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Early Industrialization in the Northeast
Season 3
Industrialization led to radical changes in American life. New industrial towns, like Waltham, Lowell, and countless others, dotted the landscape of …
3 months ago
The United States Goes Back to War
Season 3
The United States was drawn into its “Second War of Independence” against Great Britain when the British, engaged in the Napoleonic Wars against Fran…
3 months ago
Partisan Politics
Season 3
Partisan politics dominated the American political scene at the close of the eighteenth century. The Federalists’ and Democratic-Republicans’ views o…
3 months ago
The New American Republic
Season 3
Federalists and Democratic-Republicans interpreted the execution of the French monarch and the violent establishment of a French republic in very dif…
3 months, 1 week ago
Competing Visions: Federalists and Democratic-Republicans
Season 3
While they did not yet constitute distinct political parties, Federalists and Anti-Federalists, shortly after the Revolution, found themselves at odd…
3 months, 1 week ago
The Constitutional Convention and Federal Constitution
Season 3
The economic crisis of the 1780s, shortcomings of the Articles of Confederation, and outbreak of Shays’ Rebellion spurred delegates from twelve of th…
3 months, 1 week ago
Debating Democracy
Season 3
The late 1770s and 1780s witnessed one of the most creative political eras as each state drafted its own constitution. The Articles of Confederation,…
3 months, 2 weeks ago
How Much Revolutionary Change?
Season 3
After the Revolution, the balance of power between women and men and between White, Black, and Native American people remained largely unchanged. Yet…
3 months, 3 weeks ago
Common Sense: From Monarchy to an American Republic
Season 3
The guiding principle of republicanism was that the people themselves would appoint or select the leaders who would represent them. The debate over h…
3 months, 3 weeks ago
Identity during the American Revolution
Season 3
The American Revolution divided the colonists as much as it united them, with Loyalists (or Tories) joining the British forces against the Patriots (…
3 months, 3 weeks ago