Access to History: The American Revolution and the Birth of the USA 1740–1801, Third Edition Textbook

Exam board: AQA; OCRLevel: AS/A-levelSubject: HistoryFirst teaching: September 2015First exams: Summer 2016 (AS); Summer 2017 (A-level)Put your trust in the textbook series that has given thousands of A-level History students deeper knowledge and better grades for over 30 years.Updated to meet the demands of today's A-level specifications, this new generation of Access to History titles includes accurate exam guidance based on examiners'reports, free online activity worksheets and contextual information that underpins students'understanding of the period.- Develop strong historical knowledge: In-depth analysis of each topic is both authoritative and accessible- Build historical skills and understanding: Downloadable activity worksheets can be used independently by students or edited by teachers for classwork and homework- Learn, remember and connect important events and people: An introduction to the period, summary diagrams, timelines and links to additional online resources support lessons, revision and coursework- Achieve exam success: Practical advice matched to the requirements of your A-level specification incorporates the lessons learnt from previous exams- Engage with sources, interpretations and the latest historical research: Students will evaluate a rich collection of visual and written materials, plus key debates that examine the views of different historians MuPDF error: syntax error: invalid key in dict MuPDF error: syntax error: invalid key in dict MuPDF error: syntax error: invalid key in dict MuPDF error: syntax error: invalid key in dict MuPDF error: syntax error: invalid key in dict MuPDF error: syntax error: invalid key in dict MuPDF error: syntax error: invalid key in dict MuPDF error: syntax error: invalid key in dict MuPDF error: syntax error: invalid key in dict Cover 1 Book title 3 Copyright 4 Contents 5 Introduction: about this book 7 Chapter 1: Context 11 Chapter 2: The American colonies by 1763 14 1 The development of the thirteen colonies 14 2 Colonial government 17 3 Colonial economy, society and culture 21 4 The struggle with France 28 5 Britain by 1763 34 6 Key debate 37 Question practice: AQA 40 Question practice: OCR 42 Chapter 3: The causes of the American Revolution 43 1 The situation in 1763–4 43 2 The Stamp Act controversy 49 3 The Townshend crisis 56 4 The impact of the Boston Tea Party 63 Question practice: AQA 72 Question practice: OCR 73 Chapter 4: Independence 75 1 The outbreak of war 75 2 The war 1775–6 79 3 The Declaration of Independence 83 4 Key debate 89 Question practice: AQA 92 Question practice: OCR 94 Chapter 5: The War of Independence 1776–83 95 1 The situation in 1776 95 2 Military operations 1776–7 102 3 The extension of the war 110 4 American victory 1778–83 112 5 Key debate 120 Question practice: AQA 124 Question practice: OCR 126 Chapter 6: The American Revolution 127 1 Political developments within the states 127 2 National government 133 3 The social and economic impact of the war 136 4 Key debate 144 Question practice: AQA 147 Question practice: OCR 149 Chapter 7: The American Constitution 150 1 The political situation 1781–7 150 2 Demand for stronger national government 157 3 The Philadelphia Convention 161 4 The Constitution 167 5 The ratification of the Constitution 172 6 Key debate 176 Question practice: AQA 179 Question practice: OCR 181 Chapter 8: George Washington and John Adams 182 1 Organising the federal government 182 2 Hamilton’s financial programme 187 3 Foreign and western affairs 194 4 The 1796 presidential election 199 5 The Adams administration 1797–1800 202 6 The 1800 presidential election 206 7 Key debate 209 Question practice: AQA 213 Question practice: OCR 215 Exam focus: AQA 216 Exam focus: OCR 228 Timeline 233 Glossary of terms 235 A 235 B 235 C 235 D 235 E 235 F 235 G 235 H 235 I 235 J 235 L 235 M 235 N 236 O 236 P 236 Q 236 S 236 T 236 W 236 Further reading 237 Index 239 A 239 B 239 B 239 B 239 C 239 E 239 F 240 G 240 H 240 I 240 J 240 K 240 L 240 M 240 N 240 O 240 P 240 Q 241 R 241 S 241 T 241 U 241 V 241 W 241 X 241 Y 241 Z 241 Put your trust in the textbook series that has given thousands of A-level History students deeper knowledge and better grades for over 30 years. Updated to meet the demands of today's A-level specifications, this new generation of Access to History titles includes accurate exam guidance based on examiners' reports, free online activity worksheets and contextual information that underpins students' understanding of the period. - Develop strong historical knowledge: In-depth analysis of each topic is both authoritative and accessible - Build historical skills and understanding: Downloadable activity worksheets can be used independently by students or edited by teachers for classwork and homework - Learn, remember and connect important events and people: An introduction to the period, summary diagrams, timelines and links to additional online resources support lessons, revision and coursework - Achieve exam success: Practical advice matched to the requirements of your A-level specification incorporates the lessons learnt from previous exams - Engage with sources, interpretations and the latest historical research: Students will evaluate a rich collection of visual and written materials, plus key debates that examine the views of different historians