Factology: American Revolution

The Factology series has been created by Button Books' team of writers, editors, specialist historians and designers, who have collectively worked across a wide range of media including: books, magazines, newspapers, TV and radio. The design team have also worked for worldwide brands including: Nickelodeon, Penguin Books, Renault, MTV, Virgin and Levi's.

• Chapter 1: The Road to Revolution 4What was the American Revolution? 6Indigenous Peoples of the United States 8First European Settlers 10British Rule 14George III 20How the Brits got it Wrong 22Boston Massacre 28Boston Tea Party 32First Continental Congress 36Chapter 2: It’s War! 38“The British are Coming!” 40“The Shot heard around the World!” 42America’s First Army 44George Washington 46Redcoats’ Uniform & Kit 48Continental Army Uniform & Kit 50Thomas Paine’s Common Sense 52Declaration of Independence 54The Liberty Bell 58The War Continues 60Vive la France! 66Surrender 68Peace 70Chapter 3: We the People… 72The Constitution 74The Bill of Rights 80First President 82From Revolution to Civil War 86The Fight goes on 90USA Today 92Glossary 94Index 96

This book not only brings the events of two hundred and fifty years ago to stark life but it also contextualizes them and helps young people, teenagers, understand more about how the America we are all familiar with today was formed. ...With timelines demonstrating when and where events happened, original source materials reproduced and plenty of facts the three chapters in this 96 page book deal with the Road to Revolution, the war itself and finally the people who shaped and continue to shape America. Thought-provoking coverage of a huge change in one part of the world, echoes of which are still felt today.