THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION

I.    Introduction

 A.  The Battle of Bunker Hill
             B.  Questions

II.   Declaring Independence

A.  Ambivalence
            B.  Moving Towards Separation
                        1.  Enlightenment and Great Awakening
            C.  Common Sense
                        1.  Thomas Paine

III.   Fighting the British

 A.  American Advantages
             B.  Conduct of the War
                        1.  Washington's Victories
                        2.  Valley Forge

IV.   Home Front

A.  Choosing Sides
            B.  Shortages and Finances

V.   War's End

A.  From American Rebellion to European War
                        1.  Franco-American Alliance
                        2.  Spain
                        3.  Parliament's Appeals to Negotiate
            B.  Battle of Yorktown
                        1.  General Lord Cornwallis

VI.   Loyalists and Slaves

A.  Loyalists
            B.  Slave Rebellion
                        1.  Virginia Governor Lord Dunmore

VII.   Conclusion:  A "Revolution"?

A.  Yes:  Economic, social, and political
            B.  Republicanism