American Revolution Reference Library

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

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Townshend Acts are repealed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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