Raynal, Abb Raynal, Abbe Raynal

The Revolution of America

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Raynal's 1781 account of the American Revolution offers a solid explanation for its causes and intriguing speculation on the outcome.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 202
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. Mai 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 12mm
• Gewicht: 292g
• ISBN-13: 9781108031905
• ISBN-10: 1108031900
• Artikelnr.: 33624427

Inhaltsangabe

Advertisement; 1. Distressed state of England in 1763; 2. England calls her
colonies to her aid; 3. England exacts from her colonies what she should
but have requested; 4. After having given way, England would be obeyed by
her colonies. Measures which they take to resist her; 5. The colonies were
in the right to separate themselves from their mother-country,
independently of all discontent; 6. What was the part which England should
have taken, when she saw the fermentation of her colonies; 7. England
determines to reduce her colonies by force; 8. The colonies break the ties
which united them to England, and declare themselves independent of her; 9.
Commencement of the war between the United States and England; 10. Why the
confederate provinces did not succeed in driving the English from the
continent of America; 11. France acknowledges the independence of the
United States. This measure occasions war between this crown and that of
England; 12. Spain, not having succeeded in reconciling England and France,
declares for the latter power; 13. What ought to be the politics of the
House of Bourbon, if victorious; 14. What idea should be formed of the
thirteen united provinces.