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03 - Being a British American
03 - Being a British American
Professor Freeman discusses the differences between society in the American colonies and society in Britain in the eight... Read more
29 Mar 2011
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40mins
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05 - Outraged Colonials: The Stamp Act Crisis
05 - Outraged Colonials: The Stamp Act Crisis
Professor Freeman concludes her discussion (from the previous lecture) of the three early instances in which the America... Read more
29 Mar 2011
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41mins
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04 - "Ever at Variance and Foolishly Jealous": Intercolonial Relations
04 - "Ever at Variance and Foolishly Jealous": Intercolonial Relations
Professor Freeman discusses colonial attempts to unite before the 1760s and the ways in which regional distrust and loca... Read more
29 Mar 2011
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41mins
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06 - Resistance or Rebellion? (Or, What the Heck is Happening in Boston?)
06 - Resistance or Rebellion? (Or, What the Heck is Happening in Boston?)
Professor Freeman discusses the mounting tensions between the colonists and the British in the late 1760s and early 1770... Read more
29 Mar 2011
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46mins
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16 - The Importance of George Washington
16 - The Importance of George Washington
This lecture focuses on George Washington and the combined qualities that made him a key figure in Revolutionary America... Read more
29 Mar 2011
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44mins
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18 - Fighting the Revolution: The Big Picture
18 - Fighting the Revolution: The Big Picture
Today's lecture concludes Professor Freeman's discussion of the four phases of the Revolutionary War. America's victory ... Read more
29 Mar 2011
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46mins
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13 - Organizing a War
13 - Organizing a War
In this lecture, Professor Freeman discusses four difficulties that the Continental Congress faced in organizing the col... Read more
29 Mar 2011
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48mins
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17 - The Logic of a Campaign (or, How in the World Did We Win?)
17 - The Logic of a Campaign (or, How in the World Did We Win?)
In this lecture, Professor Freeman explains the logic behind American and British military strategy during the early pha... Read more
29 Mar 2011
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46mins
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14 - Heroes and Villains
14 - Heroes and Villains
In this lecture, Professor Freeman discusses Benedict Arnold as a case study of the ways in which ideas about regionalis... Read more
29 Mar 2011
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48mins
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12 - Civil War
12 - Civil War
Professor Freeman concludes the discussion of the Declaration of Independence. The Declaration was widely circulated and... Read more
29 Mar 2011
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43mins