American Revolution: The War for Independence and the Birth of the United States
Robert McDonald
The American Revolutionary War has inspired bestselling books, iconic paintings, and hit Broadway musicals. More than 250 years after the “shot heard around the world” was fired in Concord, we remain fascinated by the causes and legacy of the Revolution.
In 18 dynamic audio lectures, West Point history professor Robert McDonald leads you past the politics and battle tactics to explore the underlying ideas that sparked the Revolution. The editor of The American Revolution: Core Documents (Ashbrook Center, 2016) and writer or editor of numerous books about the Founding Fathers, Prof. McDonald has an encyclopedic knowledge of the complex factors that made the Revolution much more than a war for independence.
Under his guidance, you’ll examine American history from the establishment of Britain’s North American colonies through the ratification of the Constitution. Although you’ll revisit famous events like the French and Indian War, the Boston Massacre, and the First Continental Congress, this course invites you to reconsider the wider context—political, religious, and economic—of the Revolution.
Throughout the series, you’ll entertain questions without easy answers. How can we be sure that it was the Revolutionary War and not something else—like the Enlightenment—that was driving change across the landscape? How did the new land of liberty approach the issues of slavery and women’s equality?
Join Prof. McDonald for a fresh and exciting take on the classic story at the heart of the United States of America.
This course is part of the Learn25 Collection.
Duration - 17h 43m.
Author - Robert McDonald.
Narrator - Not Yet Available.
Published Date - Wednesday, 24 January 2024.
Location:
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The American Revolutionary War has inspired bestselling books, iconic paintings, and hit Broadway musicals. More than 250 years after the “shot heard around the world” was fired in Concord, we remain fascinated by the causes and legacy of the Revolution. In 18 dynamic audio lectures, West Point history professor Robert McDonald leads you past the politics and battle tactics to explore the underlying ideas that sparked the Revolution. The editor of The American Revolution: Core Documents (Ashbrook Center, 2016) and writer or editor of numerous books about the Founding Fathers, Prof. McDonald has an encyclopedic knowledge of the complex factors that made the Revolution much more than a war for independence. Under his guidance, you’ll examine American history from the establishment of Britain’s North American colonies through the ratification of the Constitution. Although you’ll revisit famous events like the French and Indian War, the Boston Massacre, and the First Continental Congress, this course invites you to reconsider the wider context—political, religious, and economic—of the Revolution. Throughout the series, you’ll entertain questions without easy answers. How can we be sure that it was the Revolutionary War and not something else—like the Enlightenment—that was driving change across the landscape? How did the new land of liberty approach the issues of slavery and women’s equality? Join Prof. McDonald for a fresh and exciting take on the classic story at the heart of the United States of America. This course is part of the Learn25 Collection. Duration - 17h 43m. Author - Robert McDonald. Narrator - Not Yet Available. Published Date - Wednesday, 24 January 2024.
Language:
English
Opening Credits
Duration:00:00:39
About the Author
Duration:00:01:07
Lecture 1: How Revolutionary?
Duration:00:24:04
Lecture 2: 13 Clocks in 1818
Duration:00:22:52
Lecture 3: The Enlightenment
Duration:00:19:53
Lecture 4: The Great Awakening
Duration:00:23:47
Lecture 5: The French and Indian War
Duration:00:18:28
Lecture 6: The Stamp Act Crisis
Duration:00:23:30
Lecture 7: The Townsend Acts
Duration:00:24:50
Lecture 8: The Boston Tea Party and Intolerable Acts
Duration:00:23:05
Lecture 9: The Path to War
Duration:00:19:29
Lecture 10: War Begins
Duration:00:25:58
Lecture 11: Common Sense
Duration:00:22:14
Lecture 12: Pens and Swords
Duration:00:20:52
Lecture 13: War in the North
Duration:00:27:52
Lecture 14: The World Turned Upside Down
Duration:00:27:51
Lecture 15: Freedom and Slavery
Duration:00:24:49
Lecture 16: Republican Experiments
Duration:00:26:47
Lecture 17: Crisis and Constitution
Duration:00:26:56
Lecture 18: Remembering the Revolution
Duration:00:20:08
Ending Credits
Duration:00:00:25