Declaration : the nine tumultuous weeks when America became independent, May 1-July 4, 1776 / William Hogeland

Object Details

Contents: Cold wind, warm election -- Samuel Adams and the secret meeting -- The Revolution is now begun -- The farmer immovable -- The state house and the street -- Der Alarm -- Blind eyes -- Black silk -- "They are not represented in this house" -- Independence days
Summary: Looks at the history of the United States during the period before, during, and after the Revolutionary War, especially focusing on the circumstances in colonial life that led Americans to fight for their independence from Britain.

Date: 2010; 18th century; Revolution, 1775-1783; To 1775; 1775-1783; 1760-1789

Author: Hogeland, William
Subject: United States Declaration of Independence; United States Continental Congress