Project Gutenberg 2007-03-13 Public domain in the USA. 155 Fiske, John 1842 1901 Fisk, John Green, Edmund Fisk The War of Independence Reading ease score: 68.2 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. K.D. Thornton, Bruce Albrecht, Roger Frank and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "The War of Independence" by John Fiske is a historical account written in the late 19th century. This work offers a concise overview of the American Revolutionary War, emphasizing key events and the broader implications of the struggle for national independence. Fiske aims to clarify the complexities of this period, focusing on the causes and effects that defined the revolution rather than detailing every event. The opening of the narrative lays the groundwork for understanding the American Revolution by reflecting on celebrations commemorating important events leading up to the war. Fiske explains the importance of the period from the Declaration of Independence in 1776 to George Washington's inauguration in 1789, which marked the establishment of a new government. He highlights how approaching events, such as the undercurrents in colonial politics and the dissatisfaction with British rule, set the stage for rebellion, thus emphasizing the interconnectedness of historical occurrences leading to independence. Fiske's initial chapters are structured to draw readers into the historical context, informing them of the social, political, and economic conditions that precipitated the revolutionary fervor of the colonies. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 E201 Text Browsing: History - American Browsing: History - General 415051 414815 2024-10-09T07:35:08.911407 2023-09-09T09:40:54.509196 text/html text/html 402218 2021-12-13T07:58:13 text/html 690190 2024-10-09T07:35:16.061370 application/epub+zip 694295 2024-10-09T07:35:10.191411 application/epub+zip 213822 2024-10-09T07:35:09.511412 application/epub+zip 819599 2024-10-09T07:35:20.334385 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 782869 2024-10-09T07:35:15.262375 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 317771 2022-09-10T04:15:03.843696 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 340045 339975 2024-10-09T07:35:07.804413 2023-09-09T09:40:53.562191 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 339814 2021-12-13T06:24:53 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19280 2024-10-09T07:35:20.482451 application/rdf+xml 27588 2024-10-09T07:35:09.626423 image/jpeg 3301 2024-10-09T07:35:09.569416 image/jpeg 123420 2021-12-13T07:58:52 application/octet-stream application/zip 646516 2021-12-13T07:59:20 application/octet-stream application/zip 668294 2024-10-09T07:35:08.958424 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia