Roots of the Revolution
By: Tammy Gagne
Series: Forged on freedom, the making of America; Forged on freedom
Publisher: Purple Toad Publishing
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Kennett Square
Language: eng
Number of pages: 47
ISBN-13: 9781624690662
Subjects: Juvenile literature; History
Description: Most people have heard Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's famous poem, The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere. Many also know that this famous ride took place the night before the American Revolution began. But do you know about the events that led up to this important war in our nation's history? The British colonies fought for their independence from England for a number of reasons-including taxation without representation in England's Parliament. Within this book, you will learn exactly what drove the colonists to wage war against their mother country-and also what helped them gain important advantages even before war broke out.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 44-45) and index.
Table of contents: title: Fighting together, splitting apart; title: Finding allies in each other; title: Taking a stand against tyranny; title: Rising tensions; title: From rebellion to revolution.