LEADER 03476oam 22005894a 450 001 9910969536403321 005 20251117034742.0 010 $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(Au-PeEL)EBL4012434 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr11102497 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL841635 035 $a(OCoLC)927491806 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 205 $a1st ed. 210 1$aLincoln :$cUniversity of Nebraska Press,$d2015. 210 3$aBaltimore, Md. :$cProject MUSE, $d2016 210 4$dİ2015. 215 $a1 online resource (198 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 08$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of 1755 could have ended in a quick British victory -- The French could have won the war -- The British Army could have withdrawn from the American frontier -- The British government might have learned a lesson from the Stamp Act fiasco -- The British might have avoided war with the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. 330 $aAlthough American independence was no miracle, the timing of the country's independence and its huge scope, both political and territorial, do seem miraculous.In The Miracle of American Independence Jonathan R. 606 $aUnited States - History - Revolution, 1775-1783 607 $aUnited States$xHistory$yRevolution, 1775-1783 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aUnited States - History - Revolution, 1775-1783. 676 $a973.3 700 $aDull$b Jonathan R.$f1942-$0249378 801 0$bMdBmJHUP 801 1$bMdBmJHUP 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910969536403321 996 $aThe Miracle of American Independence$94457971 997 $aUNINA