Introduction |
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2 How you will be assessed |
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Chapter 1 Independence movements in the Americas |
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1 The North American colonies by 1763 |
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2 The causes of the War of Independence |
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3 Key debate: What caused the American War of Independence? |
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4 The causes of independence movements in Latin America |
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Chapter 2 The Declaration and War of Independence |
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1 The United States' Declaration of Independence |
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3 Military operations: 1776--7 |
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4 The extension of the war |
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5 American victory 1778--83 |
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6 Key debate: Did Britain lose or America win the War of Independence? |
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Chapter 3 Independence movements in Latin America |
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1 The situation in Europe 1807--12 |
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2 The Wars of Liberation: 1810--15 |
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3 The Wars of Liberation: 1816--25 |
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4 Key debate: Why were Spain's American colonies able to win independence? |
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Chapter 4 Leaders of the independence movements |
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1 George Washington (1732--99) |
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2 John Adams (1735--1826) |
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3 Thomas Jefferson (1743--1826) |
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4 Simon Bolivar (1783--1830) |
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5 Jose de San Martin (1778--1850) and Bernardo O'Higgins (1778--1842) |
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6 Key debate: Which man had the greatest impact: George Washington or Simon Bolivar? |
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Chapter 5 Latin American independence and the USA and Britain |
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1 The international situation: 1810--15 |
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2 The international situation: 1815--21 |
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4 Recognition of Spanish American independence |
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Chapter 6 The impact of independence on the economies and societies of the Americas |
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1 The social impact of the American Revolution |
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2 The economic impact of the War of Independence |
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3 Political developments in the USA |
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4 Key debate: How revolutionary was the (North) American Revolution? |
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5 The impact of the Wars of Liberation on Latin American society |
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6 The economic impact of the Wars of Liberation |
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7 The political impact of the Wars of Liberation |
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Glossary |
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Further reading |
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Internal assessment |
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Index |
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