Events That Changed America in the Eighteenth Century

John E. Findling is professor of history at Indiana University Southeast. He is the author of Dictionary of American Diplomatic History (1980-89), Close Neighbors, Distant Friends: United States-Central American Relations (1987), and Chicago's Great World's Fairs (1995). With Kimberly D. Pelle, he edited Historical Dictionary of World's Fairs and Expositions, 1851-1988 (1990), and Historical Dictionary of the Modern Olympic Movement (1996), and with Frank W. Thackeray, he co-edited Statesmen Who Changed the World (1993) and the other volumes in the Events That Changed the World and Events That Changed America series. Also with Frank W. Thackeray he is coseries editor of the Histories of the Modern Nations series.Frank W. Thackeray is professor of history at Indiana University Southeast. He received his PhD from Temple University. He is the author of Antecedents of Revolution: Alexander I and the Polish Congress Kingdon (1980) as well as articles on Russian-Polish relations in the 19th century and Polish-American relations in the 20th century. With John E. Findling he coedited Statesmen Who Changed the World (1993) and the other volumes in the Events That Changed the World and Events That Changed America series. Also with John E. Findling, he is co-series editor of the Histories of the Modern Nations series. He is a former Fulbright scholar in Poland.

• Preface The Great Awakening, c. 1730s-1760 Introduction Interpretive Essay by Carl E. Kramer The Era of Salutary Neglect, c. 1720s-1750 Introduction Interpretive Essay by Thomas A. Prasch The French and Indian War, 1754-1763 Introduction Interpretive Essay by Thomas Clarkin The Stamp Act, 1765 Introduction Interpretive Essay by Thomas C. Mackey The Boston Tea Party, 1773 Introduction Interpretive Essay by Henry E. Mattox The Declaration of Independence, 1776 Introduction Interpretive Essay by Rick Kennedy The American Revolution, 1775-1783 Introduction Interpretive Essay by Steven E. Siry The Constitutional Convention, 1787 Introduction Interpretive Essay by Julia A. Woods The XYZ Affair, 1798-1800 Introduction Interpretive Essay by Donald A. Rakestraw The Revolution of 1800 Introduction Interpretive Essay by Peter G. Felton Appendix A: Glossary Appendix B: Timeline Appendix C: Population of Colonies and Selected Colonial Towns Index

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