1.Imperial Reform, 1763-1765 –The Legacy of War –George Grenville: Imperial Reformer –An Open Challenge: The Stamp Act 2.The Dynamics of Rebellion, 1765-1770 –Politicians Protest and the Crowds Rebel –Ideological Roots of Resistance –Parliament Compromises, 1766 –Charles Townshend Steps In –America Debates and Resists Again –Lord North Compromises, 1770 3.The Road to Independence, 1771-1776 –The Compromise Ignored –The Continental Congress Responds –The Countryside Rises Up –Loyal Americans –The Compromise Fails –The Second Continental Congress Organizes for War –Thomas Paine's Common Sense –Independence Declared
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