Preliminaries; Contents; Illustrations; Preface; 1 The Great Awakening c 1730s 1760; 2 The Era of Salutary Neglect c 1720s 1750; 3 The French and Indian War 1754 1763; 4 The Stamp Act 1765; 5 The Boston Tea Party 1773; 6 The Declaration of Independence, 1776; 7 The American Revolution 1775 1783; 8 The Constitutional Convention 1787; 9 The XYZ Affair 1798 1800; 10 The Revolution of 1800; Appendix A Glossary; Appendix B Timeline; Appendix C Population of Colonies and Selected Colonial Towns; Index
Summary
This one-stop source offers students descriptions and analyses of 10 key events that affected 18th-century American history. It is designed to help students better understand these important historical events. Included are Jefferson's "Revolution of 1800", the Stamp Act, and the XYZ Affair
