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
6 Dec 2011
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41mins
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
6 Dec 2011
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46mins
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
6 Dec 2011
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40mins
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
6 Dec 2011
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41mins
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01 - Introduction - Freeman's Top Five Tips for Studying the American Revolution
01 - Introduction - Freeman's Top Five Tips for Studying the American Revolution
Professor Freeman offers an introduction to the course, summarizing the readings and discussing the course's main goals.... Read more
6 Dec 2011
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40mins
02 - Being a British Colonist
02 - Being a British Colonist
Professor Freeman discusses what it meant to be a British colonist in America in the eighteenth century. She explains ho... Read more
6 Dec 2011
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39mins
25 - Being an American: The Legacy of the Revolution
25 - Being an American: The Legacy of the Revolution
Professor Freeman discusses when we can consider a revolution to have ended, arguing that a revolution is finally comple... Read more
6 Dec 2011
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41mins
24 - Creating a Nation
24 - Creating a Nation
Professor Freeman discusses the national debate over the proposed Constitution, arguing that in many ways, when American... Read more
6 Dec 2011
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40mins
23 - Creating a Constitution
23 - Creating a Constitution
Professor Freeman discusses the debate over the Constitution at the Federal Convention of 1787 - a convention that by no... Read more
6 Dec 2011
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45mins
22 - The Road to the Constitutional Convention
22 - The Road to the Constitutional Convention
In this lecture, Professor Freeman discusses how the new nation moved towards creating a stronger, more centralized nati... Read more
6 Dec 2011
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44mins
