The Miracle of American Independence : Twenty Ways Things Could Have Turned Out Differently / / Jonathan R. Dull

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910821118903321
• Autore: Dull Jonathan R. <1942->
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Lincoln : , : University of Nebraska Press, , 2015; Baltimore, Md. : , : Project MUSE, , 2016; ©2015
• ISBN: 1-61234-782-7
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (198 p.)
• Disciplina: 973.3
• Soggetti: Electronic books.; United States History Revolution, 1775-1783
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Part I. Seven ways the British might have averted American independence -- Britain could have continued to accept America's partial autonomy -- There might have been a peaceful resolution of the colonial rivalry of 1748-1755 -- The war of 1755 could have ended in a quick British victory -- The French could have won the war -- The British Army could have withdrawn from the American frontier -- The British government might have learned a lesson from the Stamp Act fiasco -- The British might have avoided war with the American colonies -- Part II. Twelve ways the British could have overcome American independence -- American resistance might have been fatally weakened during 1775 -- The Seven Years' War could have permanently weakened the French Navy -- The British might have accepted France's pleas for better relations -- King Louis XVI could have refused to arm the Americans -- The British might have crushed the Continental Army -- Louis XVI could have pulled back from war -- Spain might not have joined the war -- Spain might have made peace with Britain -- The British might have captured West Point -- A financial collapse could have doomed the Revolution -- The allies might not have achieved the cooperation needed for victory -- The peace treaty could have left the United States too weak to survive -- Part III. The way the United States could have lost its independence -- ; The american union might not have lasted.