American Revolution Reference Library Cumulative Index,9780787638177

American Revolution Reference Library Cumulative Index

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ISBN13: 9780787638177
ISBN10: 078763817X
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2000-05-01
Publisher(s): Gale / Cengage Learning
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Summary

A cumulative index to Gale's "American Revolution Reference Library."

Table of Contents

Advisory Board xi
Reader's Guide xiii
Timeline of Events in Revolutionary America xv
Words to Know xxiii
Research and Activity Ideas xxxi
The People of the New World
1(16)
Tensions mount
3(1)
King George of England on top of the world
4(1)
Immigration to the New World just before the Revolution
4(1)
Settlement patterns in the New World
5(1)
The land and the homes of colonial Americans
6(1)
Lifestyles of wealthy colonies before the Revolution
7(2)
Occupations of pre-Revolutionary-era slaves
9(1)
How the working class got by
10(2)
Colonial population centers just before the Revolution
12(5)
Colonial Life
17(12)
What did people eat before the Revolution?
17(2)
Literacy in the colonies
19(1)
Fueling independent thought
20(1)
Education and the sexes
20(4)
The sporting life
24(5)
Literature and the Arts in the Revolutionary Era
29(12)
What colonial children read
30(1)
The role of satire in the Revolutionary era
31(3)
Poetry and popular songs of the Revolutionary era
34(1)
The role of wartime literature
35(1)
The role of the press in colonial America
36(2)
Arts of the Revolutionary era
38(3)
The Roots of Rebellion (1763-1769)
41(16)
Pontiac's Rebellion
42(1)
Proclamation of 1763
43(1)
American reaction to English meddling
44(1)
Stamp Act of 1765
45(2)
Pamphlets and resolutions
47(1)
``Howling mobs in the streets''
48(1)
Nonimportation agreements
48(1)
The Sons of Liberty unite
49(1)
Townshend Acts
50(2)
John Dickinson opposes Townshend Acts
52(2)
Townshend Acts are repealed
54(3)
On the Brink of War (1770-1774)
57(16)
A massacre takes place in Boston
58(1)
Differing views of the incident
59(1)
Boston Massacre followed by brief calm
60(1)
The mighty pen
61(1)
King George is petitioned
62(1)
British views on the American colonies
63(1)
Lord North and British Parliament
63(1)
A tea party is held in Boston
64(3)
Reactions to the Boston Tea Party
67(1)
The Intolerable Acts
67(2)
Reactions to Intolerable Acts
69(4)
Lexington, Concord, and the Organization of Colonial Resistance
73(20)
The formation of the First Continental Congress
74(2)
Getting down to business
76(1)
Documents of the First Continental Congress
77(1)
King receives documents; Franklin pleas for peace
77(2)
Battles at Lexington and Concord: Two views
79(5)
The Second Continental Congress
84(1)
The Battle of Bunker Hill
85(1)
Preparing for all-out war
86(1)
Why General Washington?
87(2)
``Our cause is just. Our union is perfect.''
89(4)
Assembling an Army (1775-1776)
93(22)
George Washington's generals
94(1)
New England militiamen are incorporated into Continental army
95(1)
Washington inspects his army
96(2)
The fall of `75
98(2)
Keeping the army together
100(1)
King George goes before Parliament
101(1)
Common Sense convinces wavering Americans
102(1)
The siege of Boston
103(3)
Composition of the fighting forces
106(1)
Fighting styles---American versus British
107(2)
The weapons they carried
109(2)
Congress orders formation of a navy
111(4)
Native Americans and Blacks in the American Revolution
115(12)
The Jane McCrea tragedy
118(1)
Violence escalates
118(1)
The postwar fate of Native Americans
119(1)
America's black soldiers
119(2)
Virginia slaves in the Revolution
121(1)
Slavery weighs against the colonies
122(2)
Blacks in the postwar years
124(3)
A Ragtag Force Enters the Revolution (1776-1777)
127(30)
Continental army prepares to defend New York
129(1)
Washington tries to control his men
130(1)
The call for independence
131(1)
Drafting a Declaration of Independence
131(2)
The debate over independence
133(1)
Declared: ``All men are created equal''; blacks and women excluded
134(2)
Howe arrives in New York
136(1)
Howe has trouble with reinforcements
137(1)
Howe takes New York City
138(2)
Washington calls out the submarine
140(3)
The British capture New York
143(1)
Washington retreats across New Jersey
144(2)
Crossing the Delaware
146(2)
Washington's desperate move
148(2)
Patriot morale restored; Washington proclaimed a hero
150(7)
The Agonizing Path to Victory (1777-1778)
157(14)
Howe takes Philadelphia
158(1)
The Canadian Campaign
159(1)
Burgoyne's Offensive, June-October 1777
160(1)
Battles at Saratoga, New York
161(1)
The suffering at Saratoga
162(1)
The generals' critics
163(5)
The winter at Valley Forge, December 19, 1777-June 1778
168(3)
The War Shifts to the South (1778-1780)
171(10)
The South in 1778
172(1)
The Southern Campaingn begins
173(1)
Charleston Expedition of 1779-80
174(2)
Cornwallis takes over Southern Campaign
176(1)
Washington in 1780
176(3)
Fighting continues in the South
179(2)
The Revolution Draws to a Close (1781-1783)
181
Surrender at Yorktown
183
The news reaches London
184
Treaty of peace is negotiated; Washington dismisses army
185
How many served and died in the Revolutionary War?
186
Further Information xxxv
Index xxxvii

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