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Historical Dictionary of Revolutionary America

Historical Dictionary of Revolutionary America

Mays, Terry M.

Hardcover

Series: Historical Dictionaries of U.S. Politics and Political Eras, Book 3

Colonial Period (1600-1775)General World History

ISBN10: 0810853892
ISBN13: 9780810853898
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
Published: Jun 9 2005
Pages: 408
Weight: 1.42
Height: 1.17 Width: 6.70 Depth: 8.74
Language: English

The American Revolution was perhaps the most significant event in modern history. It forever demonstrated the ability of a significantly smaller group of people to rebel against their oppressors. On top of that it also gave birth to what would become the most powerful country in the world. And while these feats were impressive, it was the drafting of a constitution, the forging of a union between divided states, and the fashioning of a truly democratic form of government that caused this event to go down in the annals of history.

Thus, the Historical Dictionary of Revolutionary America is not just about the grievances that led to war nor the actual war itself, but more particularly the subsequent period of trial and error - when success was far from certain and failure could never be ruled out - in which the thirteen states and those that followed were welded into the United States of America. To do this, Mays employs:

- an introductory essay and chronology outlining the events

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