American Eras: Primary Sources: Revolutionary Era 1754-1783

A period of philosophical enlightenment, a thriving slave trade, and revolutionary war comes alive for students in this volume of American Eras: Primary Sources. Helpful annotations and contextual information accompany excerpts from seminal documents—-such as the Articles of Confederation, precursor of the Constitution; Common Sense, Thomas Paine's influential plea for independence; and the Treaty of Paris, which ended the Revolutionary War—-as well as numerous lesser-known documents and im...