Brotherhood of the Revolution how America's founders forged a new nation (Modern scholar)
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Summary
A chronological survey of the period from 1763 to 1800 and examination of the American Revolution. Key figures discussed include: George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, Thomas Paine, Joseph Plumb Martin, Abigail Adams, and Thomas Jefferson. Full description
- Lecture 1. The Revolution and the generation
- Lecture 2. Anglo-America in 1763 and Benjamin Franklin
- Lecture 3. The Constitutional crisis, 1763-74, and John Adams
- Lecture 4. The imperial crisis, 1763-75, and George Washington
- Lecture 5. The spirit of '76 and Thomas Jefferson
- Lecture 6. What the Declaration declared
- Lecture 7. The long war, 1775-83, and Joseph Plumb Martin
- Lecture 8. Confederation to Constitution and Alexander Hamilton
- Lecture 9. A more perfect union and James Madison
- Lecture 10. The ghost at the banquet: slavery
- Lecture 11. Crucial decade: The Federalist agenda
- Lecture 12. Crucial decade: party politics
- Lecture 13. The restoration of 1800
- Lecture 14. American dialogue: John Adams and Thomas Jefferson.