TOWARDS AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE

I.   Independence and American Mythology

II.  The British View

A.  Costs of the Seven Years War
B.  Colonial Administrative Reform

III.  The American View

A.  A Shared Victory
B.  Cultural Differences
C.  A Proud Heritage

IV.  British Policies and the Road to Rebellion

A.  Sugar Act (1764) and Stamp Act (1765)
B.  Colonial Response
C.  Townshend Duties and Revenue Act (1767)
D.  Tea Act (1773)

V.   The American Response:  Ideological Origins to Rebellion

A.  Classical Antiquity
            B.  The Enlightenment
            C.  Taxation
            D.  Jefferson's Views

VI.   Toward Independence

A.  The British Response:  Coercive Acts (1774)
            B.  Quebec Act (1774)
            C.  First Continental Congress

VI.   Conclusion:  First Shots at Lexington and Concord (1775)