Rights of British America""; ""Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death""; ""Declaration of the Causes and Necessity of Taking Up Arms""; ""Common Sense""; ""Declaration of Independence""; ""Articles of Confederation""

""Constitution of New York""""Constitution of Massachusetts""; ""A Defence of the Constitutions of Government of the United States of America""; ""Constitution of the United States""; ""George Washington�s First Inaugural Address""; ""The Bill of Rights""; ""Thomas Jefferson�s First Inaugural Address""; ""Speeches and Political Tracts""; ""On the Right to Tax America""; ""Rules by Which a Great Empire May Be Reduced to a Small One""; ""Paul Revere�s Engraving of the Boston Massacre""; ""John Hancock�s Boston Massacre Oration""

""An Address to the People of England, Scotland, and Ireland on the Present Important Crisis of Affairs""""Proclamation on Behalf of King George III""; ""The Farmer Refuted""; ""Speech on Conciliation with America""; ""Federalist No. 10""; ""Speech Delivered at the Virginia Convention Debate on the Ratification of the Constitution""; ""Commonwealth of Massachusetts on the Sedition Act""; ""The Dangers of American Liberty""; ""History of the Rise, Progress and Termination of the American Revolution""; ""Supplemental Historical Documents""; ""On American Independence""; ""Brutus No. 1""

""Report on the Subject of Manufactures""""The Revolution in Letters""; ""Letters of Abigail Adams to John Adams""; ""Letters from a Farmer in Pennsylvania to the Inhabitants of the British Colonies""; ""Account of Shays�s Rebellion""; ""Letter on the Rebellion in Springfield""; ""Letters on Independence""; ""Letter from George Washington to Martha Washington, June 18, 1775""; ""Letter to the Committee of Merchants in London""; ""Letter on the Virginia Constitution""; ""Letters from an American Farmer""; ""From the Commissioners for Negotiating a Peace with Great Britain""

""Letters of a Countryman""""New York Legislature Committee of Correspondence to George Washington""; ""Supplemental Historical Documents""; ""Peter Brown�s Letter to His Mother, Following the Battle of Bunker Hill""; ""Letter from Oliver Wolcott to Roger Newberry""; ""Letters Concerning the Revolution""; ""George Washington�s Letter to Bushrod Washington""; ""The Boisterous Sea of Liberty""; ""DEFINING DOCUMENTS IN AMERICAN HISTORY: The American Revolution (1754-1805) (Volume 2)""; ""Contents""; ""Complete List of Contents""; ""Political Sermons""; ""The Curse of Cowardice""

""A Sermon Preached to the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company in Boston""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781283901666

1283901668

9781429837088

142983708X

OCLC:

1036323689