The American Revolutionary War and the War of 1812: People, Politics, and Power (America at War)

Many Americans buoy their national pride and patriotism in the tableau of the American Revolution—in which every day men rose up against taxation from abroad to defeat one of the most powerful countries in the world at the time. From the midnight ride of Paul Revere to the cold winter at Valley Forge, American freedom was a right proudly won. This book investigates the important battles, speeches, and founding fathers of this important war that ended in the creation of a proud new nation. TITLE......Page 3 COPYRIGHT......Page 4 CONTENTS......Page 5 INTRODUCTION......Page 8 CHAPTER 1 PRELUDE TO THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION......Page 16 LEGACY OF THE GREAT WAR FOR THE EMPIRE......Page 17 THE TAX CONTROVERSY......Page 19 CONSTITUTIONAL DIFFERENCES WITH BRITAIN......Page 22 THE INTOLERABLE ACTS......Page 27 THE FIRST CONTINENTAL CONGRESS......Page 32 THE SECOND CONTINENTAL CONGRESS......Page 35 THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE......Page 38 LAND CAMPAIGNS TO 1778......Page 41 LAND CAMPAIGNS FROM 1778......Page 46 THE WAR AT SEA......Page 56 BATTLES OF LEXINGTON AND CONCORD......Page 61 BATTLE OF BUNKER HILL......Page 62 SIEGE OF BOSTON......Page 64 BATTLE OF LONG ISLAND......Page 65 BATTLES OF TRENTON AND PRINCETON......Page 66 BATTLE OF ORISKANY......Page 68 BATTLE OF GERMANTOWN......Page 69 VALLEY FORGE......Page 70 ENGAGEMENT BETWEEN BONHOMME RICHARD AND SERAPIS......Page 71 BATTLE OF CAMDEN......Page 73 BATTLE OF GUILFORD COURTHOUSE......Page 74 SIEGE OF YORKTOWN......Page 75 BATTLE OF THE SAINTES......Page 77 ETHAN ALLEN......Page 78 BENEDICT ARNOLD......Page 79 JOHN BARRY......Page 80 GEORGE ROGERS CLARK......Page 81 THOMAS CONWAY......Page 82 RICHARD DALE......Page 83 HORATIO GATES......Page 84 NATHANAEL GREENE......Page 85 GREEN MOUNTAIN BOYS......Page 87 EDWARD HAND......Page 88 ESEK HOPKINS......Page 89 JOHN PAUL JONES......Page 90 HENRY KNOX......Page 92 MARIE-JOSEPH-PAUL-YVES-ROCH-GILBERT DU MOTIER, MARQUIS DE LAFAYETTE......Page 93 HENRY LEE......Page 94 BENJAMIN LINCOLN......Page 95 JAMES MONROE......Page 96 DANIEL MORGAN......Page 97 TIMOTHY PICKERING......Page 98 MOLLY PITCHER......Page 99 KAZIMIERZ PULASKI......Page 100 RUFUS PUTNAM......Page 101 JEAN-BAPTISTE-DONATIEN DE VIMEUR, COMTE DE ROCHAMBEAU......Page 102 JOHN SEVIER......Page 103 DANIEL SHAYS......Page 104 FREDERICK WILLIAM, BARON VON STEUBEN......Page 105 JOHN SULLIVAN......Page 106 JOSEPH WARREN......Page 107 GEORGE WASHINGTON......Page 108 ANTHONY WAYNE......Page 117 JOHN ANDRÉ......Page 119 JOSEPH BRANT......Page 120 JOHN BURGOYNE......Page 121 CHARLES CORNWALLIS, 1ST MARQUESS AND 2ND EARL CORNWALLIS......Page 122 PATRICK FERGUSON......Page 124 THOMAS GAGE......Page 125 CHARLES GREY, 1ST EARL GREY......Page 126 WILHELM, BARON VON KNYPHAUSEN......Page 127 RED JACKET......Page 128 JOHN ADAMS......Page 129 CRISPUS ATTUCKS......Page 130 ANNA WARNER BAILEY......Page 131 DAVID BUSHNELL......Page 132 SOCIETY OF THE CINCINNATI......Page 134 MARGARET CORBIN......Page 135 SILAS DEANE......Page 136 BENJAMIN FRANKLIN......Page 137 ALEXANDER HAMILTON......Page 138 JOHN HANCOCK......Page 140 THOMAS JEFFERSON......Page 141 SAMUEL KIRKLAND......Page 142 ARTHUR LEE......Page 143 WILLIAM LIVINGSTON......Page 144 GEORGE MASON......Page 145 JANE MCCREA......Page 146 ARTHUR MIDDLETON......Page 147 ROBERT MORRIS......Page 148 JAMES OTIS......Page 149 THOMAS PAINE......Page 150 EDMUND PENDLETON......Page 151 PAUL REVERE......Page 152 BETSY ROSS......Page 154 HAYM SALOMON......Page 155 ROBERT SMITH......Page 156 JAMES WILSON......Page 157 OLIVER WOLCOTT......Page 158 JONATHAN BOUCHER......Page 159 DANIEL DULANY......Page 160 JOSEPH GALLOWAY......Page 161 GEORGE III......Page 162 GEORGE GRENVILLE......Page 166 ALEXANDER MCGILLIVRAY......Page 167 FREDERICK NORTH, LORD NORTH (OF KIRTLING)......Page 169 CHARLES TOWNSHEND......Page 170 AFTERMATH......Page 171 CHAPTER 7 THE WAR OF 1812: MAJOR CAUSES......Page 174 IMPRESSMENTS......Page 175 CHAPTER 8 THE WAR OF 1812: AN OVERVIEW......Page 180 THE CONTINUING STRUGGLE......Page 188 BATTLE OF LAKE ERIE......Page 196 BATTLE OF THE THAMES......Page 197 BATTLE OF CRYSLER’S FARM......Page 198 BATTLE OF PLATTSBURGH......Page 199 BATTLE OF NEW ORLEANS......Page 200 WILLIAM BAINBRIDGE......Page 202 JACOB JENNINGS BROWN......Page 203 STEPHEN DECATUR......Page 204 ISAAC HULL......Page 205 WILLIAM HULL......Page 206 ANDREW JACKSON......Page 207 JEAN LAFFITE......Page 209 THOMAS MACDONOUGH......Page 210 ZEBULON MONTGOMERY PIKE......Page 211 DAVID PORTER......Page 212 WINFIELD SCOTT......Page 213 SAMUEL SMITH......Page 214 SIR GEORGE PREVOST, 1ST BARONET......Page 215 TECUMSEH......Page 216 JOHN ARMSTRONG......Page 218 ALBERT GALLATIN......Page 219 FRANCIS SCOTT KEY......Page 221 JAMES MADISON......Page 222 ROBERT BANKS JENKINSON, 2ND EARL OF LIVERPOOL......Page 225 SPENCER PERCEVAL......Page 226 FINAL STAGES OF WAR AND AFTERMATH......Page 228 GLOSSARY......Page 229 BIBLIOGRAPHY......Page 230 INDEX......Page 232 Technological advances-including pressurized cabins for hot air balloons, rocketry that powers spacecraft, and deep-sea diving gear-have changed the face of exploration. What hasn't changed since ancient times, however, is the bravery and inquisitiveness of intrepid individuals at the forefront of modern-day exploration and adventure. Those who have challenged conventional thinking, and sought to test physical limits of human endurance in the 20th and 21st centuries are the subjects of this exciting collection of biographies This book describes factors leading up to the American Revolution (1775-1783) and the War of 1812, the major battles of the wars, and the people both military and civilian who led the nation through the conflicts