The American Revolution

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1. Introduction: Freeman's Top Five Tips for Studying the Revolution

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2. Being a British Colonist

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3. Being a British American

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4. "Ever at Variance and Foolishly Jealous": Intercolonial Relations

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5. Outraged Colonials: The Stamp Act Crisis

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6. Resistance or Rebellion? (Or, What the Heck is Happening in Boston?)

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7. Being a Revolutionary

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8. The Logic of Resistance

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9. Who Were the Loyalists?

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10. Common Sense

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11. Independence

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12. Civil War

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13. Organizing a War

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14. Heroes and Villains

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15. Citizens and Choices: Experiencing the Revolution in New Haven

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16. The Importance of George Washington

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17. The Logic of a Campaign (or, How in the World Did We Win?)

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18. Fighting the Revolution: The Big Picture

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19. War and Society

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20. Confederation

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21. A Union Without Power

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22. The Road to a Constitutional Convention

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23. Creating a Constitution

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24. Creating a Nation

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25. Being an American: The Legacy of the Revolution