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...

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Opening Credits

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About the Author

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Lecture 1: How Revolutionary?

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Lecture 2: 13 Clocks in 1818

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Lecture 3: The Enlightenment

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Lecture 4: The Great Awakening

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Lecture 5: The French and Indian War

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Lecture 6: The Stamp Act Crisis

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Lecture 7: The Townsend Acts

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Lecture 8: The Boston Tea Party and Intolerable Acts

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Lecture 9: The Path to War

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Lecture 10: War Begins

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Lecture 11: Common Sense

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Lecture 12: Pens and Swords

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Lecture 13: War in the North

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Lecture 14: The World Turned Upside Down

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Lecture 15: Freedom and Slavery

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Lecture 16: Republican Experiments

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Lecture 17: Crisis and Constitution

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Lecture 18: Remembering the Revolution

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Ending Credits

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