02959oam 22004934a 450 991079779100332120210107210315.01-61234-782-7(CKB)3710000000491879(EBL)4012434(SSID)ssj0001570775(PQKBManifestationID)16220215(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001570775(PQKBWorkID)14448516(PQKB)10854461(OCoLC)925522607(MdBmJHUP)muse46608(MiAaPQ)EBC4012434(EXLCZ)99371000000049187920150820d2015 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe Miracle of American IndependenceTwenty Ways Things Could Have Turned Out Differently /Jonathan R. DullLincoln :University of Nebraska Press,2015.Baltimore, Md. :Project MUSE, 2016©2015.1 online resource (198 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-61234-767-3 Includes bibliographical references and index.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of 1755 could have ended in a quick British victory -- The French could have won the war -- The British Army could have withdrawn from the American frontier -- The British government might have learned a lesson from the Stamp Act fiasco -- The British might have avoided war with the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.United StatesHistoryRevolution, 1775-1783Electronic books. 973.3Dull Jonathan R.1942-249378MdBmJHUPMdBmJHUPBOOK9910797791003321The Miracle of American Independence3860750UNINA