LEADER 02959oam 22004934a 450 001 9910821118903321 005 20210107210315.0 010 $a1-61234-782-7 035 $a(CKB)3710000000491879 035 $a(EBL)4012434 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001570775 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)16220215 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001570775 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)14448516 035 $a(PQKB)10854461 035 $a(OCoLC)925522607 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse46608 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4012434 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000491879 100 $a20150820d2015 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe Miracle of American Independence$eTwenty Ways Things Could Have Turned Out Differently /$fJonathan R. Dull 210 1$aLincoln :$cUniversity of Nebraska Press,$d2015. 210 3$aBaltimore, Md. :$cProject MUSE, $d2016 210 4$dİ2015. 215 $a1 online resource (198 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-61234-767-3 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aPart 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of 1755 could have ended in a quick British victory -- The French could have won the war -- The British Army could have withdrawn from the American frontier -- The British government might have learned a lesson from the Stamp Act fiasco -- The British might have avoided war with the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. 607 $aUnited States$xHistory$yRevolution, 1775-1783 608 $aElectronic books. 676 $a973.3 700 $aDull$b Jonathan R.$f1942-$0249378 801 0$bMdBmJHUP 801 1$bMdBmJHUP 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910821118903321 996 $aThe Miracle of American Independence$94010768 997 $aUNINA