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The Early Years of the Revolution
Season 3
The British successfully implemented the first part of their strategy to isolate New England when they took New York City in the fall of 1776. For th…
3 months, 4 weeks ago
Britain’s Law-and-Order Strategy and Its Consequences
Season 3
Until Parliament passed the Coercive Acts in 1774, most colonists still thought of themselves as proud subjects of the strong British Empire. However…
4 months ago
Disaffection: The First Continental Congress and American Identity
Season 3
The First Continental Congress, which comprised elected representatives from twelve of the thirteen American colonies, represented a direct challenge…
4 months ago
The Destruction of the Tea and the Coercive Acts
Season 3
The colonial rejection of the Tea Act, especially the destruction of the tea in Boston Harbor, recast the decade-long argument between British coloni…
4 months ago
The Townshend Acts and Colonial Protest
Season 3
Like the Stamp Act in 1765, the Townshend Acts led many colonists to work together against what they perceived to be an unconstitutional measure, gen…
4 months, 1 week ago
The Stamp Act and the Sons and Daughters of Liberty
Season 3
Though Parliament designed the 1765 Stamp Act to deal with the financial crisis in the Empire, it had unintended consequences. Outrage over the act c…
4 months, 1 week ago
Confronting the National Debt: The Aftermath of the French and Indian War
Season 3
The British Empire had gained supremacy in North America with its victory over the French in 1763. Almost all of the North American territory east of…
4 months, 1 week ago
Wars for Empire
Season 3
From 1688 to 1763, Great Britain engaged in almost continuous power struggles with France and Spain. Most of these conflicts originated in Europe, bu…
4 months, 2 weeks ago
Great Awakening and Enlightenment
Season 3
The eighteenth century saw a host of social, religious, and intellectual changes across the British Empire. While the Great Awakening emphasized vigo…
4 months, 2 weeks ago
An Empire of Slavery and the Consumer Revolution
Season 3
The seventeenth and eighteenth centuries saw the expansion of slavery in the American colonies from South Carolina to Boston. The institution of slav…
4 months, 2 weeks ago