The Miracle of American Independence : Twenty Ways Things Could Have Turned Out Differently.

Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Preface -- PART 1. Seven Ways the British Might HaveAverted American Independence -- 1. Britain Could Have Continued to Accept America's Partial Autonomy -- 2. There Might Have Been a Peaceful Resolution of theColonial Rivalry of 1748- 1755 -- 3. The War of 1755 Could Have Ended in a Quick British Victory -- 4. The French Could Have Won the War -- 5. The British Army Could Have Withdrawn from the American Frontier -- 6. The British Government Might Have Learned a Lesson from the Stamp Act Fiasco -- 7. The British Might Have Avoided War with the American Colonies -- PART 2. Twelve Ways the British Could HaveOvercome American Independence -- 8. American Resistance Might Have Been Fatally Weakened during 1775 -- 9. The Seven Years' War Could Have Permanently Weakened the French Navy -- 10. The British Might Have Accepted France's Pleas for Better Relations -- 11. King Louis XVI Could Have Refused to Arm the Americans -- 12. The British Might Have Crushed the Continental Army -- 13. Louis XVI Could Have Pulled Back from War -- 14. Spain Might Not Have Joined the War -- 15. Spain Might Have Made Peace with Britain -- 16. The British Might Have Captured West Point -- 17. A Financial Collapse Could Have Doomed the Revolution -- 18. The Allies Might Not Have Achieved the Cooperation Needed for Victory -- 19. The Peace Treaty Could Have Left the United States Too Weak to Survive -- PART 3. The Way the United States Could Have Lost Its Independence -- 20. The American Union Might Not Have Lasted -- Notes -- Index.

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