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Moment of Decision--Structure of Colonial Society

Breakdown of Political Trust--No Taxation Without Representation

Ideas about Power and Virtue--Eroding the Bonds of Empire

Paying off the National Debt--Popular Protest

Failed Attempts to Save the Empire--Fueling the Crisis

Fatal Show of Force--The Final Provocation

Steps Toward Independence--Shots Heard Around the World

Beginning The World Over Again

Fighting for Independence--Building a Professional Army

Testing the American Will--Times That Try Men's Souls

Victory in a Year of Defeat--The French Alliance

The Final Campaign

The Loyalist Dilemma

Winning the Peace

Conclusion Preserving Independence