England and America on the eve
The quest for a colonial revenue: the Sugar Act
The quest for a colonial revenue: the Stamp Act
The repeal of the Stamp Act
The ideological conflict: I. The American mind
The ideological conflict: II. The English mind
The growth of colonial opposition
The collapse of colonial opposition
The decline of the Revolutionary movement
Lexington and its aftermath
The empire in the balance
The movement toward independence
The declaration of independence
The American Revolution as a democratic movement.