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The miracle of American independence twenty ways things could have turned out differently
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The miracle of American independence [electronic resource] : twenty ways things could have turned out differently / Jonathan R. Dull.
ISBN
1612347827
9781612347820
9781612347677 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Published
Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, 2015. (Baltimore, Md. : Project MUSE, 2015)
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1 online resource (pages cm)
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Language
English
Added to Catalog
February 04, 2016
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Part I. Seven ways the British might have averted American independence
Britain could have continued to accept America's partial autonomy
There might have been a peaceful resolution of the colonial rivalry of 1748-1755
The war of 1755 could have ended in a quick British victory
The French could have won the war
The British Army could have withdrawn from the American frontier
The British government might have learned a lesson from the Stamp Act fiasco
The British might have avoided war with the American colonies
Part II. Twelve ways the British could have overcome American independence
American resistance might have been fatally weakened during 1775
The Seven Years' War could have permanently weakened the French Navy
The British might have accepted France's pleas for better relations
King Louis XVI could have refused to arm the Americans
The British might have crushed the Continental Army
Louis XVI could have pulled back from war
Spain might not have joined the war
Spain might have made peace with Britain
The British might have captured West Point
A financial collapse could have doomed the Revolution
The allies might not have achieved the cooperation needed for victory
The peace treaty could have left the United States too weak to survive
Part III. The way the United States could have lost its independence
The american union might not have lasted.
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