In our next articles, we will look further at the substance of American colonial protests by examining three of the most influential leaders in the colonies: James Otis, Samuel Adams, and Patrick Henry. We will examine whether there was any merit to their appeals to British common law, their demand for representation and consent, and their eventual decision to take up arms in defense of their "liberties."
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Suggested bibliography:
Fleming, Thomas, Liberty! The American Revolution
Garraty, John A., The American Nation: A History of the United States, Fifth Edition.
Gelb, Norman, Less Than Glory: A Revisionist's View of the American Revolution
Zinn, Howard, A People's History of the United States, Teaching Edition
