J. Fiske, The American Revolution (2 vols.).
H. Lodge, Life of Washington (2 vols.).
W. Sumner, The Financier and the Finances of the American Revolution.
O. Trevelyan, The American Revolution (4 vols.). A sympathetic account by an English historian.
M.C. Tyler, Literary History of the American Revolution (2 vols.).
C.H. Van Tyne, The American Revolution (American Nation Series) and The Loyalists in the American Revolution.
Questions
1. What was the non-importation agreement? By what body was it adopted? Why was it revolutionary in character?
2. Contrast the work of the first and second Continental Congresses.
3. Why did efforts at conciliation fail?