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Excerpt from The Causes of the War of Independence: Being the First Volume of a History of the Founding of the American Republic During the last twenty years the industry of a number of historians in the field covered by this work has greatly changed the old way of viewing its problems. Dr. George L. Beer's studies of the British colonial and commercial policy have softened the earlier judgments as to its character. Professor C. M. Andrews, with his guides to the British Archives and his illuminating books on various phases of colonial history and British 'methods of government, has brought new light to the whole subject. Professor C. W. Alvord's scholarly study of British politics as they touched the problems of the American West in the pre-revolutionary days has rendered a great service to the general historian. Professor A. M. Schlesinger has thrown a ood of light upon the economic causes of the Revolution by his study of the merchants' attitude toward it. Professor A. C. Mclaughlin has rendered a splendid service to those who would understand the growth of political ideals and constitutional principles. Though dealing with the whole field of American history on a scale bith erto unattempted, Professor Channing found time in his volume covering the period to make contribu tions for which all who come after must be indebted. Sir George 0. Trevelyan has given us in charming literary form a more intimate acquaintance with the social' and personal history of the time. Local studies by Becker, Lingley, Eckenrode, Lincoln, Wallace, vii and others have greatly smoothed the road for the historian who would traverse the whole territory. There is danger, I know, in selecting for mention these few workers in the field, for many others have put us under obligations with magazine articles, biographical studies and monographs, which can only be recognized in the footnotes throughout this work. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works."