American Revolution

Spencer C. Tucker, PhD, is a senior fellow in military history.

• List of EntriesList of DocumentsPrefaceCauses of the American RevolutionCourse of the American RevolutionConsequences of the American RevolutionA–Z EntriesAdams, JohnAdams, SamuelArnold, BenedictArticles of ConfederationArtillery, LandArtillery, NavalBennington, Battle ofBonhomme Richard versus SerapisBoston, Siege ofBoston MassacreBoston Tea PartyBrandywine, Battle ofBunker Hill, Battle ofBurgoyne, JohnCamden Campaign and BattleCanada ExpeditionCarleton, Sir GuyCharles Town (Charleston), South Carolina, British Siege ofCherry Valley Massacre, New YorkChesapeake, Second Battle of theClark’s Illinois CampaignClinton, Sir HenryCoercive ActsConstitution of the United StatesContinental ArmyContinental NavyConway CabalCornwallis, Charles, 1st MarquessCowpens, Battle ofDan River, Race to theDeclaration of IndependenceDeclaratory ActFlintlock MusketFort Stanwix, New York, Siege ofFrance and the American Revolutionary WarFranklin, BenjaminGage, ThomasGates, HoratioGeorge III, King of Great BritainGermain, Lord GeorgeGerman ForcesGermantown, Battle ofGrasse-Tilly, François-Joseph-Paul, Comte deGreene, NathanaelGuilford Courthouse, Battle ofHowe, Richard, 1st Earl HoweHowe, William, 5th ViscountJefferson, ThomasJones, John PaulKings Mountain, Battle ofKnox, HenryKnyphausen, Wilhelm, Freiherr von Innhausen undLafayette, Marie-Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier, Marquis deLee, CharlesLexington and Concord, Battles ofLincoln, BenjaminLinear TacticsLogistics, BritishSlaverySteuben, Friedrich vonSullivan-Clinton Expedition against the Iroquois (1779)Tarleton, BanastreTreaty of ParisTrenton, New Jersey, Battle ofValcour Island, Battle ofValley Forge, PennsylvaniaVimeur, Jean-Baptiste Donatien de, Comte de RochambeauWashington, GeorgeWayne, AnthonyWomenYorktown CampaignLogistics, PatriotLong Island, Battle ofMilitias, Loyalist and PatriotMonmouth, Battle ofMorgan, DanielMusketryNewburgh ConspiracyNorth, Frederick, 2nd Earl of GuilfordPaine, ThomasQuartering ActQuebec, Siege and Battle ofRhode Island Campaign and Battle of Rhode IslandSaratoga CampaignSchuyler, PhilipPrimary Documents1. Declaratory Act (1766)2. The Townshend Acts (1767)3. Newspaper Account of the Boston Massacre (1770)4. “Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death” (1775)5. Thomas Gage’s Report on Battle of Lexington-Concord (1775)6. Continental Congress Resolution Regarding the Continental Army and George Washington (1775)7. Royal Proclamation Declaring the Colonies in Rebellion (1775)8. Declaration of Independence (1776)9. George Washington’s Letter to John Augustine Washington (1776)10. The American Crisis (1776) [Excerpts]11. Benjamin Rush to Patrick Henry (1778)12. British Southern Strategy (1779)13. Impact of the West Indies on British Strategy (1779)14. Prison Narrative of Ebenezer Fox (1779) [Excerpt]15. Congressional Report on Morristown (1780)16. Treaty of Paris (1783)ChronologyBibliographyAbout the Editor and ContributorsIndex