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    Lec 2 - Being a British Colonist

    "Lec 2 - Being a British Colonist"The American Revolution (HIST 116) Professor Freeman discusses what it meant to be a British colonist in America in the eighteenth century. She explains how American colonists had deep bonds of tradition and culture with Great Britain. She argues that, as British colonists with a strong sense of their British liberties, settlers in America valued their liberties above all else. She also explains that many Americans had a sense of inferiority when they compared their colonial lifestyles to the sophistication of Europe. Professor Freeman discusses the social order in America during the eighteenth century, and suggests that the lack of an entrenched aristocracy made social rank more fluid in America than in Europe. She ends the lecture by suggesting that the great importance that American colonists placed on British liberties and their link with Britain helped pave the way for the Revolution. 00:00 - Chapter 1. Introduction 02:02 - Chapter 2. Association of Colonists' Identity to English Monarchy 11:51 - Chapter 3. The British Colonists' Inferiority Complex 20:34 - Chapter 4. The Fluidity of American Social Order: Gentry Minorities, Prisoners, and Religious Exiles 35:02 - Chapter 5. Salutary Neglect's Effect on British Liberties in the Colonies and Conclusion Complete course materials are available at the Open Yale Courses website: http://open.yale.edu/courses This course was recorded in Spring 2010.

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